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By: Israel Umoh The melodrama at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is gradually becoming messier. At the centre of the melodrama is Joi Nunieh, the outgone Acting Chairman of the commission’s Interim Management Committee. And in the main bowl is Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Both are lawyers, not theatre artists, from the Niger Delta Region. Joi is the daughter of a second Republic Senator. An Ogoni woman from Rivers State, she was a member of All Nigeria Peoples Party with the name Joi Yowika, later moved to CPC and now All Progressives Congress. A…

The unemployment market has peaked as 4.48 million persons have applied to the Batch C of the Federal Government N-Power National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). The programme which opened for registration 16 days ago is expected to employ 400,000 persons. Of the number, each member of the leadership of the National Assembly is allocated 500, each Senator in the country has 200 slots while each member in the House of Representatives is given 150 slots, remaining the rest to other Nigerians. Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management & Social Development tweeted Monday “My team and…

Nigeria on Sunday reported 571 new cases of COVID-19 with 343 more recoveries. Akwa Ibom State has recorded 11 new cases of infections, bringing the total number of the pandemic to 145. Similarly, Cross River State that the state Government claimed was invulnerable to the pandemic has reported four new cases, summing the overall to nine so far. The latest figures were released on Sunday night in a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). NCDC noted that the new cases of COVID-19 were reported in 19 states in the country as well as the Federal Capital Territory…

The Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio has absolved himself of alleged corrupt practices levelled against him by the outgone acting Managing Director of NDDC’s Interim Management Committee, Ms. Joy Nunieh Akpabio who spoke at Arise TV Friday night dispelled major controversies surrounding the Niger Delta Development Commission before, during and after his appointment as minister, insisting that the rots in NDDC did not start today but dated back to the inception of the commission in 2001. Nunieh in a short viral video had alleged that during her brief tenure at the commission, Mr. Akpabio repeatedly pressured her to…

Billionaire Ned Nwoko has given reason for marrying the actress, Regina Daniels. Regina, whose marriage to the 59-year-old Nwoko generated a lot of controversy from her father and her teeming fans, gave birth to a baby boy a few days ago. Senator Nwoko in his Twitter handle wrote “I liked her when I saw her (Regina Daniels) especially when I found out that she was from that place. I had always wanted to have somebody (a wife) from my side.” The actress’ husband tweeted “We were introduced to each other and one thing led to another. That was when I…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Kamarudeen Usman for defeating Jorge Masvidal and defending his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title. This was contained in a statement entitled President Buhari Congratulates Kamaru Usman For Retaining UFC Title issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on  Sunday. In the statement, the President extolled Usman’s courage and patriotic zest in flying the Nigerian flag in far away Abu Dhabi in the early hours of Sunday. The statement reads “As the first African-born and Nigerian UFC Champion, President Buhari commends the courageous fighter for finishing strong inside the octagon, proudly flying…

Chelsea suffered a setback in their bid to qualify for the Champions League as Sheffield United rekindled their own European ambitions with an impressive 3-0 win on Saturday. Frank Lampard’s side were punished for some dismal defending at Bramall Lane as David McGoldrick struck twice, either side of Oli McBurnie’s goal. The Blues remain third after a second defeat in their last four games. They will be down to fifth place by Monday evening if Leicester beat Bournemouth and Manchester United defeat Southampton. It was another alarmingly sloppy display from Chelsea, whose other defeat since the restart was a defensively…

Nigeria on Friday recorded 575 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total caseload to 31,323. This was revealed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet via its official handle. According to the health agency, 224 new cases were reported in Lagos, 85 in Oyo, and 68 in the FCT. Other states with new cases are Rivers (49), Kaduna (39), Edo (31), Enugu (30), Delta (11), Niger (10), Katsina (9), Ebonyi (5), Gombe (3), Jigawa (3), Plateau (2), Nassarawa (2), Borno (2), Kano (1), and Abia (1).

At last, the National Administration for Drugs and Food Control is said to have approved herbal remedy for the treatment of COVID-19 that has killed thousands globally. Recall that NAFDAC had given tacit approval for the use of the drug, resulting in the initial packs of the herbal remedy bearing the disclaimer, “these claims have not yet been verified by NAFDAC.” The Director of the Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories, Ewu, Edo State, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Anslem Adodo, OSB, who broke the news said: “after a series of screening, spanning eight weeks, NAFDAC has today approved our PAXHERBAL Covid-19…

The Chief Judge of Ondo State has objected to the request of the state House of Assembly to set up a probe panel for the impeachment of Agboola Ajayi, deputy governor of the state, over allegations of gross misconduct. Oluwatoyin Akeredolu rejected the request on the grounds that two-third majority as required by the 1999 Nigerian Constitution for setting up such panel was not formed in the assembly. In a letter of July 7, Bamidele Oleyelogun, speaker of the assembly, had asked the chief judge to constitute a seven-man panel to probe Ajayi. “It is in line with the above…