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I was not indicted -Former NDDC executive director

Posted by admin Niger Delta Sunday, October 9th, 2011

FORMER Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Pastor Power Aginighan, says he was not found wanting by the presidential committee that looked into the operations of the Commission. Aginighan spoke in Port Harcourt while receiving an award from a group, Post Amnesty Consolidation Initiative (PAC) and Unique Global Initiative, for his […]

Reps to probe Shell over allegations of sponsoring rival N’Delta militants

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Niger Delta Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Anglo-Dutch oil giants, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has been summoned by the House of Representatives to explain alleged involvement in the series of killings and clashes in the Niger Delta, especially in Rumuekpe village of Rivers State. The management would face the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) to clear its linkage with militant […]

Amnesty c’ttee, ex-militants disagree on stipend

Posted by admin Niger Delta Monday, October 3rd, 2011

WARRI-Presidential Committee on Amnesty, Abuja, weekend, opposed the claim by a group of former militants, under the aegis of Transformed Niger Delta Ex-Militants Forum, that about 12,000 ex-agitators, who passed through transformational training at Obubra Camp, Calabar, Cross River State, had not been paid their monthly stipend. The ex-militants, in a letter to President Goodluck […]

Youth storm NDDC office, accuse Anyim of sabotage

Posted by admin Niger Delta Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

PORT HARCOURT— Hundreds of Niger Delta youths, weekend, stormed the premises of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in protest over what they called deliberate move on the part of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, Chief Pius Anyim to frustrate the smooth operations of the commission. Mr. Sam Ebiye of Watch Dog […]

MEND, Boko Haram scare FG

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Niger Delta Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Nigeria, yesterday, had a low-key 51st Independence anniversary following threats from the Boko Haram sect and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). Though the Federal Government had dismissed such claims, saying the decision was to save cost considering the mood of the nation, the consensus among prominent Nigerians is that the […]

NDDC: Plot against Nwagboso ’ll fail -Forum

Posted by admin Niger Delta Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Less than 24 hours after Ukwa West Youth Assembly opposed the nomination of Mr. Alloysius Chijindu Nwagboso to the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), another group has countered that the plot against him will fail. Nwagboso was the former Abia representative in the dissolved NDDC Board. This time around, Ukwa West Grassroots […]

MOSOP petitions UN human rights council over UNEP report

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Monday, September 26th, 2011

LEADERS of oil-rich Ogoni, Rivers State, have petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Council to prevail on the Nigerian government to commence the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoni. The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), which submitted the petition to the 18th session […]

FG concludes demobilisation of 20,192 ex-militants

Posted by admin Niger Delta Sunday, September 25th, 2011

The transformational training on non-violence for 20,192 ex-militants at the post-amnesty camp in Obubra, Cross River, has been concluded. The News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the demobilisation and graduation of the last batch (Batch 17) of the first phase of the programme was rounded off on Saturday at the camp. Addressing trainees at the […]

We’ll treat you as criminals, Gov Sylva warns agitating ex-militants

Posted by admin Governors, Niger Delta Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Governor Timipre Sylva has warned ex-militants who have been clamouring for inclusion into the post-amnesty that his administration would tag them as criminals henceforth. Sylva, speaking during a meeting with a delegation of the amnesty committee at the Government House, Yenagoa, commended the committee for not succumbing to the demands of the protesting youths as […]

Ex-Niger Delta militants warn Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Niger Delta Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

The Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) has accused the Islamic sect, Boko Haram of plotting to destabilize the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, declaring that it is ready to partner with security agencies to thwart plans of the group. It disclosed that the Boko Haram group and their sponsors were yet to come to terms […]