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NDDC Audit: Some Contractors, Banks Already Making Refunds

December 28, 2019 9:10 am

It seems that the order for a forensic audit of the NDDC is beginning to yield expected results
This is as some culpable firms are now coming to the minister in charge of the commission, Godswill Akpabio, to make refunds
Akpabio on Friday, December 27, said that even banks who are said to be involved in alleged money laudering are ready to pay back funds they collected from the commission

The minister of Niger Delta affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by the adminstration of President Muhammadu Bhuari is …

Polanski Blames Weinstein, Says Media Making Me A Monster

December 11, 2019 3:50 pm

Film director Roman Polanski has spoken out for the first time since another woman accused him of rape, declaring that the media are “trying to make me into a monster”.

And in an extraordinary twist he blamed Harvey Weinstein for his woes, in an interview with Paris Match magazine published Wednesday.

He claimed the disgraced Hollywood mogul tried to brand him a “child rapist” to stop him winning an Oscar in 2003 for “The Pianist”.

Polanski — a fugitive from US justice since 1978 after he admitted the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl — also dismissed the latest rape …

APC To Dickson: Stop Making Unguarded Statements

November 17, 2019 6:36 am

The All Progressives Congress, Bayelsa State Chapter has accused Governor Henry Dickson of making unguarded and spurious statements to sway public opinion against the APC regarding Saturday’s governorship polls.

In a statement issued in Yenagoa, the State Chairman of the APC, Hon. Amos Jotham, condemned Governor Dickson for displaying, once again his garrulous character trait which is nothing but offensive.

Hon. Jotham expressed shock that Governor Dickson is calling for the cancellation of results in Nembe and Southern Ijaw and other LGAs that have not been announced, saying that Dickson, in a desperate bid to incite the public and all …

Vivian Ogu: The Making Of Second Catholic Saint In Nigeria

November 5, 2019 8:39 am

They went straight to the barb wire fencing the portion of land having plants that have grown to become thicket, held it and muttered some words.

Though one could not hear what they were saying, but it was obvious that they were praying and pouring their hearts and supplications to God just like the biblical Hannah did in Shiloh.

This was the portion of land where Vivian Ogu was killed and her corpse dumped by the daredevil armed robbers who invaded their home on November 15, 2009. The land has been demarcated and consecrated to be a holy ground where …

Making A Case For The Girl-child

November 4, 2019 7:20 am

The International Day of the Girl-child, is an internationally observed day declared by the United Nations, is commemorated every October 11 since 2012, to celebrate and advocate for the welfare of the girl-child.

This annual event is marked world over and Nigeria is no exception. Commemorating this event, Bimbo Odukoya Foundation held its annual Girls’ Empowered Conference; an initiative of the foundation aimed at promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), amongst female students in secondary schools.

The event which was held at the multipurpose hall of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju Lagos, had in attendance 1280 female …