A socio-political, Delta Force of the Niger Delta (DFND), has given support to the aspiration of the Rivers State governor, Dr Peter Odili, saying he is the preferred aspirant to contest the Presidency on behalf of the South South in … read more
GOVERNOR James Ibori of Delta State yesterday asked oil companies operating in the state to wake up to their social responsibilities for their host communities to stem the unrest in the Niger-Delta region. The governor who was represented by his … read more
Indigenous oil firms that transferred the majority shareholding of their oil blocks to foreign companies under the sole risk terms and marginal field programme are to forfeit them to the federal government. Such blocks will be acquired to the Nigerian … read more
Nigeria has been named the third country in the world, after South Africa and India, with the highest number of people living with the dreaded diseases, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This disclosure was … read more
World Bank President, Mr Paul Wolfowitz, has stated that about $300 billion oil wealth has been stolen from Nigeria in the last four decades. Wolfowitz however, praised President Olusegun Obasanjo for the fight against corruption singling out the Economic and … read more
MILITANTS in the Niger Delta say they have not ceased hostilities in the region. In an online statement yesterday the Joint Revolutionary Council, reiterated its earlier stand that the release of their leader, Asari Dokubo was the solution to enduring … read more
An internal battle broke out Monday within Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party over impeachment processes against three of its 28 state governors. The party controls 28 of the country’s 36 states. Monday’s battle followed the impeachment of Ayo Fayose, governor … read more
The State Security Services (SSS) said yesterday it was investigating the involvement of a lawmaker and traditional ruler in Bayelsa State in the spate of hostage taking that has enveloped the Niger Delta Region even as it declared 5 suspected … read more
A new twist has been introduced into the crisis in Ogoni as a previously unknown group, Ogoni Oilfield Landlords Association, given some conditions that must be met by the Federal Government and the Shell Petroleum Development Company before oil production … read more
The organised private sector in Rivers State has warned that the spate of hostage taking in the Niger Delta could result in the exodus of experts in the oil industry from the region. Already, the deep offshore logistics in the … read more