Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, of planning to sponsor protests to disrupt the much-publicised flag off of the UNEP clean-up of Ogoni land on Thursday, June 2, 2016, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The party made this known in a statement signed by its…
Not too long ago, controversial Senator Ben Murray-Bruce disclosed that he was humiliated by security men attached to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Dinner with members of the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday night. He claimed the President’s security details prevented him from having a handshake with the President, which he attributed to…
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday night, hosted a Presidential Dinner at Aso Rock in Abuja. The dinner, according to what Aproko247 gathered, was in honour of members of the National Assembly. In attendance also at the dinner were chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, John Oyegun and…
The much awaited Ogoni clean-up is expected to be launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, June 2, 2016. This information was disclosed by the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, when she visited Bodo in Gokana Local Government Area of the state to inspect an oil spill clean-up demonstration this weekend. She noted that Buhari…
President Muhammadu Buhari has shelved his planned working visit to Cross River State, where he was expected to commission the highly-publicised Monorail and Garment factory projects in the state. This is coming barely a week after the President also called off a much-hyped visit to Lagos State for the commissioning of some projects. The President…
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to change members of his cabinet who are mediocre, insensitive and inactive, especially the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. The group gave this advice in a statement issued by its executive chairman, Debo Adeniran, which was made available to Aproko247. In…
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State on Monday, May 23, 2016, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja. According to what we gathered, Amosun was at the Presidential Villa to discuss issues bordering his state with the President. President Buhari was earlier scheduled to commission some projects in Lagos during a two-day…
President Muhammadu Buhari will no longer be in Lagos for his much publicised two-day working visit to the state from Monday (today). Instead, his Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, will arrive the state to commission projects earlier planned to be unveiled by the President. It was gathered that Buhari will however, visit the state later, probably…
**Says President Not Sound In Economy, Foreign Affairs Despite embarking on over 20 trips abroad since he was sworn in as President of Nigeria on May 29, 2016, former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari is not a sound in foreign affairs. The Ota farmer made this known on Monday when he spoke at…
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country on Friday after taking part in an anti-corruption programme in London, England. Buhari was accompanied to the International Anti-Corruption Summit by some officials of his government. At the occasion, the Nigerian leader requested support of the international community in his fight against corruption in the country. After the…