THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has a new Acting Managing Director. He is Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei. He replaces Dr Joi Nunieh, a lawyer, who had been heading the NDDC Interim Management Committee (IMC) since inception. Pondei is a professor of medicine at the Niger Delta University and former provost of the institution’s College of […]

THE World Bank has approved a $250million fund for developmental projects in Ogun State. Ogun is one of the six states approved by the world financial institution to support development priorities in the country, including improving immunisation, enabling a stronger business environment for the private sector, expanding the digital economy to promote job creation and […]

THERE is no on-going recruitment of cadet assistant superintendents and cadet inspectors, the Police Service Commission (PSC) said on Wednesday in a statement by its Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani. The commission cautioned Nigerians against falling for conmen who may want to extort them by promising to assist in job placements. Ani said: […]

Indications emerged last night that the Senate had asked the Federal Government to disclose the sources of its proposed $22.6billion loans as preconditions for their approval. It also demanded sovereign guarantee for the loans to ensure repayment. The loans will however be obtained over a four-year period and spent on 39 projects across the country. […]

The apex decision-making body in Iwoland, the Iwo Board of Trustees, comprising Iwo elders, has said the altercation between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi and the Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa, Oba Sikiru Akinropo, is avoidable. Rising from a meeting to review the fallout of the peace meeting involving the Oluwo and the monarchs […]

At 85, Akintoye urges sober reflection President of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, his Ohanaeze Ndigbo counterpart, Nnia Nwodo and Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) yesterday insisted on restructuring of the country. They urged Nigerians to persuade National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently […]

A man, John Onyema, who allegedly beat his wife, Esther to death, was yesterday docked in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. The defendant, aged 53, had appeared on a charge of murder. His plea was not taken. Earlier, Onyema, who was helping homicide detectives in their bid to unravel how her […]

The Military Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta codenamed, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has denied invasion and razing of houses at Letugbene Community in Ekeremor Council Area of Bayelsa State. It was reported that the military had invaded the coastal community on Monday evening for reprisals, while searching for killers of four soldiers and […]

The crisis in the power sector took the front burner during deliberations yesterday at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. In the memo presented to the gathering that lasted several hours, the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, spoke on the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) which he stated had failed to honour their commitments to […]

A political support group, Tinubu Transformation Agenda 2023(TITAN) has hit back at the former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Bode George for vowing to leave the country and become a Togolese national if the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bola Tinubu becomes the next president of Nigeria in […]

The Deputy Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Abraham Ngobere, has been confirmed the new Speaker of the Assembly. This coming after the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Monday Bubou-Obolo, stepped down to pave way for Abraham. This happened because the Governor Douye Diri is from the same Senatorial District […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has reorganised the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), replacing Barr Joy Nunieh with Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, as Acting Managing Director. The President also increased the number of the committee from three to five persons, including Dr Cairo Ojougboh, Ag. Executive Director (Projects); Mr Ibanga Bassey Etang, […]