The governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has stated that he is not planning to leave the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, as being speculated in some quarters. The governor was reacting to a rumour that he has threatened to leave the ruling party if he’s not given an automatic ticket to contest the Senatorial position…
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Our Achievements In PDP Will Speak For Us in 2015—Akpabio
The governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that the achievements made the various office holders elected under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, will help the party win at the 2015 general elections. Akpabio, also the Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, made this declaration on Thursday when he paid a courtesy…
We Won’t Respond To Stella Oduah’s Alleged Cert Forgery Scandal—Aide
For some days now, the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has been enmeshed in an alleged certificate forgery mess. Several efforts by many online media platforms, including Aproko247, to get the Minister or any of her aides to speak on the issue have been futile. It was first reported by SaharaReporters that Oduah was not…
Ejigbo Women Assault: 1 Victim Dies
A screen shot from the incident One of the three women allegedly assaulted by members of the Odua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, in Ejigbo area of Lagos has died, Channels TV reports. The deceased, identified as Julie, died in Badagry, an outskirts of Lagos State. Late Julie was one of the three women assaulted in Ejigbo…
Davies Commends Rivers 'Budget Of Realism'
**Congratulates Lawmakers For Quick Passage Of 2014 Budget Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has been commended for coming up with a realistic budget for the 2014 fiscal year and for the successful presentation before the State House of Assembly on December 7, 2013 in Port Harcourt. The Interim Chairman of the Rivers…
House Of Reps Member In $.1m Aviation Bribery Scandal
The aviation sector of the Nigerian economy has been going through turbulent period since 2013 when the two BMW bullet cars involving the Minister, Stella Oduah, broke. This is despite the fact that the sector has been going through a rapid transformation. Just when Nigerians thought that the storm was over, Oduah was hit with…
BREAKING: 27 Sokoto PDP Lawmakers Join APC
Aproko247 can authoritatively report that 27 out of the 30 legislators in the Sokoto State House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The affected lawmakers joined the APC from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, which has been battling with a major turbulence since 2013. The 27 defecting members of the State…
Oils & Gas Unions Suspend Planned Strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, PENGASSAN, have cancelled their proposed joint strike actions. This decision was reached on Tuesday night in Abuja after a meeting with the Federal Government. The oil and gas unions entered into a six-hour meeting with representatives…
No Automatic Ticket For NASS Members–PDP Boss
“There will be nothing like automatic tickets for anyone; incumbents and challengers seeking the PDP ticket must go through the normal process to secure it,” the Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Zone 3 of Kaduna State, Joseph Gumbari, has declared. Recently, there have been reports that some members of the PDP have insisted…
APC Condemns Use Of Violence On Judiciary By PDP
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has strongly condemned the alleged use of violence against the judiciary in the state by members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. This is coming barely a day after a Court in Rivers State was bombed by some thugs in the state. The…