EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has disclosed that the Kaduna refinery will begin operation before the end of 2024. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, made this known on Saturday during an inspection of the progress of quick-fix work on the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited (KRPC). … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress(APC), Abdullahi Ganduje has brokered peace among top chieftains of the party in the state. According to The Sun, the peace meeting believed to have been facilitated by the state chairman; Dr Dennis … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended twelve of its chieftains in Bayelsa State. A former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, former governorship aspirant in the last election, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, are among the suspended party bigwigs. The party also suspended a former governorship aspirant in the State and a former member … Read more
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena,has urged one of the party’s Governorship aspirants, Heineken Lokpobiri to drop his legal action against APC and Bayelsa Governor-elect, Mr David Lyon. Nabena, made the call on Sunday, while speaking with journalists in Abuja. Ekohotblog recalled that few months ago, Lokpobiri, who … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC gubernitorial candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has pledged his loyalty to the party. He stressed that he remained a loyal member of the APC irrespective of the outcome of the suilt filed challenging the party’s primary. Adding that, he would work for the success … Read more
– Federal High court sitting in Yenagoa,Bayelsa state fixes November 14 for hearing on lokpobiri and Lyon case – Lokpobiri applied for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the APC from presenting Lyon to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s candidate for the November 16 election – The judgment will be delivered … Read more