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In a recent development in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, a new militant group called the Creek Reform Warriors has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). The ultimatum demands…
In a startling revelation, prominent Niger Delta leader Asari Dokubo has accused the Nigerian military of being the main perpetrators behind 99 percent of oil theft in the country. Following a private meeting with…
There is mounting pressure on the United States government to designate secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a terrorist organisation. An article in Washington Times is calling on US authorities…
On June 29, a dull, somewhat grainy picture of Nigerian activist Nnamdi Kanu in handcuffs began circulating on the internet, shortly after what seemed like unlikely news about his arrest in and extradition from a…
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, on Monday reacted to the 72-hour ultimatum given by Fulani jihadists and Miyetti Allah to the Delta State Government to review its ban on open grazing, saying he is extremely…
Two directors at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). One of the arrested directors is in charge of education,…
Abule Song by Patoranking Produced by Telz Album: Three Released: 29 July 2020 Nigerian dancehall artist, Patoranking has released "Abule", a track from his next album, "Three" which will also drop anytime soon. Lyrics…
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to pay students on its scholarship scheme in the United Kingdom. According to her, the students…
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has finally picked up the gauntlet thrown down by the National Assembly to name lawmakers who got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).…
The list containing names of Senators and House of Representatives members involved in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, contracts has surfaced. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio…
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the entire 40 counts bordering on alleged N34bn fraud filed by the Federal Government against Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, a company linked to a former…
Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied claims made by the Buhari-led government and the EFCC that she embezzled Nigeria's money while she was in office. The former Minister of Petroleum Resources had a no-holds-barred…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has said history will punish former President Olusegun Obasanjo for ceding Bakassi to Cameroon. He said this while addressing party supporters…
Hundreds of Ijaw youths resident in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday, stormed the corporate head office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme on a solidarity march in support of…
Niger Delta militants have vowed to shut down Nigeria if the FG does not stop the “harassment” of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen. In a statement on Sunday signed by a General John Dukku of…
The South-South Governor’s Forum has scheduled an emergency meeting of the Forum for Sunday. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media Relation’s to the Governor òf Bayelsa State, Fidelis Soriwei, said among other…
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the PDP, yesterday, questioned the motive for the inclusion of two billionaire businessmen, Aliko Dangote and…
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO), Friday accused the Buhari presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of secretly drawing over N478 million from the coffers of the Niger Delta Development…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation on Monday to mark the country's 58 years of independence from colonial rule. The President spoke on pressing issues such as the…
It's barely a day after the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbanjo visited Delta State and some gunmen suspected to be militants already set ablaze a crude oil pipeline at Ughelli. The pipeline belonging to the Niger…
