By Philip Akpoviri | NNP | April 6, 2012 – Has anyone ever imagined how much of an Eldorado the South-Western region of Nigeria would have become if the vast reserves of hydrocarbons situate in the Niger Delta were largely domiciled in that region? Probably that part would have been at par with today’s eye-catching […]
Arrangements have been concluded for the establishment of a sporting facility in the South-South to develop boxing talents among youths in the country. Evander Holyfield, a four-time World Heavy Weight Boxing Champion, who disclosed this during a courtesy call on Governor Liyel Imoke in Government House, Calabar, said the facility would create avenue for talented […]
The Federal Government has expressed its displeasure with the oil and gas industry’s inability to train 3,000 ex-militants it pledged to facilitate their training in related industry areas. Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters, Kingsley Kuku who expressed government’s disappointment at the weekend, at an investiture ceremony, where he was honoured as […]
The Niger Delta Youth Parliament has said that the oil producing region needs about N600bn yearly to fight poverty, put in place basic infrastructure and ensure quick development. The NDYP stated that for the region to experience massive development, the N600bn should be released consistently for the next 10 years. The National Coordinator of the […]
Police in Bayelsa State have foiled an attempt to blow oil pipelines at Agbura in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The development has thrown the Agbura community into panic with youths and community leaders putting heads together on how to prevent a future occurrence. The pipeline was about to be blown up by […]
By Emma Amaize, Warri THREE years ago, he was one of the militants carrying guns in the creeks of Niger-Delta, but on March 19, he returned from an 18-month intensive training in the United States of America, USA, a qualified marine engineer. His name is Engineer Moses Gbogun, a beneficiary of the Federal Government’s amnesty […]
March 20, 2012 by Friday Olokor, Abuja 206 Comments Former President of the Ijaw Youth Council and Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on Monday insisted that the Federal Government’s N74bn vote for the rehabilitation and retraining of the Niger Delta ex-militants in the 2012 budget was not enough. In […]
March 18, 2012 by EMMANUEL ADDEH 1 Comment EMMANUEL ADDEH writes that the Federal Government is once again faced with the challenges of militancy in the Niger Delta following fresh incidents of violence in the area The declaration of amnesty by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua in 2009 helped in no small measure to reduce […]
March 18, 2012 by Mike Odiegwu Notable groups in the Niger Delta region on Friday said they were ready for a showdown with northern leaders if the North continued to heat up the polity with “unfounded allegations and unreasonable demands.” The groups responded to comments credited to the Coalition of Northern Leaders led by Dr. […]
Over 300 oil thieves were arrested in the Niger Delta in the last two months, the Joint Military Task Force said on Thursday. Spokesman for the JTF, Lt Col. Timothy Antigha told THE PUNCH in Warri, Delta State that the suspects were picked up in states across the Niger Delta. He said the success recorded […]
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