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JUST IN: APC Suspends NDDC Board Chairman, Lauretta Onochie

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2 years ago

April 1, 2023

A former aide to President Muhammadu Buhari and Chairman of Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lauretta Onochie has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in her ward, Onicha Olona Ward 4, Aniocha North LGA of Delta State.

Onochie was suspended by the executives of the party in the ward, over her alleged anti-party activities during the 2023 General Elections in the ward.

A letter of suspension sighted by INFO DAILY, the party said that she was found campaigning for opposition candidates, especially the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

The suspension letter signed by 28 Ward Executive members read:

LOSS OF CONFIDENCE AND SUSPENSION OF LORRETA ONOCHIE AS MEMBER OF THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS（APC）IN ONICHA OLONA WARD 4，ANIOCHA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA. DELTA STATE

Wethe under listed are the ward executive members of the All Progressives Congress in Onicha-Olona ward 4，Aniocha LGA，Delta State. We have painstakingly reviewed the conduct of the just concluded general elections at all levels and have noted, with dismay，that Lorreta Onochie，who is one of the leaders of our great party，worked against the success of the party in Onicha-Olona Ward 4and beyond.

Information available to us show very clearly that she was openly campaigning for candidates of opposition parties，especially the People’s Democratic Party，in the run-up to the Presidential and National Assembly，as well as the Governorship and State House of Assembly Election. It was also observed that all her allies and supporters were working for the PDP in the state.

The evidence of this could be seen in the fact that the party lost in her polling unit（unit 8，ward 4）in the Presidential，Senatorial，House of Representatives，Governorship and State Assembly Elections. We also noted that she has failed to fulfill her financial obligations to the party and has never attended any ward＆LGA meetings or other party engagements.

In the light of these grievous infractions discovered in her as stated in Article 21.2（i）（ii），we have lost confidence in her membership of the party and hereby suspend her from the party with immediate effect. Thank you
Lauretta Onochie.

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VIDEO: How Amaechi Ordered General Saham To Assassinate Me – Wike

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1 hour ago

September 19, 2025

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that a military general ordered his assassination during the 2019 general elections.

Wike revealed this during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday.

According to him, the directive came from the Minister of Transportation at the time, Rotimi Amaechi.

Wike also alleged that many of the opposition governors who now complain of persecution have not faced the kind of threats he endured while in office.

“General Saham, former General Officer Commanding 6 Division, tried to kill me.

“Amaechi promised to make him the next Chief of Staff.

“General Saham ordered that I should be shot. When I heard that he is now in the NSA office, I refused to go there.

“General Saham ordered that as a sitting governor that I should be shot. And when the Colonel refused, he was detained for six months.”

Abeggg who is General Saham?
This man really traumatized Wike😂😭 pic.twitter.com/w0KI701ZZJ
— MBAH (@Mbahdeyforyou) September 19, 2025

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BREAKING: 24hrs After, Fubara Finally Arrives Port Harcourt

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2 hours ago

September 19, 2025

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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has finally arrived in Port Harcourt, the state capital, following his reinstatement by President Bola Tinubu.

Fubara arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport about 11:50 a.m. on Friday.

The development comes more than 24 hours Tinubu ended the six-month emergency rule in the state.

The Governor was greeted by a crowd of supporters who had earlier converged at the VIP wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport, awaiting his arrival.

The House of Assembly resumed sitting on Thursday.

However, Fubara did not show up at the Government House, despite the hundreds of supporters who had gathered to welcome him.

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PDP NWC Directs S’South Zonal Caretaker Committee To Oversee Cross River Chapter

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3 hours ago

September 19, 2025

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The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has directed its South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee to immediately take charge of the affairs of its Cross River chapter.

The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba directed the committee to oversee the affairs of the party until the conduct of the state congress scheduled for Saturday, September 27.

Ologunagba said that the directive issued at the NWC meeting of Thursday was sequel to the expiration of the tenure of the elected Cross River State Executive Committee on September 18.

He said that the decision was to ensure that there was no vacuum in the affairs of the party before the emergence of a new state executive for the chapter.

“By this, the South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee led by Chief Emmanuel Ogidi is directed to liaise with the NWC for the conduct of the year 2025 congress in Cross River to elect a new executive committee for the chapter on Saturday September 27.

“The NWC charges all leaders, stakeholders and members of our party in Cross River to remain united, steadfast and continue to work together in the overall interest and progress of our great party in the state,” Ologunagba stated.