The Interim Management Committee (IMC) set up to audit the finances of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in its latest findings released on Thursday has alleged that the commission fraudulently awarded more than N1trillion worth of contract in seven months. The IMC said its findings indicated that the... Read more

Governor  Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has called on Traditional Rulers from the South-South to work in unity to advance the development of the political zone. He made the call on Tuesday in Government House, Port Harcourt when he hosted the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo,Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II,... Read more

• Urge South-West govs to ignore attorney general • Region’s governors will respond appropriately, says Fayemi Just five days after the launch of the South-West’s security outfit, Amotekun, a test of might is brewing over it. The dramatis personae are in two groups. On one hand are the South-West... Read more

Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami (SAN) has described the new security outfit in the South-West( Operation Amotekun) as illegal. He said the security and defence of the country are within the exclusive duties of the Federal Government. He said no state government, whether singly or... Read more

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has inaugurated a 50-member Contracts’ Verification Committee to confirm and document projects and contracts in the nine Niger Delta states, as part of the process to redirect the Commission’s activities. Inaugurating the committee at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Acting Managing... Read more

Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2019 governorship election in Abia State, Alex Otti, which sought to unseat Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Delivering a lead judgement, Justice Hamiru Sanusi held... Read more