Chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Lauretta Onochie has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State. POLITICS NIGERIA learned that after a review of her conduct during the just concluded general elections, executives of the party in Onicha-Olona, Ward 4 in Aniocha North approved her suspension from the party. According […]
*Declines comment on assessment of 9th Senate performance *Lawan, others score 9th Senate high on achievement Tunde Opalana, Abuja Senate minority leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe on Wednesday kicked against the re- nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari of his Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie alongside five others for confirmation as National Commissioners of the […]
On Wednesday, Senate President Ahmad Lawan directed that the appointments of Ms. Lauretta Onochie and five other INEC commissioners be screened for confirmation by the Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission. The announcement occurred eight months after President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) handed the list of nominees to the Senate for consideration. Protests among members […]
By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of his Special Assistant on social media, Ms. Lauretta Onochie, “a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC)” as a national commissioner in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as “a highly provocative assault on our nation’s constitution and democratic […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of one of his media aides, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission representing Delta State. Others are Prof. Mohammed Sani Katsina), Prof. Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), and Seidu Ahmed (Jigawa). The letter was read by the President of the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie has reacted to the #endsars protest by Nigerians. Nigerians pulled a trend on twitter on Saturday, October 3, #endsars, calling on the Nigeria government to ban the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery squad. She wrote on Sunday, October 4, ‘’I have no doubt that there are some staff of […]
The media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has reacted to the warning by Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder and General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel. Daily Times earlier reported that Oyedepo warned President Buhari on Sunday, August 16, against the application of the Company and Allied Matters […]
Senator representing Delta North senatorial district in the senate, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi has said that if Senior Special Assistant to the President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Mrs Lauretta Onochie does not take or publish/post a retraction as concerning a post she made on Facebook about him he will take legal action against her without […]
President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide on Social Media Mrs. Lauretta Onochie has said that former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, spokesperson Olisa Metuh who was today convicted of seven counts filed by the Economic and Financil Crimes Commission (EFCC) by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja had the opportunity of returning the money to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on New Media (Social Media) Lauretta Onochie on Monday announced that the price of rice in Nigeria will crash to N9,000 in about 3 weeks time. Lauretta who announced this on her social media told Nigerians to expect a crash in price of rice. She instead of paying N25,000 for […]
Social Media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has hailed Senator Rochas Okorocha for calling for the reduction of lawmakers in Nigeria. Okorocha, speaking during the Committee report on MTEF at the Senate Thursday’s plenary said I never thought that we would hear this on the floor of our National Assembly. In Nigeria. Wow! […]
The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, Lauretta Onochie, has said that her principal “is the only Nigerian leader not accused of corruption.” In a tweet on Saturday, Onochie said that some people may insult her based on the claim, but maintained “it is a fact that cannot be disputed.” The presidential […]
The personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has alleged that former President, Goodluck Jonathan allowed some Nigerians become millionaires through corrupt means under his regime. She made the remark while reacting to a recent court order freezing some bank accounts linked to ex-Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah. Speaking on Friday, […]