Two aspirants have stepped down at the APC Primaries. They are Ibikunle Amosun, former governor of Ogun State and Godswill Akpabio, two time governor of Akwa Ibom State and former minister of Niger Delta. The two of them stepped down for Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State. He said he was doing that in…
Wike Blasts Akpabio, May Bar NDDC Officials From Using Road to Its Headquarters
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday said the political value of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has been decimated since he left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike spoke at the inauguration of the Special Protection Unit Base 6, of the Nigeria Police Force…
Traffic Crisis Hits Port Harcourt as Vital Bridge Caves in
There was serious traffic on Thursday along the vital Eleme section of the East – West Road when the heavy rain of Wednesday night washed off an end of the Aleto bridge near the Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited and cut off the use of one side of the dual carriageway. It was the second time…
Sack NDDC Sole Admin Now or We Shut Down Oil Facilities, Block Entry Points to Edo, Angry Youths Tell Buhari
Calls for Akpabio’s Resignation. [responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] Angry youths in their hundreds on Friday threatened to shut down all oil installations in Edo State, as well as the East-west Road and other access roads to the state if the president, Muhammadu Buhari, did not sack the sole administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC whom…
Ateke Tom Hosts Akpabio, Ex-Militant Commanders, Others
[responsivevoice] Nigeria’s Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, GODSWILL Akpabio, on Friday led high profile Federal Government officials and former Niger Delta militant commanders to visit the Amayanabo of Okochiri, Ateke Tom, in his Palace at Okochiri, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. Though the details of the discussions were not disclosed to the press…
Inaugurate Pius Odubu-led NDDC Board Now – HOSTCON Spokesman Urges Buhari
Recently, the national leadership of the Host Communities of Nigeria, HOSTCON, and other stakeholders from the 10 oil producing communities in the country held a meeting where they advocated the dissolution of the Interim Management Committee running the Niger Delta Development Commission where humongous corruption has been reported. In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive…
Police asks Wike to Turn in Nunieh
The police in Port Harcourt on Friday has asked Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to hand in former Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Joi Nunieh. The Rivers Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, said the command had knowledge of the mission of the IGP monitoring unit that came to arrest Nunieh in…
Return NDDC Supervision to Presidency – Ekiyor – former IYC President advocates
A former President of the Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC), Christopher Ekiyor has called for the return of the supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Presidency. Ekiyor who made the call in Beni, Edo State on Thursday, spoke against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis between the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,…
Nigerian Sport Stars Win Awards
One of Nigeria’s biggest sports awards held on Saturday, December 2, 2017. Tagged the “Nigerian Awards for Sporting Excellence,” the event held at Osun Hall, Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. According to the organisers, the award was meant to encourage sportsmen and women and administrators to achieve more success in their various fields. Among the awardees…
Short And Sharp
We were preparing for the centenary birthday for November, in fact we bought cloths… we have to now celebrate her passage. Gbenga Daniel, former governor, Ogun State, mourning the demise H.I.D. Awolowo, the matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty. I have never been proud in my life. Timipre Sylva, former governor, Bayelsa State, in his…
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