NDDC: Akpabio, Pondei Making Mockery Of Probe, Buhari Should Sack Them – Fayose

Lagos High Court, Fayose, PDP

Akpabio and Pondei are celebrating the execution of their theatrics with pepper soup. Former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has implored President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta Affairs to show he’s serious and unbiased in his anti-graft war. The governor made the call In a tweet on Friday. The … Read more

Breaking!!! NDDC Saga: Akpabio Replies the House, Denies Accusing Members of Getting 60 Percent NDDC Contracts

– The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswil Akpabio has denied accusing National Assembly members of receiving 60 Percent NDDC contracts – The Minister refutes this in a letter written to House of Reps on Wednesday which was read during the plenary by the Speaker. The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio … Read more

Mr President, take charge!

Buhari Approves Posting Of 95 Ambassadors-Designate To Missions Abroad

By Simon Kolawole Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, I come to you in peace. Nevertheless, I do not have a nicer way of putting this to you: your government is falling apart. I do not know how to make it sound less brutal. That is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth — … Read more

NDDC Probe: What Commission’s Ex MD, Nunieh Told House Of Reps Panel

Blames interim management committee, staff, others for rot in commission Makes damning allegations against Akpabio  The embattled former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh, on Friday made another series of damming allegations against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the interim management committee (IMC) of the … Read more

NDDC: Invasion Of Nunieh’s Residence Is Legal – Police

Rivers police command on Friday said the attempted arrest of  former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joi Nunieh, was legitimate duty. The state police command made this known in statement by its spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni. EkoHotBlog had reported how policemen stormed Nunieh’s residence at GRA, Port Harcourt, hours before she … Read more

NDDC: Akpabio Drags Nunieh To Court Over Sexual Harrassment Claim

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has resorted to litigation over allegation of sexual harrassment levelled against him by Joy Nunieh, a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Anietie Ekong on Thursday, Akpabio directed his lawyer to institute legal action … Read more

[JUST IN] NDDC Probe: House Of Reps Summons Akpabio, Commission’s Acting MD

The crisis rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) took a new twist on Friday as the house of Representatives enjoined minister of Niger Delta Affairs Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Acting Managing Director of the commission to appear before it. The lower legislative chamber said they must, unfailingly, appear before the investigative Committee on … Read more

Breaking!!! Former NDDC MD Recounts Her Rescue From Police, Eulogizes Wike

The ex-Managing Director of the Interim Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh has expressed her appreciation to the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyemsom Wike, for coming to her rescue from an attempted arrest by the operatives of police. Governor Wike had moved the former NDDC boss out of her residence at Herbert … Read more

NDDC Saga: Akpabio Opens Up Sexual Harassment Allegations By Joy Nunieh

The Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has addressed the allegations of sexual harassment against him by Joy Nunieh, the former Managing Director, Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The Minister described the allegation as a cornucopia of false, malicious, and libellous allegations. Akpabio said it was … Read more

Akpabio Asked Me To Deceive Buhari, Sack Northerner — Ex NDDC MD

Former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, has made startling revelation concerning happenings in the commission. Nunieh levelled some grave allegations against minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio. The allegations range from nepotism to fraud. Nunieh addressed journalists after appearing before the senate ad-hoc committee investigating the NDDC. … Read more

Ex-Militants Pledge Support To Akpabio, Urge Him Not To Go Back To Senate

Ex-militants under the aegis of Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators has pledged its support to the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The group also urged the former Senator not return to the Senate while distancing him from the recent controversy in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NNDC. The ex-agitators also stressed that the … Read more

Akpabio Was Robbed of Victory – Justice Hafizu

A member of the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Justice Sheriff Hafizu has said Senator Godswill Akpabio was robbed of his victory in February 23 National Assembly election. According to him, there was preponderance of evidence to prove that Akpabio, now Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, defeated his opponent, … Read more

Just in: Akpabio Loses To Ekpenyong

The Akwa Ibom National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal Wednesday night dismissed the petition by Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress(APC) challenging the election of Senator Chris Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to represent Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District . However, Ekpenyong’s declaration by the tribunal as winner of February 23 election … Read more