*Is Your State Governor Telling You The Truth About State's Receipts from FAAC? * A|Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers Net N321.29Bn In Six Months, Says NEITI *NEITI Reveals : Delta Alone Got N100.81Bn while Osun, C|River, Plateau, Ogun, Gombe and Ekiti combined Received N99.47Bn in Six Months By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat's Polling, Research…
By Gbenga Abulude (Politics and General desk) As the permutations on the 2023 presidential race are gradually building up, legal practitioner and National Coordinator of Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, (CAGG), Mr Olusegun Bamgbose has claimed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and critical political figures from the Northern geo-political setting are unwilling to allow former…
Anti-corruption Group Raises Alarm...Makes Fresh Revelations Claims NDDC's IMC Squandered N9bn In August Alone President Muhammadu Buhari and anti-graft agencies in the country have been urged to immediately freeze the bank accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to forestall an alleged fresh round of spending spree that the Commission's IMC is allegedly set…
...We ‘ll Bury Oshiomhole Politically Come Sept 19, Says Obsaeki Oshiomhole: Obaseki has failed Edo Woefully..he Will Be Voted Out By Gbenga Abulude(The New Diplomat's Politics and General desk) Edo State governor and Peoples Democratic party (PDP) governorship candidate, Mr Godwin Obaseki and his estranged godfather and immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams…
NDDC's Management Alleges: He Raised 'False Claim' From Joseph Obukata (The New Diplomat's N'Delta Correspondent) Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission's Covid-19 Palliatives Committee, has alleged that he is being intimidated by the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC headed by Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei after exposing alleged misappropriation in the disbursement of…
APC: Gov Obaseki Planning To Obtain N1.5bn Loan For Vote-buying PDP To APC: You Are Telling Lies...'No Iota Of Truth In The Claim' By Gbenga Abulude( The New Diplomat's Politics and General desk) With few days to the September 19 governorship election in Edo state, the two leading political parties- Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and the…
By Gbenga Abulude (The New Diplomat's Politics and General desk) Barely 24 hours after the highly respected Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, held a peace meeting with top politicians in Edo state, the Deputy Governor of the state, Comrade Philip Shaibu has reportedly been seen in a viral video, addressing scores…
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Deputy President of the Senate’s first significant foray into public service was when he was appointed as executive assistant to Governor James Ibori of Delta State (2003-2005). Omo-Agege, a lawyer, later served as Commissioner for Special Duties, and Secretary to the Delta State Government from 2005-2007. In 2015, he was elected by…
Asks Cairo Ojougboh To Tender Public Apology, Retract Defaming Allegation By Gbenga Abulude(Politics and General Desk) The Senate on Tuesday denied collecting N20m Covid-19 palliative from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The upper of chamber of the National Assembly in strong words, challenged the NDDC to list names of beneficiaries of the palliative or…