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...
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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...
Tantita Security Services Ltd., has said it is targeting a $320 million carbon credit scheme for the Niger-Delta region, as part of efforts to drive community development and sustainable environment. Executive Director Operations and Technical, Tantita Security Service, Capt. Waredi Enisuoh, said this at a lecture organised by Highstone...
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has congratulated Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her reappointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The National Chairman of PANDEF, Dr. Godknows Igali, OON, in a recent statement, described Okonjo-Iweala as the “best jewel of the Niger Delta” and hailed her historic...
The Nigerian Navy confiscated more than 8.1 million barrels of stolen crude oil and 86,500 MT of illegally refined AGO in four years. The Chief of Training and Operations (Navy), Rear Adm. Olusegun Ferreira, made this known while briefing newsmen on the activities of the navy on Monday in...
Dr Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), has alleged sabotage in the fight against crude oil theft in the country. Ekpemupolo stated this when he played host to the national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Tuesday in Oporoza,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fostering dialogue, reconciliation, and healing among all ethnic nationalities that make up our great nation. In a special message commemorating the 2024 Ogoni Martyrs Remembrance Day, President Tinubu said he was in solidarity with...
A coalition of groups known as: “We Are Stronger Together Movement”, has said that the call by aggrieved groups for the sack of the current leadership of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was uncalled for. The Movement said on Monday in Yenagoa that rather than the sack of...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 98 illegal refining sites across the Niger Delta region in the last one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while giving updates on the operations of the armed forces in...