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Traffic Crisis Hits Port Harcourt as Vital Bridge Caves in
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow There was serious traffic on Thursday along the vital Eleme section of the East – West Road when the heavy rain of Wednesday night washed off an end of the Aleto bridge near the Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited and cut off the use […] More
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SPDC Reports 51 Broken Pipelines in Niger Delta
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, SPDC, has said that it has recorded 51 oil spills from its facilities in the Niger Delta this year. This was contained in a report of Shell’s spills incident PORTAL on Tuesday. According to the company, 44 […] More
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Sack NDDC Sole Admin Now or We Shut Down Oil Facilities, Block Entry Points to Edo, Angry Youths Tell Buhari
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Calls for Akpabio’s Resignation. [responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] Angry youths in their hundreds on Friday threatened to shut down all oil installations in Edo State, as well as the East-west Road and other access roads to the state if the president, Muhammadu Buhari, did not […] More
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Niger Delta rejects Petroleum Industry Bill
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow [responsivevoice] Some eminent leaders of the Niger Delta region have rejected the Petroleum Industry Bill before the National Assembly, saying it does not meet the expectations of oil producing communities. The National Coordinator of the South South Elders Forum, Anab Sara Igbe, said […] More
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Sack NDDC Interim Management Now – Itse Sagay tells Buhari
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Insists forensic audit can be done under regular board. The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, (PACAC) Prof. Itse Sagay has suggested a clean sweep of the embattled management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, amidst the multi-billion naira scandal […] More
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Dissolved NDDC Board set up to Ensure ‘Business as Usual’ – Alasoadura
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow …Says almost N3 trillion expended with no result The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs is upbeat about the dissolution of the erstwhile Pius Odubu-led board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Minister of State for the ministry, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, who accused […] More
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DESOPADEC Board: Ijaw Community Threatens Shut-Down of Oil Facility
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Gives Okowa Five-Day Ultimatum Angry youths from Diebiri Kingdom in Warri South West local government area of Delta State on Tuesday stormed the Delta State House of Assembly complex, Asaba to protest their alleged denial of membership of the board of the Delta […] More
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2019: Ibori’s Political Family in Disarray
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Desperate moves by forces loyal to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Delta State to whittle down the political influence of one-time governor of the state and acclaimed godfather of Delta politics, James Ibori, which led to the exit of Emmanuel Uduaghan, the immediate […] More
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Curing Nigeria’s Oil Curse
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Salif Atojoko, deputy general editor, business and special project was in the middle of an investigation for a major story, the development of which he reported to the editorial board. “Great efforts, encouraging leads,” so said the editors. But the board decided that […] More
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Itsekiri Tell Buhari to Redress Equity Problem in Amnesty Programme
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect has been charged to address the challenge of equity in the amnesty programme. The call was made by Itsekiri Amnesty Beneficiaries, IAB, a group of people from that nationality, situate in Delta state. While congratulating the president-elect and his […] More
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Navy Arrests Suspected Oil Thieves in Bayelsa
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigerian Navy, Central Naval Command, with headquarters in Bayelsa State, has arrested 13 suspected oil thieves and intercepted vessel laden with stolen crude oil. The suspects and the illegal vessel, christened MT REDEMPTION, were apprehended at Middleton and Peddington area of Brass, […] More
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Election: CLO Threatens To Drag Warmongers Before ICC
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO has threatened to institute legal actions at the International Criminal Court, ICC in the Hague, against people making inciting statements, should the country eventually plunge into violence during or after this month’s general elections. The group said it […] More