The Obololi community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa has reported that no relief has reached them following the Feb. 16 oil leak, which discharged crude and polluted the River Nun. The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) traced the spill to a 16-inch Nun...
Niger Delta
The Ogoni Dialogue Committee, tasked with discussions on the proposed resumption of oil extraction in Ogoniland, has said it would soon present the people’s unified demand to the Federal Government. Ignatius Katty, Archbishop of Niger Delta North, Anglican Church of Nigeria, and Co-Chairman of the committee, disclosed this in...
The Ogoni people have demanded the creation of Bori State, to be formed from the Eleme, Gokana, Khana, and Tai Local Government Areas (LGAs) that make up Ogoniland. They have also called for the implementation of the Ogoni Bill of Rights as a prerequisite for the proposed resumption of...
The Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF) has mourned the demise of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, saying that the voice of the Ijaw people is gone. Chief Bukazi Etete, Chairman, IEF Lagos branch, made the remark in a statement the forum sent to newsmen in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, on Thursday, According to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday mourned former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, describing him as a “true defender of the people”. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja, said the death of the nationalist and elder statesman, was...
The Senate, on Wednesday at plenary, paid glowing tributes to the late Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, who died on Feb. 17 at the age of 97. In a motion sponsored by Sen. Joel- Onowakpo Thomas (APC-Delta) and co-sponsored by 16 other senators,...
Target Segibo, Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa on Wednesday bemoaned the adverse impact of an oil leak at Obololi axis in his domain. Segibo, who said that the spill emanated from an oil asset operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), noted...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed deep sadness over the death of a prominent Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark Clark, describing him as a bridge-builder and patriot. Jonathan stated this in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Eze Ikechukwu in Abuja on Tuesday. He also described the late...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has described the death of elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, as shocking and and filled with grief. The governor, in a statement signed and made available to journalists in the State on Tuesday by his Special...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy has said its teams operating under Operation Delta Sanity II, discovered and destroyed several illegal refining sites and impounded 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil in January. Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – In a significant stride towards supporting Nigeria’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% unconditionally and 47% conditionally, as stipulated in the Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, the NNPC Ltd and First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P) Joint...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced plans to hold its maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival in April to identify and develop new sporting talents across the region. NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama, said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Port Harcourt. She...
Some Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have commended President Bola Tinubu and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for giving priority attention to the region’s development. The stakeholders made the commendation in a letter to Tinubu which was made available the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, has assured Ogoni leaders on Tuesday in Abuja that his administration would prioritise peace, justice, and sustainable development in the area. At a meeting at the State House in Abuja, President Tinubu passionately called for unity and reconciliation, urging the Ogoni...
A coalition of 21 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Niger Delta has condemned the Federal Government’s proposed resumption of crude oil extraction in Ogoniland. The extraction activities had ceased in 1993 due to unrest, and despite several attempts, oil production has remained dormant in the area Executive Director...
Troops of the Nigerian army have apprehended no fewer than 15 persons over suspected oil theft and illegal oil bunkering activities in the Niger Delta. The Spokesman, Nigerian Army, 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, said in a statement on Monday, that the operations were carried out in...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to recommence work on the 3.65-kilometre Borokiri-Okrika Road and three bridges project, which has been abandoned since 2012, an official has said. NDDC’s Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Mr Boma Iyaye, announced this during an interactive forum with some stakeholders...
The Nigerian Army has uncovered 20 illegal refining sites and apprehended 11 suspected operators of the facilities during ongoing raids in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states. Spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, announced on Monday that troops had also dismantled...
Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to the mass street and road lighting across the Niger Delta. The initiative, known as ‘Light Up the Niger Delta,’ is being implemented in the nine Niger Delta states, comprising Abia, Akwa...
A coalition of Niger Delta groups has described Shell UK’s planned sale of its Nigerian subsidiary without consulting host communities as unhealthy and unacceptable. The women’s position was presented by Mrs Emem Okon of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre during a protest in Yenagoa on Friday. Okon led...