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Akpabio Debunks Allegations by Former NDDC Managing Director, to Sue for Defamation
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Akpabio Debunks Allegations by Former NDDC Managing Director, to Sue for Defamation

Senator Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta Affairs has said that his legal team has been instructed to institute a defamation suit against Ms Joy Nunieh, former acting managing director of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over her allegations against him. Nunieh had made some grave allegations against the minister in interviews with reporters. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, Anietie  Ekong, special assistat on media to Akpabio descrbed the accusations as “cornucopia of false, malicious and libellous,” adding that the Minister will seek redress in a Court of law. The statement read, “The Honourable Minister’s initial attitude was to allow his lawyers and the judicial system vindicate him of the false allegations against h...
Ex-NDDC MD, Joy Nunieh, Barred from Leaving Rivers Home by Police Personnel
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Ex-NDDC MD, Joy Nunieh, Barred from Leaving Rivers Home by Police Personnel

Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force on Thursday barricaded the Port Harcourt home of Joy Nunieh, former Acting Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, preventing her from going to the airport. Reports suggest Nunieh was scheduled to meet with Senate committee on NDDC in Abuja today. SaharaReporters reports that a source to her said, "Nunieh just called me now. The police have taken over her house since 4:00am in Port Harcourt. She is expected to testify before the House of Reps today. With a noticeable distress in her voice, she alleged the police broke into her premises and she expected they would take her away soon." Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and Nunieh have both been on the hot seat for alleged misappropriation of N40bn by the Interim Man...
Akpabio Slapped for Allegedly Sexually Harassing ex-NDDC MD, Nunieh
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Akpabio Slapped for Allegedly Sexually Harassing ex-NDDC MD, Nunieh

Former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has accused Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta affairs of sexual harassment, saying she once slapped the minister for molesting her. Nunieh in an interview with Arise TV, on Monday said that the incident took place at the minister’s guest house in Abuja. She noted that her reaction to the molestation showed her zero tolerance for “nonsense” as a Rivers state woman. Nunieh said, “Why did he not tell Nigerians that I slapped him in his guest house at Apo? I am the only woman that slapped Akpabio. He thought he could come up on me. He tried to harass me sexually.” “I slapped him. He tried to come on me. I am an Ogoni woman and nobody jokes with us. I showed Akpabio that Rivers women do not tol...