Niger Delta

The Secretary-General Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Mr Frank Pukon has come out to say that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is dividing Niger-Delta. Mr Frank Pukon recently revealed this via a statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Buhari’s government is bequeathing a strange legacy to the oil-rich ...

Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (APC-Delta) has urged the Federal Government to abandon its plans to cancel the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), for ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region. He revealed this via a recent statement on Sunday in Abuja, by Yomi Odunuga, his Special Adviser on ...

Ex Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Chief Frank Kokori has come out to say that President Buhari must purge his government of people with corrupt traits. He recently revealed that there are obvious victimization and corruption wallowing under his watch and he is ...

Niger Delta Minister, and ex-governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has come out to say that the Niger Delta region must continue to be peaceful for development to happen. He revealed this as he received party leaders under the aegis of Niger Delta APC Youth Leaders at the ...

The Director, Institute for Niger Delta Studies (INDS) of the Niger Delta University, Prof. Ambily Etekpe has come out to say that it was not right to have added Imo, Abia, and Ondo as member states of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). NDDC was launched by ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo ...

The Acting Chairman of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has cautioned illegal oil bunkerers in the Niger Delta region to avoid engaging in oil theft and economic sabotage henceforth. He revealed this today in Port Harcourt, Rivers State as he addressed the Media. According to ...