Victims of Bonga oil spill ask Shell to pay $3.4billion fine
Victims of the 2011 Bonga oil spill under the Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria (AFRAN), Niger Delta Chapter have asked Shell Petroleum and Development Company (SPDC) to pay them the sum of $3.4billion as imposed by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency. This was demanded on Sunday, in a communique signed by Chairman, […]
Ex-militants beg companies to return to Niger Delta
Ex-agitators have pleaded with companies that relocated from the Niger Delta following insecurity initiated by militancy to return to the region. The former militants, in their plea, promised the companies uninterrupted peace on their return. Speaking during a regional peace summit to sensitise people on the need to advance the peace currently enjoyed in the […]
People of Niger Delta are the ones marginalising themselves – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has berated the leaders and people of Ogoni ethnic nationality for promoting disunity among themselves while blaming the backwardness of their area on others. Governor Wike made the accusation at the 30th celebration of Ogoni Day with the theme, “Leaving no one behind”, that held at the Birabi Memorial […]
INC tackles Obasanjo on crude oil ownership
The President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has rebuffed the argument raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that crude oil in the Niger Delta belonged to the country and not the people of the region. Okaba, who stated this on ‘The Morning Show’ programme of Arise Television on Thursday, said Obasanjo […]
Oil belongs to Nigeria, not Niger Delta alone – Obasanjo replies Clark…. Ozekhome reacts
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that the oil found in the Niger Delta constitutionally belongs to Nigeria and not the region alone. This follows the allegations raised by Niger Delta elder, Chief Edwin Clark who accused the former president of showing a display of hatred against people of the Niger Delta region. He also […]
Niger Delta militants stopped my government from performing – Buhari
Akpabio asks UN to extend interventions to Niger Delta
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the United Nations to intervene in the development of the Niger Delta region. The mister made the call when he received the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the past Deputy Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, and current […]
Olu of warri calls for unity among Niger Deltans, pledges support to PAP
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has called on the people of the Niger Delta region, particularly the leaders, to unite in order to tackle challenges in the region. The monarch stated this at his palace when he received the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col Milland Dikio (retd.), in Warri, […]
FG unveils strategic implementation work plan for Niger Delta
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has launched the Strategic Implementation Work Plan (SIWP) equipped for the development of the Niger Delta. During the launch, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, said the government identified the SIWP as a critical measure to trigger the anticipated development needed in the […]
Find another alternative to oil, PANDEF tasks Niger Delta
PAN Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on the Niger Delta region of the country to begin a search for an alternative to oil as an economic backbone to ensure peace and progress in the region. The call was made in Port Harcourt on Tuesday BY PANDEF’s National President, Senator Emmanuel Essien, during the official […]
FG announces plans to meet with Ogoni stakeholders
The Federal Government has announced plans to meet with stakeholders in Ogoniland on the ongoing clean-up exercise. According to FG, the meeting is scheduled to get their assessment of how far the government has gone. Disclosing this at the weekly ministerial press briefing organized by the Presidential Media Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Minister […]
Ijaw youths threaten to shut down Agip flow station over neglect
Youths in the Olugbobiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have threatened to shut down the Tedidaba Flow Station operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) over alleged neglect of the community. The youths under the aegis of Concern Olugbobiri Youths Movement, who staged a protest in the community, on Monday, […]