The Nigerian Army has announced a significant security milestone in the Niger Delta, declaring that no incidents of violent pipeline vandalism were recorded within its Area of Responsibility throughout 2025. Major General Emmanuel Emekah, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, disclosed this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt while hosting defence […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has blamed the underdevelopment of the Niger Delta on weak political will and the personal ambitions of political office holders who, he said, routinely place rivalry above regional progress. Jonathan stated this on Friday in Abuja at the launch of The Hidden Treasures, a 202-page book written by former Delta State […]
The Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested 35 suspects and dismantled gunrunning syndicates in the Niger Delta. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, acting deputy director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, said in a statement on Monday that intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of three major arms dealers. The suspects were identified as Innocent Emiyemokumo […]
Activists from the Niger Delta Environmental Justice Coalition took to the streets of London to demand justice for Ikerete Udo, one of the coordinators of Tantita Security Services Ltd., who was brutally murdered by individuals believed to be involved in oil bunkering. In a petition submitted to the Nigerian High Commission in the UK, spokesperson […]
The Niger Delta Environmental Justice Coalition has insisted that Kingsley Kuku, the former administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), along with several ex-agitators, are one ones orchestrating destabilization efforts that include blackmail and malicious media attacks against Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, the current administrator of the PAP, Tantita CEO/Chairman, Government Tompolo. In a […]
By Ukpono Ukpong A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Community Youths Association based in Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Rivers, Cross-River, Delta, Imo, Abia and Ondo States have expressed strong objection to the recent allocation of oil bloc licenses by the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to Corporate entities and individuals that are not […]
By Ukpono Ukpong Stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have warned of the possibility of another round of unrest and militancy in the region if the “unlawful” exclusion of their companies from the 2022/23 mini bid round and licensing of oil blocs by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is not revisited. In a […]
A nascent Niger Delta Militia Group christened Niger Delta Development Force, NDDF, has threatened to blow up oil installations in the Niger Delta should President Bola Tinubu refuses to rein in and stop the meddlesomeness of the Minister of the Federal Capital territory, Nyesom Wike, in the administration of Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. […]
By Aherhoke Okiona Key stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have unanimously condemned the false claims of the alleged involvement of the frontline Former Militant Leader, Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben also known as General Boyloaf in the alleged financial wrongdoings levelled against the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) by the online tabloid, Premium […]
…seeks increase of Amnesty stipends from N65,000 to N100,000 By Aherhoke Okioma The Movement for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has faulted calls for an increase in the budgetary allocation to contractors of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). According to the group, instead of an unfounded budgetary increase, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should […]
…urge Rivers people to rise against anti-democratic forces By Aherhoke Okioma Stakeholders, traditional rulers and ex-militant leaders from the Niger Delta region under the aegis of Citizens for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (CSDND) have described as “evil machination” on the plot by some politicians to launch an alleged plot to remove the […]
Oil giant Shell will pay 15 million euros ($15.9 million) to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company on Friday said in a joint statement with the Dutch division of Friends of the Earth. The compensation is the result of a Dutch court case […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019, as documented in the recent Forensic Audit Report […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja Minister of Niger Delta Affairs ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio has warned those he termed mischief makers to desist from attempt to stampede the Federal Government into aborting ongoing reforms in the Niger Delta region. He as well refuted claims in the media that he passed the buck on his responsibility for the […]
*Audit report recommends recovery of $4bn from oil coys, review of NDDC master plan ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA The Federal Government on Thursday received the much awaited Forensic Audit Report of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which looked into its affairs from inception in 2001 to 2019 and vowed to prosecute those who mismanaged approximately N6 […]
*Says Nigeria lost $50bn in 10 years due to uncertainty over non-passage of PIB *Sets up steering c’ttee to implement legislation President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, appealed to host communities of oil companies in the Niger Delta region to accept the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), saying the implementation of the provisions of the Act will […]
Young leaders in the oil-rich Niger Delta region have pushed for strategic regional engagement and affirmative leadership, as a panacea for development, and a means to make up for the huge capital being invested in the region. The leaders unanimously adopted this position as a way forward for the region on Saturday, during the Niger […]
The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) has urged the Federal Government to inaugurate the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to prevent resumption of hostilities in the region of the country. Its National Coordinator, Mr Jator Abido, made the appeal in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Abido cautioned that if the […]
Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Ijaw Youths Congress (IYC) on Thursday shut down the recently completed 13-floor Headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), located at the Eastern By-Pass, Marine Base in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State. The shutdown is coming on the heels of similar exercises carried out by the youth body in […]
By Doosuur Iwambe Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have asked the federal government to compel Shell to clean up the massive pollution its extractive activities have created in the Niger Delta. The CSOs cautioned that Shell’s plan to move offshore is only targeted at evading the scrutiny that its onshore activities have attracted. The […]