Archives for November 26th, 2016

NDDC New Board: Release Over N900b Owed NDDC Now, South South Group Tasks FG

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By Our Correspondent An intellectual group, South South Reawakening Group (SSRG) has tasked the Federal Government to release over N900 billion owed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to enable it meets its mandate to the people of the region. The group, in a statement titled 'Setting Agenda for the new NDDC Board' and signed by its Convener, ...

Ikanya condemns flag-off for NDDC ongoing road projects by Gov. Wike

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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. ...Accuses the governor of dubious intention, seeking crisis By Nwaorgu Faustinus As the governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike undertakes what he calls road project flag-off in Rivers State, the State Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Davies Ibiamu Ikanya has advised the governor not to create crisis in the State ...

EDSG Fires Oloye As Permanent Secretary

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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City Edo State Government has removed Major Lawrence Loye (Rtd) from office as Permanent Secretary in the Public Service of the State with immediate effect. This is contained in a memo issued to Major Lawrence Loye signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie ...

Gunmen attack residence of UNIBEN lecturer, kill 4-yr-old daughter

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Baby Aisosa Ogbeide shot dead by the gunmen By  Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City A four-year-old daughter of a lecturer in Engineering at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Dr. Kingsley Ogbeide has been shot dead by gunmen who attacked his residence in Benin City. The other two children between the ages of six and two also sustained varying ...

Deibiri Community Calls on Governor Okowa to Re-settle its people

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. …Says we cannot continue to live like refugees in our state The people of Deibiri community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta who have been sacked from their community by the Aladja people for the past twenty one years, have once again appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa ...