Return NDDC to Presidency now, Evah insists
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday, been urged to return the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Presidency. The Coordinator of the
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Gunmen kill policeman, kidnap 4 foreign workers in Cross River
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday, shot a policeman attached to a construction company, Danatrite Construction Company in Oban, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross
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Edo Indigenes threaten to institute court action against NDDC
By Ebi Perekeme Following the ongoing probe against the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), over financial misappropriation, the leadership of Edo Progressive Indigenes
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Gbaramatu Kingdom dares FG, move to shutdown oil operations in Niger Delta
By Ebi Perekeme Following the expiration of 10-days ultimatum, the people of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta state,
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Niger Delta school children in COVID-19 era
BY JOEL BENALAYEFA FESINGHA, ETHEL EMUESIRI OGHENECHOJA, FAVOUR ESINONE AND JOSHUA WILLIAMS The CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19) has emerged as one of the
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Niger Delta Crisis: Neither NDDC nor the Niger Delta Ministry
By Jerome-Mario Utomi In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, a Public institution is an institution conducted with the approval, and from the funds
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We cannot afford to have an acrimonious IYC – Gov. Diri
By Ebi Perekeme Following last weekend’s election of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), at Oporoza, Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State, the Bayelsa State Governor,
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NDDC: Pondei will no longer appear before Reps- Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed that the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
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Dickson congratulates newly elected IYC leadership
By Ebi Perekeme The Immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated the leadership of the Season
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Jonathan, Buhari currently in a closed-door meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari, is currently meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting which started a few minutes after 11am is holding inside
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Let’s join hands to make the NDDC work for Niger Delta and Nigeria
BY PIUS UGHAKPOTENI As a participant observer in the Niger Delta project, I am amazed that over the past few weeks an incredibly
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NASS Probe: Pondei has been ill… doctors advised against attending the hearing – Office
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, collapsed today at the public hearing by the House
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NDDC: Most contracts awarded to Reps members — Akpabio
Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta affairs, has said that most of the contracts in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) were given
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(PHOTOS) NDDC Acting MD, Pondei Faints During Grilling by Reps committee
The Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Prof. Daniel Pondei, has fainted. ALSO READ: BREAKING: NDDC Acting MD, Pondei collapses during committee proceedings
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BREAKING: NDDC Acting MD, Pondei collapses during committee proceedings
The Acting Chairman of NDDC, Professor Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei has collapsed in the ongoing house committee public hearing on NDDC. Pondei was responding
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N81.5bn: Probe corruption in NDDC, suspend Akpabio now, SERAP tells Buhari
By Ebi Perekeme Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently set up a presidential investigative panel to
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BBNaija Season 5: Meet Nengi, Timmy, two Ijaws among 20 housemates vying for N85m
The much-awaited fifth season of BBNaija themed ‘The Lockdown Edition’ officially kicked off on Sunday, 19th July. Returning host, Ebuka, got the show
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NDDC: Heavy security at NASS ahead of Akpabio’s appearance
There is serious Security presence at the National Assembly on Monday, ahead of Senator Godswill Akpabio appearance before the House of Representatives committee
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Egbema Communities demand 25% equity holdings on Marginal Fields devt
Egbema Kingdom in Edo and Delta States Host Communities, on Sunday, demanded 25 per cent equity holding in all marginal oil fields in
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Edo 2020: Why Ijaws must not vote
By Ben Nanaghan The first ship load of slaves from the Benin Kingdom arrived America over 400 years ago in 1616 and the
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Tompolo’s Legal Victory: Handiwork of God – Doupade
By Ebi Perekeme Renowned environmental expert, Engr. Olaye Messiah Doupade, has described the legal Victory of Chief Government Ekpomupolo aka Tompolo at the
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ONDO 2020: 48 hours to election we still don’t know mode of primaries – APC Aspirants lament
Governorship aspirants in the All Progressive Congress in Ondo state have expressed concern over the continued silence of the national Secretariat of the
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Embattled ex-NDDC boss vows to expose more highhandedness in NDDC
Dismissed acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Joy Nunieh, on Thursday, vowed that Nigerians would hear more from the
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Clark, Dickson felicitate with Tompolo on his court victory
Ijaw National leader, Chief Edwin Clark and the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, have congratulated Chief
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Evil! Man consistently rapes 16-yr old daughter
—She is always cooperative, enjoys it – Man says A 47-year-old man, Eromosele Mahmud, has been arrested by the police in Rivers State
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Nineteen yr-old female cultist sleeps with ten men during initiation
Blessing David, a 19-year-old girl, a member of Marine Girls cult group in Edo State, on Thursday said she slept with 10 men
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Escravos Oil Threats: Okowa discloses talks had with FG over oil bearing communities
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Wednesday disclosed that the Federal Government and Delta State government had far-reaching discussions towards setting table
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Ilaje coastal communities ask Buhari not to politicize GRIP
The people of Ilaje, under the aegis of Concerned Ilaje Coastal Communities Trustees (CICCT) in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State,
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CBN indicts NDDC over alleged reckless spending
The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation have indicted the Niger Delta Development Commission in the
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APC will win Edo guber, Sylva assures
Former Bayelsa State governor and Minister of Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would retain its grip on
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(BREAKING) Acting MD NDDC walks out on Reps probe panel
By Ebi Perekeme Kemebradikumo Pondei, acting managing director of the the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has walked out on a house of
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Former NDCC boss under house arrest allegedly rescued by Wike
Armed security operatives have surrounded the home of former managing director of the NDDC, Joy Nunieh, in Port Harcourt. Rivers State Governor, Mr
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VIDEO: Governor Wike rescues Joi Nunieh from police siege
Armed security operatives have surrounded the home of former managing director of the NDDC, Joi Nunieh, in Port Harcourt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EURdlzG2Gmg&t=4s
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Senate passes bill for Maritime University establishment
By Ebi Perekeme The Senate on Wednesday, passed the bill for the establishment of Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta State. The bill
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Jonathan appointed special envoy by ECOWAS
Former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a special envoy to lead
