Alleged coup plot: NDDC demands retraction, apology from Punch, Daily Times

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has demanded a retraction and apology from the Punch and Daily Times newspapers over an alleged coup plot levelled against against the NDDC boss. NDDC’s spokesperson, Seledi Thompson-Wakama in a statement said the Commission’s legal counsel, in a strongly worded letter signed by Chief Ayodeji Adedipe, SAN, demanded that…

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Alleged inaccurate report: Sylva threatens Sahara Reporters with law suit, seeks retraction within 7 days

A former Petroleum Minister, State, Chief Timipre Sylva has given the Sahara Reporters seven days to retract what he described as an inaccurate report linking him to thuggery in Bayelsa State. Sylva, a former Bayelsa State governor, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Chief Julius Bokoru, said his…

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EFCC boss Olukoyede demands retraction, public apology from Peoples Gazette over publication

The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has demanded a retraction and public apology from an online paper, People’s Gazette, for an alleged unsubstantiated report. The online portal had alleged that Mr Olukoyede “abducted the head of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd… and forcing him to resign at a…

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