Trader accuses Alaba market guards of arson, looting shop (Punch) A trader at the Alaba International Market, Lagos State, Kamlotachukwu Arum, has accused guards at the market of looting her shop and stealing goods estimated at N65m. The Anambra State…
*8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) *Group sensitises Lagos youths on dangers of drug abuse (Guardian)
8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight police personnel for their alleged involvement in the assault and extortion of a social media influencer, Olumide Bakare. Confirming the arrest, the…
*Lagos issues notice to demolish 102 distressed buildings (Guardian) *Outrage as police brutalise, extort man of N260,000 in Lagos (Punch)
Lagos issues notice to demolish 102 distressed buildings (Guardian) The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), yesterday, said 102 out of about 500 identified distressed buildings in the state have been marked for demolition. The state also advised all tenants/occupiers…
Say hello to Idama, a Niger Delta town without darkness – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The joy of journalism is that you can afford to do the impossible. Given the fact that we do have many powerful sources as journalists, we can get into circles where mere mortals can only dream of. During the heyday…
IYC faults FG’s inauguration of NDDC Advisory and Monitoring Committees
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has said that inaugurating Advisory and Monitoring Committees for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) without a substantive board in place is akin to building a house without foundation. According to a statement by…
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…
NDDC interim committee is illegal, actions open to litigation – Falana
Senior lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN has spoken on the dangers of the Buhari administration flouting the law setting up the agencies of the federal government. Speaking at a lecture to mark the Third Anniversary of the…
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…
NDDC Board: Governor Obaseki lied, says Niger Delta Stakeholders
The Niger Delta Stakeholders has accused Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki of lying in his unfounded statement, as reported in the media that the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole “got top officials at the Presidency to…
NDDC Board to remain until completion of forensic audit, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has given his approval for the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to be recomposed and inaugurated after the ongoing forensic audit of the organisation. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President…