Action Peoples Party
24 Sep
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Khana Local Council in Rivers State, Marvins Yobana, and his supporters loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have formally announced their defection to the Action Peoples Party (APP).
20 Sep
House of Representatives opposition lawmakers coalition has rejected the federal high court judgement declaring the decampment of 27
12 Aug
The National Chairman of the Action People's Party (APP), Barr Uchenna Nnadi, has denounced the bombing of the party's Rivers State Chapter Secretariat as a "heinous act of terrorism" and "treasonable act". Speaking with journalists at the scene of the incident on Monday, Nnadi condemned the attack, which occurred after a strategic meeting, while thanking…
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Professor Gwarzo, the Founder and President of MAAUN Group of Universities, has felicitated the Controller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on his 59th birthday. Prof. Gwarzo sent his felicitations in a statement he personally signed and issued to newsmen in Kano on Monday. According to Prof. Gwarzo, the customs CG…
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E-hailing drivers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) have urged their employers to register them with Health Maintenance Organisations as part of their welfare package. The South-West Vice-President of AUATON, Mr Kolawole Aina, made this appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.…
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The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, reiterated its commitment to supporting residents to rise above poverty and attain prosperity by catering to their welfare and empowering them to achieve self-sufficiency. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Toyin Balogun, stated this at the weekend when her ministry commenced the distribution of N20 million…
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The Akwa Ibom House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security says it has taken its campaign on combating malnutrition in the state to the 31 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The Chairman of the committee, Mr Moses Essien, said on Tuesday that the committee would work in collaboration with stakeholders and development partners toward ensuring good…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, presented the Capital Budget proposal of N11.7billion for the Ministry before the joint committee of the Senate on Marine Transport and House of Representatives Committee on Harbour, Maritime Education and Administration, Inland Waterways and Shipping Service. While addressing the Joint Committee in Abuja, the minister raised…
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The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced 2025 weekly Hajj induction course in nine centres. This is contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Sulaiman Dederi on Tuesday in Kano. Dederi quoted the Director-General of the board, Alhaji Lamin Danbappa, saying this during a meeting with…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that the efforts of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Attorney-General of the Federation have led to the prosecution and conviction of over 100 terrorist financiers in the last two years. Tinubu made this revelation on Tuesday in Abuja at the National Anti-Money Laundering, Combating…
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A Prosecution Witness, Mr Ismail Lawal, on Tuesday told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court that former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku gave him 5,000 dollars to relocate to Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sept. 30, 2024, arraigned Ishaku and former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs…
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Members of the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Regional Development were forced to go into a closed-door session on Tuesday over alleged lopsidedness in the Ministry of Regional Development's budget. The lawmakers queried the Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, for alleged lopsidedness in the Ministry's budget, indicating that 70 per cent…
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Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has authorised the payment of N80, 000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state effective November, 2024. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh in Uyo on Tuesday. Udoh said the authorisation of the payment was sequel…