President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday afternoon held a closed-door meeting in Abuja. Wike was said to have arrived the Presidential Villa at about 2:32pm on Monday and headed straight to see the President, who he met for about 30 minutes. The reason for the secret discussion was not…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed new officers of its Board of Trustees, BoT. it was gathered that the new officers were announced on Monday, May 16, 2016, at the party’s secretariat in Abuja. According to what Aproko247 further gathered, Walid Jibril was elected as the substantive chairman of the opposition party’s BoT. Also…
A meeting has been conveyed by the Federal Government with leadership of the organised labour to address the planned industrial action by workers on Wednesday. The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, had threatened last week that it would go on a nationwide strike on Wednesday if the government failed to revert to the old pump price…
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, stated that the fight for who occupies Aso Rock in Abuja in 2019 has already commenced. Sheriff stated this on Sunday while addressing newsmen in Jalingo, Taraba State. He also used the occasion to react to comments made last week by his media aide,…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has confirmed the arrest of suspected members of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, who have allegedly carried out renewed attacks in the region lately, blowing up oil facilities. According to the DHQ on Sunday, the suspects are being investigated by security operatives to siphon information from them. Director of Defence Information,…
**Says President Not Sound In Economy, Foreign Affairs Despite embarking on over 20 trips abroad since he was sworn in as President of Nigeria on May 29, 2016, former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari is not a sound in foreign affairs. The Ota farmer made this known on Monday when he spoke at…
A lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Mohammed Gudaji Kazaure, has mistakenly shot himself in the leg at his residence. It was reported that Kazaure, who is a legislator from Jigawa State, was ‘romancing’ his pistol when he accidentally pulled the trigger, and the bullet hit his leg. He was reportedly flown abroad for treatment,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday welcomed his French counterpart at the State House in Abuja. Buhari, who returned to Nigeria on Friday from a trip to the United Kingdom, received the President of France, Francois Hollande at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The President introduced members of his cabinet to Hollande. Both leaders are expected to…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has denied reports in the media that the Federal Government was planning to devalue to country’s currency, Naira. The apex bank further said it is also not true that the Naira has been secretly devalued to N290 to $1 as being speculated. According to CBN Acting Director, Corporate Communications,…
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country on Friday after taking part in an anti-corruption programme in London, England. Buhari was accompanied to the International Anti-Corruption Summit by some officials of his government. At the occasion, the Nigerian leader requested support of the international community in his fight against corruption in the country. After the…