Tag: Godswill Akpabio
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BREAKING: Court jails Professor for manipulating 2019 election results
Professor Peter Ogban, a returning officer in the 2019 general elections in Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District has been jailed for election fraud. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Ogban, who is a Professor of Soil Science at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) was jailed by a High Court in Akwa Ibom State on Thursday. He was found…
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Ijaw Youths tackle Akpabio over comment on inauguration of NDDC board
Ijaw Youths from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have described as deceitful and diversionary the comments attributed to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, over the possible constitution of a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in April 2021 after the forensic audit of the commission.…
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NDDC: Group kicks over alleged plot by Akpabio to appoint sole administrator
…petitions NASS leadership …NDDC a massive flop – Rep. Chinda An Abuja based Civil Society organization, Act for Positive Transformation Initiatives has raised alarm over ‘plot by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio to appoint a sole administrator for the running of the controversial Niger Development Commission (NDDC). The group in a…
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NDDC: Akpabio in fresh trouble as EFCC adopts petition against him, Pondei
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced the probe of Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and Daniel Pondei, the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over corruption allegations of diversion of public funds. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adebayo Adeniyi, Head, Economic Governance Section of the EFCC made…
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BREAKING: Gbajabiamila gives Akpabio 48 hours to publish full details of lawmakers who got NDDC contracts
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has given the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio 48 hours to publish the full details of lawmakers who got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Gbajabiamila gave the ultimatum on Tuesday during plenary while reacting to a point…
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Contract scam: Akpabio narrates how NDDC spent N4.2b without his approval
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has narrated how management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) spent the sum of N4.2 billion without his approval. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Akpabio, who gave the narrative before a House of Representatives committee probing alleged corruption in the NDDC, said he does not have knowledge…
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BREAKING: Drama as Akpabio drops bombshell on lawmakers in ongoing NDDC probe [VIDEO]
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio at the ongoing probe of alleged contract scam in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said the biggest beneficiaries of contracts are lawmakers. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Akpabio said most of NDDC contracts were awarded to members of the National Assembly. “We all know that most of…
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NDDC: Don’t sweep former MD’s allegations under the carpet – Reps
…insist Akpabio can’t investigate himself …he should step aside for a thorough probe …2 immediate past MD’s of NDDC should appear before reps panel …there is need for the commission to return to presidency By Emman Ovuakporie Some members of the House of Representatives on Sunday said the allegations raised by the former Managing Director…
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T. Y. Danjuma visits Aso Villa, keeps mum after meeting with Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting between the President and the visiting elder statesman, whose last visit to the State House was over three years ago, was unknown. Danjuma also did not speak to State House…
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FG to complete 9,000 abandoned N/Delta projects – Akpabio
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the completion of about 9,000 abandoned projects across the Niger Delta region. Akpabio made the disclosure when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council…