The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed profound grief over the passing of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who died on Thursday, 11th December 2025. National Chairman of PANDEF, Ambassador Dr Godknows Boladei Igali, OON, in a statement on Friday, described the loss as “very painful”...
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Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has pushed back strongly against a Sahara Reporters publication dated November 29, 2025, describing the story as a “dubious and ill-intended attempt” to tarnish the image of its Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Jennifer Adighije, and mislead stakeholders. The article, titled “Niger Delta Company Boss,...
In a sustained effort aimed at consolidating on the operational successes recorded, troops of 6 Division have sustained the crackdown against oil thieves across the Niger Delta Region (NDR). In the latest operations conducted with other security agencies between 10 and 23 November 2025, several illegal refining sites were...
As military investigators continue probing the foiled coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, PREMIUM TIMES has exclusively obtained details of the identities of 16 of the top military officers allegedly involved in the failed attempt. Sources with details of the ongoing investigations earlier told this medium that 14...
Foremost real estate investor in Port Harcourt and South-South, My-ACE China, popularly known as the Mayor of Housing, has bagged the Mandela Africa Leadership Award. The real estate success strategist, who is behind a new mini-city known as the Alesa Highland Smart City near Onne Port, said after the...
Environmental campaigners, civil society organizations, and community representatives from across the Niger Delta have called for an immediate review of Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), demanding a clear deadline to permanently end gas flaring in the region. The demand was among the key resolutions reached at the Climate Justice...
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has inaugurated a new Naval Strategic Base in Ayakoro community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, to strengthen the fight against piracy, oil theft, kidnapping, and other crimes across the region’s waterways. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony, NDDC Managing Director, Chief Samuel Ogbuku,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the news of Shell’s $2 billion Final Investment Decision (FID) on a new gas project in the shallow offshore HI Field, in OML 144. A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the new Non-Associated Gas (NAG) development project will deliver...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has formally launched an ad hoc committee tasked with investigating the alleged mismanagement of crude oil spill clean-up funds allocated to the Niger Delta. The inauguration ceremony took place on Friday in Abuja. Represented by Rep. Bello Kumo (APC–Gombe), Speaker...
In a decisive show of force against oil theft and environmental degradation, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed multiple clusters of illegal crude oil refining sites in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. This operation was disclosed in a statement issued Friday by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet,...
A crude oil leak from an 8-inch pipeline linked to Oil Mining Lease 29 (OML 29) has led to fresh environmental pollution in the Nembe area of Bayelsa State, affecting communities along the Santa Barbara River. The facility is operated by Nembe Exploration and Production Company Limited, formerly known...
National President of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Igali, has urged the Nigerian government to prioritize and safeguard landmark investments like the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which he described as a strategic asset essential to Nigeria’s—and Africa’s—industrial future. Amb. Igali made these remarks while praising Dangote Group...
Nigerian diplomat, Amb. Godknows Igali, is advocating for government at all levels to establish robust mechanisms to protect critical investments from disruptive labour disputes, which threaten industrial growth and job creation, particularly in the Niger Delta region. Amb. Igali emphasized that while the rights of workers to fair wages...
Nigerian military has ramped up its crackdown on oil theft in the Niger Delta, dismantling dozens of illegal refineries and intercepting petroleum products worth over ₦112 million in September alone. This was disclosed on Saturday in Abuja by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, who...
As Nigeria marks its 65th Independence Anniversary, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has extended warm felicitations to the nation, while urging deeper reflection on the country’s journey and stronger resolve in tackling lingering challenges. In a goodwill message signed by its National Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Godknows Boladei Igali,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to immediately engage the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Ogoni people, and other relevant stakeholders with a view to finalising the modalities for the resumption of oil production in Ogoniland. President Tinubu issued...
Niger Delta Youth Council of Nigeria (NDYCN) has thrown its weight behind the Dangote Refinery in the ongoing standoff involving the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN). In a press statement signed by the National...
Niger Delta rights advocate, Ann-Kio Briggs, has called on the people of Rivers State to be informed about the terms of the agreement between Governor Siminilayi Fubara and President Bola Tinubu, especially with the six-month emergency rule now concluded in the state. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Briggs...
In a historic moment for Rivers State, the cloud of uncertainty that loomed over its political landscape has lifted with the termination of the state of emergency at midnight on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the leading socio-political organization representing the South-South geopolitical zone,...
The Bauchi State Muslim Parliament has endorsed the peace-building efforts of Senator Shehu Buba, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security and National Intelligence. The group made the declaration about the senator at a press conference in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, on Saturday. It declared its “total...