STRONG REPORTERS

  President Buhari Asks Nddc Contributors To Pay Up President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja directed all statutory contributors to NDDC to ‘’remit all outstanding funds to the Commission, and to ensure this is done transparently and according to laid down procedure and process".

  Buhari Directs Contributors To Remit All Outstanding Funds Owed NDDC President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all contributors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to remit all outstanding funds owed the Commission to enable it pursue its mandate of developing the Niger Delta region.

  A modern and well-appointed students hostel, built and donated by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the University of Uyo, would be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, December 30. 

  Democracy Failed Nigerians? By Dr Dakuku Peterside . Dr Peterside  Globally, citizens of countries with democratic profiles are beginning to question the efficacy of democracy—especially democracy's capacity to deliver the development agenda. A survey conducted by Pew Research shows that across 34 countries, a median of 52 per cent of those interviewed is dissatisfied with democracy. The dissatisfaction cuts across citizens of matured democracies of the UK, the US, France, and Japan. A similar report was filed by Afrobarometer, a Pan African independent research network in Ghana. Its recent survey of citizens of 34 African countries under democratic regimes discovered a "democratic disappointment gap".

  Setting The Records Straight ; Dakuku vs Wike - Chiwete Nwaka Eke Reading through a disjointed piece  written by one Ibim Amieyeofori, a roustabout working with Rivers Commissioner for Information, one would readily understand why the state government information machinery lacks fitness, tact, guile and grace.

  NDDC Pledges To Pay Contractors, Calls For Calm ... Federal Government, Oil Coys owe NDDC over N4 trillion The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to settle all verified outstanding claims by it contractors in its efforts to facilitate sustainable development of the oil-rich region.

 The Christmas Gift Nigerians Deserve  By Dakuku Peterside . Though a Christian celebration, Christmas has turned into a cosmopolitan, cultural, and social celebration marked and enjoyed worldwide by different religious adherents. In Nigeria, a religiously diverse nation, many homes, Muslims, Christians, and traditional religion practitioners, celebrate the spirit of friendship and comradery among different people, enjoy harmless fun, exchange gifts, and share the love that is the hallmark of Christmas.