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Provide Details How Refunded 13% Derivation Fund was Spent, NDC to Governors

“the recent revelation of the Nigerian Presidency regarding the refund of no less than 625 billion Naira which has been paid out of the 1.7 Trillion Naira of “derivation” monies “due” to the various Niger Delta states is received with great concern by the Niger Delta Congress”.

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Governors in the Niger Delta region during their recent meeting

Niger Delta Congress has issued demand notice to the six States in the Niger Delta region, requesting details of how the refund of the 13% Derivation Fund was spent.

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Niger Delta Congress NDC

NDC in a statement titled ‘THE REFUND OF THE 13% DERIVATION FUND TO NIGER DELTA STATES’ NDC/PS/004/2022 signed by Mudiaga Ogboru, National Spokesperson, said the recent revelation of the Nigerian Presidency regarding the refund of no less than 625 billion Naira which has been paid out of the 1.7 Trillion Naira of “derivation” monies “due” to the various Niger Delta states is received with great concern by the Niger Delta Congress.

“The recent revelation of the Nigerian Presidency regarding the refund of no less than 625 billion Naira which has been paid out of the 1.7 Trillion Naira of ‘derivation’ monies ‘due’ to the various Niger Delta states is received with great concern by the Niger Delta Congress.

“While records show the extraction of no less than 1 Trillion Dollars – worth of resources from the region, but with less than 15 percent of this amount ever finding its way to the people; while we continue to suffer the consequences of a system of government we have consistently spoken against, we will not fail to emphasise the mismanagement of the meagre resources by the various administrations of the Niger Delta region.

“On this note, we won’t fail to emphasise that the actions of the Niger Delta political class over time has trapped millions of Niger Deltans  in an ever growing and deepening poverty, squalor, social and moral decay, economic strangulation  and a general underdevelopment as  has been even partially captured by various official reports of the Federal Government.

“The Niger Delta Congress, consequently, on behalf of the peoples of the Niger Delta demand a detailed explanation and breakdown from the current administrations of the six Niger Delta states (Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers), on how these allocations received were spent in the advancement of the socioeconomic, sociopolitical and sociocultural lot of our people.

“This demand is made in view of our rights to be properly informed by those who deem themselves political representatives of the Niger Delta, that is if they are indeed the political representatives of the Niger Delta region as claimed and encouraged by this system”.

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Femi Falana Demands Coroner’s Inquest Into Mohbad’s Death

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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has demanded a Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad.

Falana made the demand following the controversial death of Mohbad, who d!ed on September 12, 2023 and was laid to rest the next day.

The demand was contained in a letter to the Chief Coroner, High Court of Lagos State in Ikeja.In the letter, Falana said his law firm was aware of the

“very tragic death” of Mohbad and wanted an inquest to “be conducted into the cause of death of this young promising musician and make appropriate recommendations pursuant to Section 15 of the Lagos State Coroner’s Law 2007 which provides that an inquest shall hold whenever a coroner is informed that the death of a deceased person within his Coroner District is as a result of a death in a violent, unnatural or suspicious situation”.

The request, signed by Folakemi Falana and dated September 18, 2023, added:

“We hereby request Your Lordship to conduct an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death in Lagos State and we are confident that Your Lordship will accede to our request with utmost urgency.”

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Actor/Pastor Jimmy Odukoya To Become New Senior Pastor Of Fountain Of Life Church After His Dad

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Actor and Pastor Jimmy Odukoya, The First Son of Late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya has been elected as the new Senior Pastor Of Fountain Of Life Church while sister Tolu Odukoya Ijogun, Appointed as associate senior pastor.

In an exciting development, the Fountain of Life Church has introduced its new General Overseer, Pastor Jimmy Odukoya, succeeding his father, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya. This transition marks a significant moment in the church’s history.

Adding to the momentous occasion, Pastor Jimmy Odukoya’s sister, Tolu Odukoya Ijogun, has been appointed as the new Associate Pastor, further strengthening the church’s leadership team.

The ordination service for Pastor Jimmy Odukoya is scheduled to take place on the 30th of September, where the congregation will witness the passing of the torch to the new leadership.

Although this has been raising lot of mixed comments online because of Jimmy’s physical looks (His dreads and Tattoos)

And because he’s also an actor.

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Three Suspects Arrested For Allegedly Killing And Harvesting Organs Of A Bike Man In Port Harcourt

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The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly ki!ling a young man identified as Progress Iyogo and harvesting his organs in Ogbaraye community, Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the state.

A community source, who gave his name Otuks, told PUNCH that Progress, an Okada rider, who hails from the Aminigboko community, was conveying some goods from Abua Central (Abua LGA), when the incident happened.

The source said an unidentified man suspected to be a ritual k!ller had contracted a group of five young men to bring some human parts offering money in return community.

“They are drug boys. So, a suspected ritualist went to arrange with them to get a tongue and a heart. And from what I heard, the man promised them over N2m,” the source said.

“So, the man they k!lled was an Okada rider. He was rushing to drop somebody’s luggage from Central Abua to Amingboko around 11pm,”

“This incident happened along the Emebu/Obrean boundary. So, they k!lled the man, and cut off some of his parts. It happened on Friday night. After committing the crime, they fled, but three of the suspects were later arrested.

The spokesperson for the state Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident on Sunday, September 17, said the suspects have been arrested.

“Yes, I can confirm the incident. The three suspects who perpetrated that act have been arrested. They have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department,” the PPRO added.

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