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Headlines, Niger Delta
Sunday, September 27th, 2020
Abbey Collins, Port Harcourt based Environmentalist argues that the new helmsman at the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dikkio (Rtd.) holds a promise to return the programme to its original ideal A new vista opened for the Presidential Amnesty Programme this week with the assumption of office of Col. Milland Dixion Dikio (rtd) as the […]
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Columnists, Fegalo Nsuke, Niger Delta, NNP Columnists
Monday, September 21st, 2020
Read Part 1 By Fegalo Nsuke | Port-Harcourt, Nigeria | September 21, 2020 – The request for Ken Saro-Wiwa’s exoneration is coming with great pain. The pain that we can never have Ken anymore. The pain that the torture, repression, maiming and killings were prosecuted by Shell, a company whose wealth have come from the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Lloyd Ukwu, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Niger Delta, NNP Columnists, Oil Politics, Presidency
Sunday, September 13th, 2020
Dr. Lloyd F. Ukwu | Port-Harcourt, Nigeria | Sept. 13, 2020 – This morning, I awoke to read about the appointment of retired Col. Milland Dixon Dikio as the new Amnesty Program Coordinator. I was optimistic, but cautiously so and called a few friends to make sure it was the same Dikio that went […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta
Sunday, August 30th, 2020
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Even though the federal government spent a whopping N243 billion on the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in the Niger Delta from 2010 to 2014, the programme has yet to achieve its objectives, a report by an international development firm has said. The report by Nextier Security, Peace and Development (SPD) described […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Friday, August 28th, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dixion Dikio (rtd) as Interim Administrator (Amnesty Programme). The appointment takes effect from August 21, 2020. A statement from President’s media aide. Garba Shehu said the appointment followed the President’s approval removing Prof. Charles Quarker Dokubo’s from office. “Prof. Dokubo has been directed to hand over all […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Monday, August 24th, 2020
Robert-Azibaola By Perez Brisibe Chairman and managing director of Kakatar Group of companies, Mr. Azibaola Robert, yesterday gave details on why his company demobilized from some project sites in respect to projects awarded to it by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. He also disclosed that the NDDC failed to meet up to the terms […]
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Biafra, Latest Politics, Niger Delta, Rivers, State News
Sunday, August 2nd, 2020
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says the Ogoni case and struggle is different from the agitations of the Biafran Independent Movement (BIM-MASSOB). Addressing the ongoing UNPO General Assembly yesterday, Chairman of MOSOP USA, Dr. Anderson Ngbobu said the Ogoni people were not seeking an independent state from Nigeria but were […]
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Corruption Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Niger Delta, Senate
Thursday, July 30th, 2020
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate on Thursday called on the Interim Management Commitee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) to refund the N4.923 billion payments, made to staff and contractors in breach of procurement process. It said that the refund should be made to the NDDC’s Account with immediate effect. The resolution of the […]
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House, Legislature, Niger Delta
Monday, July 27th, 2020
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has finally taken up the challenge thrown at him by the National Assembly to name lawmakers who got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akpabio had on Monday, while appearing before the House Committee on the NDDC during an investigative hearing on the alleged […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta, Rivers, State News
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
We, the people of Ogoni and members of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People United States of America (MOSOP USA) on behalf of ourselves, Ogoni people in Africa and globally, bring you warm greetings. We are deeply thankful for the tireless work you do, making policies that positively impact us and all nations […]