Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) has said that the recent statement by former Niger Delta agitator, Asari Dokubo on the Nigerian Military was unpatriotic and unfair. Agbese, the lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Agbese said it was “unpatriotic, uncharitable...
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The Olowu of Kuta in Osun, Oba Adekunle-Makama Tegbosun III, has cautioned former militant leader, Asari Dokubo against demoralising the military fighting to end oil theft in the Niger Delta. The traditional ruler said in a statement issued to newsmen in Osogbo on Saturday, that it was unacceptable for...
The Nigerian Navy has described as spurious, the allegations by ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, that some cabals in the military are involved in oil theft in the region. Dokubo made the claims when he visited President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Friday. Reacting to the accusation, the...
President Bola Tinubu has received support from the people of Niger Delta region in his fight against oil theft in order to improve the nation’s economy. Mr Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, gave the support assurance when he visited the president on Friday in Abuja. Dokubo said that...
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with prominent Niger Delta leader and former leader agitator in the oil-rich region, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, at the State House. Although the agenda of the meeting is unclear, it is believed that Dokubo is likely to be part of the President’s ongoing consultations...
Dr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General (C-G), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has ordered Commandants in Niger Delta to rejig their anti-vandal units. A statement by Mr Olusola Odumosu, Director, Public Relations of the corps in Abuja on Friday, said that the C-G gave the order when he...
Oil pollution in Bayelsa State was on the international focus on Tuesday as the report of the state’s Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) was launched at the House of Lords in London. The 211-page report titled: “An Environmental Genocide: Counting the Human Cost of Oil in Bayelsa, Nigeria,” is...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it has intercepted an illegal Crude Oil Barge and arrested six suspected crude thieves in Warri, Delta State. Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a private security contractor, engaged bythe NNPC Ltd. made the arrests. Speaking, Captain Warredi Enisuoh, Executive Director,...
It is a time-honored belief that for an average Nigerian leader, once a direction is chosen, instead of examining process meticulously and set the right course; one that will allow us to overcome storm and reach safety before we can progress and achieve our goals, many obstinately persist with...
The Niger Delta Development Commission Public-Private Partnership Committee Chairman, Engr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua, has urged all stakeholders to hurry up and register for the NDDC PPP Summit 2023, as time is running out. Making this disclosure amidst the countdown to Audu-Ohwavborua advised those interested in participating to register for the...
A Group, the Niger Delta Conscience Coalition (NDCC) has endorsed Sen. Godswill Akpabio as its preferred candidate for the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly. The President of the NDCC, Mr Aniefiok Fabian, who addressed a news conference on behalf of the group in Uyo on Thursday, said...
Like every new invention which comes with opportunities and challenges, the passage by the National Assembly and signing into law of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law about two years ago, by the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government, after about 17years of protracted back and forth debates, was...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has pledged its commitment to working with an international non-governmental organization to create jobs in the Niger Delta region through the artificial insemination of livestock. NDDC’s Executive Director (Projects), Mr. Charles Ogunmola, expressed the Commission’s desire to...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, declared on Thursday that the Management of the Commission had not asked anyone to negotiate percentage for the payment of contractors. “We don’t have anyone collecting percentages for payments to any...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N117 billion for the construction of Oloibiri oil museum in Bayelsa. The Minister of State for Petroleum resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the council meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari...
Brig.-Gen. Sadisu Yakasai, the Commander, 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 2, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), says the joint military force is winning the war against crude oil theft and militancy in the Niger Delta. Yakasai spoke on Sunday during the end of the year 2022 West African Social Activities (WASA)...
Defence Headquarters says the troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, have in the last two weeks destroyed 39 illegal oil refining sites in the South South zone. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on military operations...
By BARBARA KALU, Uyo – Chairman, Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lauretta Onochie, has declared that the Commission under her watch will no longer be for just a few people but for the entire Niger Delta. Onochie, who made the declaration on Friday during a...
Many Nigerians with critical interest had hitherto believed that the advent of Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, which was signed into law in the aforementioned years, and arguably the most audacious attempts to overhaul the petroleum sector in Nigeria, will solve the real and imagined challenges in the nation’s petroleum...