The Federal Government has given a stern warning to those involved in illegal mining in the country, stressing that this will no longer be tolerated. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has decided to go tough…
President Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Umaru Garba Danbatta as the new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. A statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed that Prof Danbatta takes over from Dr Eugene Juwah, whose tenure…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the new head of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Until now, Kachikwu was the Executive Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Africa. He is to take over the leadership of the country’s petroleum body from Joseph Darwa. Kachikwu is a trained lawyer and publisher of the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has debunked reports that she owes Diamond Bank Plc the sum of N122 million as claimed by a newspaper report on Tuesday. In her response on Twitter on Tuesday to the reports, the former member of the House of Representatives said she must have been a victim…
Reports reaching Aproko247 confirms that the Nigerian Senate has begun the screening of the recently appointed Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. Few days ago, the President wrote the upper chamber of the National Assembly, requesting the confirmation of the Service Chiefs in accordance with the law. The lawmakers are presently in a closed-door meeting…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has relieved the duties of his Aide De Camp, ADC, ASP Abdullah Usman over allegations bordering on insubordination. Usman started working with the All Progressives Congress, APC, governor after emerging winner of the gubernatorial poll in the state in April 2015 on El-Rufai’s request. But the police officer was…
The immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos. Akpobolokemi was apprehended in Lagos on Thursday by the agency two weeks after he was sacked by the Federal Government. According to reports, the…
A passionate call has been made to President Muhammadu Buhari for the trial of the Rivers State governor, Wike Nyesom. The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, in a statement, alleged Wike of murder and urged the President to prosecute him. “We appeal to our dear President to quickly look at the issue of…
The Warri and Port Harcourt refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disclosed. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Ohi Alegbe, it was revealed that the Warri refinery would contribute 3.5 million litres of petrol…
By Njamanze FIdel Some politicians from the South-East geo-political zone on Tuesday extolled John Odigie Oyegun’s virtues and competencies, describing him as a brilliant strategist and inspiring leader. “Very few politicians get to change the political landscape of their state not to talk about the country. John Oyegun is such a politician,” the politicians said.…