National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed, has been described as too troublesome by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The country’s main opposition party said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by its spokesman, Olisa Metuh. PDP further said Mohammed, who was recently confirmed as Minister by the Senate,…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday lost his case at the Court of Appeal seeking to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The country’s number three man was dragged to the CCT on a 13-count charge of false declaration of assets. Saraki had approached the court to stop the proceedings at…
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, says its attention has been drawn to the deliberate attempt by Governor Nyesom Wike and lawyers of the People Democratic Party, PDP, especially Barrister Osima Ginah to deceive Rivers people by twisting facts and the law, just to create an impression that the Court of Appeal has…
Some market women in Rivers State staged a peaceful demonstration in Port Harcourt on Thursday in solidarity with the state governor, Nyesom Wike. The women carried placards with different messages to protest the nullification of Wike’s election by the election tribunal. They dared the scorching sun on Thursday to make their displeasure known during the…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly have explained why they staged a walk out on Thursday following the confirmation of former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi as Minister of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against the recommendations of the Committee on Ethics, Privileges…
Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi was on Thursday confirmed by the red chamber despite a walk staged by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Senate. The PDP Senators were led out of the chamber by the Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, who is the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State.…
News reaching us confirms that five of the six Deputy Comptroller-Generals of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, have resigned their appointments. In a letter dated Thursday, October 29, 2015, and addressed to the Chairman, Nigeria Customs Service Board in Abuja and titled Voluntary Retirement, the five officers said their decision to leave the service was…
Gunmen have abducted one Madam Ebifeghe Dikoro on Thursday in Bayelsa State, Aproko247 has learnt. The victim is the mother of Wilberforce Igiri, who is the running mate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the state, Timipre Sylva. She was reportedly kidnapped by some unknown hoodlums and whisked away to an undisclosed…
Yoruba leaders have been advised to disregard the factional leader of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams as one of the credible Yoruba leaders who would determine the fate of the Yoruba Nation. This was contained in a press release signed by the spokesperson of the National Executive Council of the OPC, Comrade…
Reports reaching us show that candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in Plateau State, Senator Gyang Nyam Shom Pwajok, fondly called GNS Pwajok, is dead. Pwajok lost the poll to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Silas Lalong, and recently also lost his bid to upturn…