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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will no longer be a cash cow for the elite, the Chairman of Governing Board, Ms Lauretta Onochie, has said. She said the days of portfolio contractors and splitting contracts in the agency have ended. Onochie said the…

The London Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom, has said it is probing a 71-year-old man who was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Sunday on suspicion of rape This is as controversy surrounded the arrest of the founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi,…

The founder of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been released after an “incident” which led to his delay at the London Heathrow airport on Sunday January 8, 2022. This was contained in a statement made available to press on Monday…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to immediately reverse what has been described as the unlawful, unjust and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, which reportedly occurred in December 2022. This is according to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), asking the President…

The Federal Road Safety Commission has approved the promotion of an Assistant Corps Marshal to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal and seven others to ACM. The approval came at the end of the meeting of the commission’s Board, which ratified the resolution…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called for a review of the allowance that is being paid to corps members amidst the current economic situation in Nigeria. Acting Director-General of the NYSC, Mrs Christy Uba made the request during a visit by…