Tony Okocha
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The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has said the judiciary is the problem and cause of the protracted political crisis in the state.
3 Jan
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the N1.88 trillion 2025 budget into law. The governor at the signing ceremony in the Government House Port Harcourt on Tuesday said the only authentic House of Assembly in the state is the one led by Oko-Jumbo.
22 Dec
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, led by Tony Okocha, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of influencing the outcomes of court cases involving it in the state. Reacting to last Friday's judgement of a High Court in the State which nullified the party's recent congresses in the state, Okocha alleged that the judiciary…
30 Nov
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Tony Okocha as its party Chairman. Okocha was elected during a delegate
1 Nov
Abuja,Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha, says unless Gov. Siminalayi Fubara abides by the law, the political crisis in the state will persist. Okocha said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja while reacting to the recent court ruling on the state with regards to the disbursement of local…
28 Oct
The court-backed Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned attempts to block local government allocations in the state, describing it as a "civilian coup d'état." In a press statement signed by its spokesman, Darlington Nwauju, the party criticized the National Working Committee-backed caretaker committee chairman, Tony Okocha, for boasting about…
5 Oct
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has condemned the explosion at its secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Saturday morning, saying that the party is under attack in the state. Chief Tony Okocha, the former caretaker committee chairman of the state APC, made this statement while addressing reporters…
5 Oct
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed two explosions in Port Harcourt, targeting the APC Secretariat and Obio/Akpor Council secretariat, stating that it has launched an investigation into the matter. The two bomb explosions struck in the early hours of Saturday. According to a statement by the Command's spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the incident happened…
2 Oct
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, led by Tony Okocha, has alleged that the processes for the October 5, Local Government elections are flawed and against the law and has vowed to oppose it. Okocha said, as bonafide citizens of the State, the APC members would not sit and watch Governor Siminalayi Fubara…
4 Sep
The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has again accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration of spending the state’s money without appropriation.
13 Aug
The Caretaker Committee (CTC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State led by Tony Okocha has rejected the judgment of the Rivers State High Court, which was delivered, yesterday, by Justice Sika Aprioku, sacking the seven-man committee.
31 Jul 2024
Few hours to the planned nationwide, #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest, the caretaker committee chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Tony Okocha, has called on youths in the state to shun the protest, warning that the protest may be hijacked by bad elements. Okocha said that while people have the constitutional right to protest, hoodlums may hijack the…
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Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai, has confirmed a rift with his successor, Governor Uba Sani, saying it is fueled by a conditional cash transfer from President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai made this known as Sani dismissed any rift with his predecessor when he appeared on TVC on Monday. According to Sani, their relationship is…
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The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed reports of a gun duel between rival political groups at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat on Aba Road, Port Harcourt.
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The continued stay of Ondo State Deputy Governor, Olayide Adelami, in hotels one year after his inauguration, has raised concerns in the state. The state government was alleged to have spent over N130 million on hotel bills.
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The Government of Denmark has expressed its eagerness to expand the European nation’s business interests in Enugu State, expressing enthusiasm at partnering the state in key sectors of the economy and other areas of mutual benefits.