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…
A suicide bomber believed to belong to the Boko Haram terrorist group attacked in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred near a fish market on Baga Road in Maiduguri, we learnt. Several persons were believed to have lost their lives in the latest explosion. Also, many people were injured in…
All military checkpoints mounted across the country have been ordered to be dismantled. This directive was given by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday when he met service chiefs at the Aso Rock Villa. The President ordered the Police to take control of internal security in the country. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Ismail…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter, has rejected the assertion made on a local radio programme in Port Harcourt on Saturday by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike that the APC is a party in crisis. The party in a statement signed by its spokesman, Chris Finebone said, rather…