Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, of planning to sponsor protests to disrupt the much-publicised flag off of the UNEP clean-up of Ogoni land on Thursday, June 2, 2016, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The party made this known in a statement signed by its…
Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, has maintained that shortage of fund will not in any way affect the clean-up exercise of Ogoni land, which is expected to be flagged off by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. Mohammed disclosed this on Tuesday that apart from the $1bn commitment by the Federal Government for the programme,…
The inconclusive elections held in Rivers, Kogi, Kano and Imo States will be wrapped up before the end of July 31, 2016, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has promised. A statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, noted that the Commission is getting prepared to conclude…
Members of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, struck again in Nigeria’s oil rich Niger Delta region. The group blew up an oil well belonging to top oil and gas multi-national, Chevron, in the early hours of the day. NDA made this disclosure via its official Twitter handle on Wednesday and…
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday canvassed for global support for Nigeria in the area of renewable energy and said the country stands to benefit in terms of job creation and affordable power supply if well harnessed. Saraki also gave kudos to the United Kingdom parliament for collaborating with the nation’s legislative bodies…
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, appeared before a Senate Joint Committee for a public hearing on hike in electricity tariff in the country. The Senate organised the hearing, which is expected to last two days, to hear from the Minister why Nigerians had to pay more for…
The immediate past governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, has informed the Nigerian Senate on the need to register the Institute of Chartered Politicians. The former governor, who is now a member of the upper chamber of the National Assembly, made this known on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, on the floor of the Senate. Orji,…
Report reaching us confirms that the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja has been re-opened after it was sealed by the police some days ago. It was gathered that the Wadata Plaza of the opposition party was re-opened on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Aproko247 recalls that the PDP National Secretariat was…
One year after President Muhammadu Buhari took over power under the All Progressives Congress, APC, his tenure has been described as unfavourable, tortuous, rudderless and directionless. Assessing the speech of the President, which was read on Sunday May 29, 2016, the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said in a statement that…
Not too long ago, controversial Senator Ben Murray-Bruce disclosed that he was humiliated by security men attached to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Dinner with members of the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday night. He claimed the President’s security details prevented him from having a handshake with the President, which he attributed to…