Tag: Niger Delta

Odidi Community Demands Urgent Relief as Oil Spill Ravages Niger Delta Creek

Crude oil from the Trans Forcados Pipeline has polluted waterways, swamps, and farmlands in Odidi community, Delta State. Residents call on Heritage Petroleum, Federal and State Governments for emergency food,…

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5000 Itsekiri Graduates Of Novena Varsity Not Part Of Scholarship Beneficiaries- PAP

Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) denies owing tuition fees for 5,000 Itsekiri graduates of Novena University. Investigation found that the list of purported beneficiaries originated from the Itsekiri National Youth Council…

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INC Condemns PIA, Mining Act as Tool of Niger Delta Oppression

INC President says laws entrench legislative injustice against oil communities. Okaba accuses Federal Government of militarising Niger Delta while leaving mining states unchecked. Congress demands urgent legislative harmonisation and return…

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Godfrey Tare Pondi Foundation Launches Drive for Cleaner Niger Delta

- Godfrey Tare Pondi Educational Foundation seeks partnership for cleaner Niger Delta. - Flags-Off Ogulagha Integrated Waste Management Scheme. - Echoes commitment to cleaner and greener region. The Godfrey Tare…

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Ogulagha Community Flags Off Integrated Waste Management Scheme

Initiative tagged #ProjectKeepOgulaghaCleanGreen unveiled at community secretariat. Sponsors say scheme is an investment in health, dignity, and future of Niger Delta people. Leaders, youths, and women’s groups pledge full participation…

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Niger Delta Group Demands Full Prosecution of Ayiri Emami’s Brother Over Alleged Drug, Arms Smuggling

The Niger Delta Independent Advocacy (NDIA) has issued a strong statement demanding that the Nigerian government ensure full prosecution of Emami Ajetsibogho, the younger brother of controversial Itsekiri figure Ayiri…

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Ijaw Media Council writes Tinubu, Demands Removal of NCDMB Executive Secretary, Ogbe From Office

Ijaw Publishers’ Forum (IPF) backs Niger Delta stakeholders’ call for removal of NCDMB Executive Secretary Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe. Allegations of incompetence, abuse of power, and ethnic favoritism raised against…

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Igbifa, Pukon Win Big at Ijaw Youth Council Elections; See Full List

Dcn Peter Timothy Igbifa has emerged the newly elected President of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide as the 8th elective convention held at Oporoza, Gbaramatu Kingdom. The elections which would…

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NDDC: Fresh Trouble as Senate Uncovers New Excess Spendings

The Nigerian Senate has disclosed it received fresh fraud allegations against the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. According to Senate, the new financial infractions were not stated…

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Amnesty Boss: Bakumor Insists on Substantive Appointment, Accuses  Munguno of Dividing Ijaws

A vocal Niger Delta youth leader, Priest Ellington Bakumor has faulted the appointment of yet another acting chairperson to oversee the Presidential Amnesty Program, instead of a substantive Coordinator. The…

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