Prominent Northern politicians, academicians and opinion leaders stormed Kano on Sunday  for what turned out to be  the first mammoth crowd to drum up support for  Niger Delta Minister, Godswill Akpabio, ahead of 2023 general elections.

He made the statement while delivering an address at the unveiling of a monthly newsmagazine, ‘The National Interest’ on Senator Godswill Akpabio in Kano on Sunday.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent vow not to leave office a failure may have translated into the unprecedented sack of two of his ministers last Wednesday. As has been reported everywhere, it is the first time that the president has sacked a minister since his advent six years ago. That is despite the avalanche of evidence […]

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that the interim reports from the ongoing forensic verification exercise of activities of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have uncovered over 12,128 abandoned projects in the region.

STAKEHOLDERS of the Niger Delta are enthusiastically awaiting the end of this month (June) or latest July 5, which the Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, under pressure, promised ethnic nationalities of the region and ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, that the long-expected Board of the Niger-Delta Development Commission, NDDC,

Youths and Ex- Militants under the aegis of Coalition of Niger Delta Groups in Ondo state have described as injustice and executive lawlessness the non appointment of an indigene of the oil communities in the state as the Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

…Otuaro asks Akpabio to respect wish of N’Delta people …Board to be inaugurated July—Akpabio …Commission has been turned to yahoo yahoo centre —Evah …Urhobo youths protest, call for substantive board …Ndokwa youths support ultimatum …Another group petitions Buhari, gives ultimatum …IYC insists on protest as Ijaw leaders’ intervention fails By Emma Amaize, Dapo Akinrefon, Etop […]

THINGS were still dicey, last night, as ethnic nationalities from six states of Niger Delta told the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who pleaded with them to see reason that they stood by the seven-day ultimatum given the Federal Government by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and agitators to constitute the substantive board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

***Another militant group, NDRC, vows to use ‘maximum force’ if … ***Past IYC leaders meet in Warri over escalating tension ***Eradiri, NDDC interim administrator aide to meet Tompolo By Emma Amaize Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has initiated frantic moves to stop the leader of Niger–Delta agitators, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, from fulfilling […]

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Senator Godswill Akpabio has urged protesting youths from the Niger region to end the protest to ensure sustainable peace in the region.

Stakeholders agitating for the constitution of the Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, should bury their thought as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has insisted that the formation of a board for the Commission was not an issue for now.

By Chris Ochayi Notwithstanding pockets of incidents of insecurity in the country, the Federal Government, has assured that it would continue to work hard towards ensuring the safety and peaceful atmosphere for International Oil Companies, IOCs, operating in the Niger Delta region. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who gave the assurance […]

By Chris Ochayi – Abuja As part of measures to support the security infrastructure to sustain peace and socio-economic development within the region, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has unveiled plans to establish “Special Operation Unit” of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, for the region. Senator Akpabio, who made the disclosure […]

By Victoria Ojeme The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that the region must witness uncommon development. Senator Akpabio who spoke through his Special Assistant Project Monitoring and Special Duties, Anthony Ekene Onwuka, said ‘NDDC must succeed and Niger Delta must register uncommon development. […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday charged the Department of State Services, DSS, and other security agencies to immediately invite the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to name politicians in the All Progressives Congress, APC, that are behind the acts of terrorism and banditry ravaging the country […]