With the broom as its mascot, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which is an amalgam of five political parties, grabbed power at the centre in 2015 purely and solely based on its proposal to Nigerians that its mission is…
*Housewife fakes daughter’s Kidnap, demands N2M ransom (Vanguard) *Lagos COVID-19 cases may be 10 times higher, says health commissioner (ThisDay)
Housewife fakes daughter’s Kidnap, demands N2M ransom (Vanguard) A housewife, Fatima Bishir 22, is now in the Police net for faking the Kidnap of her five-year-old daughter in Katsina. SP Gambo Isah, the katsina Police command spokesman (PPRO) disclosed this…
Gbajabiamila gives Akpabio 48 hours to name lawmakers who received NDDC contracts
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, 48 hours to name the lawmakers who received contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission. Akpabio had said before a House…
Buhari’s critics should appreciate due process – Presidency
The Presidency wishes to respond to a number of opinion articles and a stringent newspaper editorial this Sunday, which outrageously said President Muhammadu Buhari was not in control of his administration. As many detractors have done lately, these “influencers,” “celebrated…
Group urges Buhari to halt the charade at NDDC
The Niger Delta Progressive Front has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to put to a stop what it describes as the charade Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) In a statement signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Johnson Ebelo, it…
Why Buhari must stop Akpabio’s circus at the NDDC – Abiye Tolofari
The sack of Ms Joi Nunieh on Wednesday, February 19, 2019, barely four months after she was appointed Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is yet another chapter in the quagmire that the agency has been plunged…
Niger Delta Stakeholders say Akpabio lied over NDDC leadership
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio has been accused of “telling serial lies in his grand design to appropriate and control the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).” This is the position of the Niger Delta Stakeholders, led by…
NDDC: Stop heating up the polity, Isoko youth group tells Akpabio
The Isoko Nation Youth Congress (INYC) in Delta State, led by its president, Engr Godstime Akokotu has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for nominating Olorogun Bernard Okumagba and Prophet Jones Erue from Delta State to serve on the newly-confirmed board of…
Disregard budget request by NDDC’s IMC, IYC President Eric Omare tells NASS
The National President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Barrister Eric Omare has urged the National Assembly to disregard any budget approval request from NDDC submitted by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) inaugurated by Minister of Niger Delta, Chief Godswill Akpabio…
Reps urge minister to dissolve three-man NDDC Interim Board
The House of Representatives has called on the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio to dissolve the three-man interim board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Ossai Nicholas Ossai (PDP, Delta) presented a Motion on Matters of Public…
