Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari in his bid to investigate and recover the billions of Naira allegedly looted by the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan. “We received with great joy news of the resolution by the President to go after those who…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus Support for the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Oyegun, mounted on Friday as prominent leaders of the party lauded his leadership qualities, describing him as “the most distinguished party chairman in the country”. They said that the national chairman created the framework that brought about the victory of…
A member in the Edo State House of Assembly, Yakubu Gowon, has been axed by the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin on Friday. Gowon contested the April 11, 2015 Etsako West II Constituency election under the platform of All Progressives Congress, and was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has been dissolved by President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement issued on Friday by Director of Communications for the Head of Service of the Federation, Haruna Imrana, disclosed that the affected nine members of the board are to quit with immediate effect. The President, also in the statement,…
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has denied nominating Principal of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Mrs Asabe Kwambura, as Commissioner for Education. Shettima made this known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Isa Gusau. The governor urged members of the public to “completely ignored the story for what it…
Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has responded to allegations made by his successor, Nyesom Wike, concerning his administration. In Amaechi’s reply, which was made available to Aproko247 on Wednesday by his media team, the former governor took time to explain some of the issues raised by Wike during his press briefing on Monday.…
A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has debunked reports that officials of the Department of State Security, DSS, were expelled from the Presidential Villa, Abuja. However, Adesina admitted in the press statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday that there is a plan to reorganize security personnel from…
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stressed that the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, does not have the capacity to investigate the immediate past administration of Rotimi Amaechi. The party, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, said Wike does not have the moral right…
President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 state governors of the federation held an emergency meeting on Tuesday morning at the Presidential Villa. All the 36 governors but one were present at the crucial meeting with the President. The Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, who did not attend the meeting, sent his deputy, Admiral John Jonah,…
Members of the Nigeria’s upper chamber of the National Assembly are currently holding a closed-door meeting in Abuja. Also, their counterparts in the lower chamber are having a secret meeting too. The Senate and the House of Representatives resumed sitting on Tuesday morning at their different chambers. It is not certain what they would be…