2019 Bayelsa guber: IYC cautions against violence
By Our Reporter As Bayelsans go to the polls come Saturday the November 16 2019, Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has called for a peaceful election. "All players should conduct themselves…
Oporoza natives panic as Navy mounts gunboats
By Our Reporter Tension mounts in Niger Delta as the Nigerian Navy has allegedly laid siege at Escravos, anchoring its gunboats at the front of Oporoza creek, the traditional headquarters…
FG approves N1.7b for jetty at Bonny Island in Rivers
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the sum of N1.7 billion for the construction of jetty at the Bonny Island in Rivers.…
Former Minister of Education, Gbagi, bounces out for Delta 2023
By Badmus Shina Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has divulged his plan to join the Delta State governorship race come 2023. Gbagi, who is a business…
Former Petroleum Minister, Tam David-West is dead
...Buhari Mourns By Ebi Perekeme Tam David-West, former minister of petroleum and energy, has died at the age of 83. David-West was born in Buguma, Kalabari, Rivers State. He received…
Chevron’s journey through RMP 17 that might brew crisis
...Community wants Chevron to pay land fee By Shina Badmus Opuama, oil-rich Ijaw community in Egbema kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, has cried out over what…
Timaya’s pact with God
Don’t be shocked. That is what Timaya wants for himself. Yeah, you may know him as the otherwise aggressive, sometimes brash-talking music star with occasional lurid songs like ‘Ukwu’, Pull…
Boyloaf, Egberipapa visit NDDC, endorse Three-man IMC
By Ebi Perekeme Major stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have passed a vote of confidence on the three-man Interim Management Committee approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to oversee the affairs…
Akpabio floors Ekpenyong at Appeal Court
The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has ordered a rerun election in Essien Udim Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State. Essien Udim is one…
$11 million lost to crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, daily – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says crude oil and products worth $11 million is lost to theft and pipeline vandalism daily. In a policy brief titled ‘Stemming the…
