Former Director-General of the Security Exchange Commission, SEC, Arunma Oteh, has been appointed as the Vice President and Treasurer of World Bank. President of Word Bank, Jim Yong Kim, confirmed the appointment of Oteh in a press statement. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Arunma Oteh as VP and Treasurer of the World…
By Obinna Akukwe The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hailed the determination of President Muhammadu Buhari to give Owelle Chukwuma Azikiwe, first son of Nigeria’s first president, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, a decent burial, despite opposition from some politicians in the zone who allegedly abandoned the family. Speaking with Rev Obinna Akukwe, Director General, Igbo Mandate…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for telling the United States in a plain language that Nigeria will not succumb to their g@y marriage offer. The party also congratulated the President on his successful four-day tour to the US and his return to Nigeria on Thursday. In a…
Recently fired National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, narrated the sacrifices he once made to convince leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to allow President Muhammadu Buhari be fielded as their presidential candidate. This revelation was made by an Abuja-based blogger and Public Relations consultant to Dasuki during his time as the country’s NSA, Yushau…
Renowned Nigerian musician, Majek Fashek, has said he believes in African herbs, which he claimed has no side effects like the Western medicine. The ailing reggae star also said in an interview with Encomium Magazine that while in a rehab in the United States, the drugs he used affected his manhood, which made him to…
Wife of Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Toyin, has said she is ready to honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. It was scooped that the former Kwara State First Lady is needed at the office of the anti-money laundering agency over issues relating to corruption allegations. Mrs Saraki is expected…
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said he is not too confident of his memory. He made this known during his visit to the United States. Buhari, while answering questions on Wednesday at the National Democratic Institute, NDI, in Washington DC, acknowledged that he is not too confident about his memory. When bombarded with questions during…
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria from his four-day visit to the United States of America. Buhari touched down at the Nnamdi Akikwe Airport in Abuja in the early hours of Thursday and was received by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. He departed the US on Wednesday night through the Joint Base Andrews Airport in…
ipeline According to a report by The Cable, scores of persons have lost their lives in a pipeline explosion that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday in Arepo, Ogun State. The reputable platform relied on information given to it by a source for its report. “Well over 100 people” involved in vandalisation pipelines and…
Former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to ex-president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Gordon Obuah, has been released by the Department of State Security, DSS, Aproko247 has learnt. Obuah was freed by his employer on Wednesday afternoon after spending some days in their custody. Until on Tuesday, his detention became controversial, after it was rumoured that he had…