Story by Henry Ovie Some leaders in Delta State have drum support for the Delta State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Monday Igbuya, to emerge as Speaker of the Assembly. They described him as a highly focused individual, saying he is a natural successor to Peter Onwusanye. “If the succession is about continuity,…
Senator-elect for Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, also known as Yayi, has expressed sadness over the Tuesday’s fire incident involving a petrol tanker that veered off the Iyana Ipaja bridge on Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway. This was contained in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, and made available to our reporter. The incident,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to be shameful of itself for going from being the once largest political party in Africa to a “mere” regional party. This statement was made by Chairman of APC in the state, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, in Port Harcourt on Tuesday…
The Nigerian Senate has approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint 15 Special Advisers to aid his day-to-day running of his administration. Buhari had written to the red chamber, seeking the consent of the lawmakers to appoint qualified Nigerians as his advisers. Members of the Senate, who sat on Wednesday at the National…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has begun investigations into the administration of his predecessor and perceived political enemy, Rotimi Amaechi. Addressing Permanent Secretaries in the state on Tuesday, the governor ordered them to produce full account details of their ministries’ expenditure in the last 18 months. The meeting was held at the Government House…
Aproko247 has learnt that some residents of Ekiti State are worried over presence of hoodlums on major roads leading into Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The thugs, we were told, have blocked the roads, apparently to prevent the 19 lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from entering the city, and eventually getting to the State…
Governor Ayodele Fayose has called on President Muhammadu Buhari “to intervene” in the lingering crisis between him and the 19 lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, who are bent on removing him as the state governor. Tension rose again in the state on Monday when it was…
President Muhammadu Buhari has made his first set of appointments since he was sworn-in as the number one citizen of Nigeria last Friday. He has approved the appointment of Femi Adesina as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, and Garba Shehu as his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity. Their appointments were confirmed…
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, and his Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, have declared their assets, however, not publicly as many Nigerians had expected them to do. Buhari had promised Nigerians during his campaign that if he is eventually elected President of Nigeria, he would publicly declare his assets. Garba Shehu, Head, President Muhammadu Buhari Media Team,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the terrorists who attacked a mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Saturday as “criminal elements” and “cowardly murderers that target innocent people.” In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by head of his media team, Garba Shehu, Buhari warned that “his new administration won’t tolerate wanton and…