The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, says its troops on Monday rescued nine kidnap victims abducted by armed gunmen on March 29 along the Ugheli-Patani axis of the East-West road. Rear Admiral John Okeke,…
Once upon a life on the dangerous seas — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The talk of oil thieves across the waters of the Niger Delta has made me remember the journeys I undertook through the seas and water once upon a dangerous assignment in my journalism doings. It was a journey of immense…
Tinubu: We can’t continue as Father Xmas to other countries with subsidised petrol
President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared that Nigeria can’t continue as Father Christmas to neighbouring African countries by providing them subsidised petrol, adding that his administration took the right decision to remove the subsidy. The President, who was speaking at an…
FG pays Niger Delta states N1.98trn
Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National budget says the Federal Government has thus far disbursed N1.98 trillion as a share of the 13 per cent oil derivation backlog paid to oil-producing states. She made the disclosure at the…
First anniversary: My heart still hurts, empty – Tony Uranta’s widow
Mrs Baarong Tony-Uranta, the wife of late human rights activist, Mr Tony Uranta, on Thursday said that her heart still hurts and feels empty, one year after the death of her husband. Uranta, 67, died on November 24, 2021 at…
PIA: Niger Delta council demands amendment of Section 103, 104 to allow remittance of gas flare penalty into trust fund
National Council on Niger Delta (NCND) has urged the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to propose an Executive bill to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to amend Sections 103 and 104 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to facilitate the…
PAP adopts hands-on empowerment model, beneficiaries to transform into skilled entrepreneurs
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has launched a new model of empowerment that will transform delegates into skilled entrepreneurs and/or employable citizens contributing meaningfully to the economy of the Niger Delta region, and the nation at large. The Interim Administrator…
Dutch court rules Shell liable for Niger Delta oil spills
An appeals court in the Netherlands on Friday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to pay compensation to Nigerian farmers over oil pollution in the Niger Delta. The court delivered its judgment at the end of a long-running civil case. The farmers…
Niger Delta: Ex-militant leaders resolve to end sea piracy, kidnapping
Ex-militant leaders have challenged each other to end sea piracy and kidnapping in the region in a bid to foster the development of the Niger Delta communities. They also pledged to work with the Amnesty Programme to see to the…
A Time to Build: Matters arising from the protest – Obari Gomba
It is normal to posit that every Nigerian wants a better country even when we differ about the route to that destination. It is time to find a common ground and build peace on the basis of justice. The pursuit…
