Igbonla Kidnapped Students: Militant group claims responsibility, threatens to wreck more havoc
The militant group behind the abduction of the six students of Igbonla Model School in Lagos, Niger Delta Forest Army,...
Month: July 2017
NDDC AND THE FORCES AGAINST CHANGE
By Kole Brown There is no doubt that there is a paradigm shift at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, as the...
SPE-NAICE 2017: We’ll stop oil production if cost remains high – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said the country will have to halt oil production...
IYC CRISIS: Ahoada, Abua-Odua Youths form splinter group
The Ijaw Youth Council in Ahoada West and Abua-Odual local government areas of Rivers State, has created a special chapter,...
Ann-Kio Briggs – The fight of her life
“Blessed be she who is both furious and magnificent” – Taylor Rhodes The journey of a thousand miles begins with...
Video: Asari Dokubo Blasts Buhari, Don Jazzy and Davido
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Warri Mega Fiesta: Mercy Johnson, Olamide, Phyno, Harrysong, Akpororo set Warri on fire
The city of Warri was shut down last night as many Nigerian celebs stormed Delta state for Warri Mega Fiesta....
WORLD CLASS EVENT CENTRE, KFT PLACE OPENS IN WARRI (PHOTOS)
An event and entertainment centre, KFT Place and Conference Centre, has been commissioned in Warri. The centre is a new,...
Escravos pilots petition Buhari, NIMASA, NPA over collapsed Escravos breakwaters
The Escravos Ship Pilots have petitioned the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA,...
Port Harcourt sex workers protest against plan to host night vigil in hotel
Sex workers operating at Pedro Hotel in Azikiwe Street in Mile 2, Port Harcourt City Local government Area of Rivers...
WARRI MEGA FIESTA: Organisers promise adequate security
KFT Place, organisers of Warri Mega Fiesta, have promised adequate security in and around the main hall of the KFT...
Breaking: Aladja, Ogbeh- Ijoh communities in fierce gun battle
Despite the reconciliatory meeting held between the Aladja community in Udu Local Government Area and their Ogbe-Ijoh neighbours in Warri...
INEC registers 69,000 eligible voters in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had registered about 69,000 eligible voters during the ongoing continuous...
MURDER OF GBARAMATU TWO: Okowa Meets Gbaramatu, Ogbe-Ijoh, Aladja Communities
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has sued for peace between the people of Gbaramatu, Ogbe-Ijoh, Aladja, and Udu...
South-South Monarchs Must Be Part Of Niger Delta Master Plan – NDDC Chairman
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has underlined the importance of traditional rulers...
Workers’ salaries: IYC commends Gov Dickson decision
The Ijaw Youth Council has commended the Bayelsa State Government for its currents efforts at settling the backlog salary arrears...
REPORT: 12 months after FG flag-off exercise, disappointment, anger in Ogoniland over delay to clean up oil spills
PORT HARCOURT - When Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in June 2016 flagged off oil spillage clean-up exercise in Ogoni land, amidst elaborate...
NDDC: Ekere has brought joy, hope to Akwa Ibom people – Attah
A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has reviewed the achievements of Mr. Nsima Ekere, the Managing...
We will sustain NDDC Foreign Scholarship Scheme – Ekere
The Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has pledged to sustain the funding of its...
NDDC to spend N2 billion on Schools Renovation-MD
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, will spend N2billion Naira for the renovation of schools in the Niger Delta region...
NDDC revokes 600 contracts worth N200 billion
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has revoked more than 600 contracts and projects as part of efforts...
Stop the ongoing military onslaught in riverine communities, Group tells Acting President
Says residents dying of hunger A human rights group, Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-corruption Crusaders, FOHURAC, has called on Acting President Prof. Yemi...
Full list of anti-malaria drugs banned by Senate
The Nigerian Senate has listed about 42 anti-malaria drugs that have been banned in Europe but are still sold in...
Paris Club fund: Bayelsa gets N10bn, Dickson warns against misuse
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has warned against any act that would lead to misuse of the second tranche...
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 3RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PAN-NIGER DELTA FORUM (PANDEF)
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 3RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PAN-NIGER DELTA FORUM (PANDEF) HELD IN YENAGOA, BAYELSA...
Delta Police Command Allays Itsekiri Community’s Explosion, Says No Casualties
Delta state police command has allayed the fears generated Tuesday night by an explosion that occurred in Koko town, Warri North council...
GOVERNORS, SENATORS, OTHER DIGNITARIES TO GRACE KFT PLACE OPENING CEREMONY
KFT event centre would be playing host to His Excellency, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and other governors, Senators, House of Representatives...
Hon. Ebimaye Lauds NDDC Initiative To Build Women Development Centres
Calls on Commission to extend programmes to creeks The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, commitment to building and equipping women...
NDDC to build women development centres
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it will build and equip women development centres in nine states of the...
WARRI: Many injured as Police, Air Force personnel engage in shootout
The peaceful atmosphere in Jeddo, Okpe council area of Delta, on the outskirts of Warri metropolis, was shattered Monday evening as operatives...
APC calls for arrest of P-square for ‘insulting’ Federal Government
The All Progressives Congress, APC, youth renaissance group has reacted to Peter Okoye of P-square’s perceived ‘insult’ on the Federal...
NDDC to prosecutes defaulting contractors, banks over abandoned projects
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said it will prosecutes contractors who abandoned its projects after collecting advance payments...
Final year student killed as two cult groups clash in Bayelsa
Mr. Diete Rufus, a 24-year-old final year Business Administration student of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, has been murdered in...
Bayelsa new varsity, UNIAFRICA takes off in September – Dickson
Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Monday gave an assurance that the newly established University of Africa, Toru Orua would...
President Buhari committed to peaceful, developed Niger-Delta – Amnesty Boss
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is committed to...
