DIALOGUE EUPHORIA: A COSMETICS APPROACH TO THE NIGER DELTA QUESTION.
Dialogue is a known age long method of conflict resolution. Its efficacy in resolving crisis is not in doubt hence the typical call for dialogue in addressing crisis. Dialogue in…
Leave me out of your woes, Sylva tells Dickson
Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa state, has accused Seriake Dickson, the incumbent governor of the state, of spreading false reports about him. Sylva, who lost the recent governorship election…
IJAW YOUTHS WANTS BUHARI TO LEAD NEGOTIATION
YENAGOA - THE umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take the lead in the dialogue with the Niger Delta stakeholders…
Some senior Yoruba, Hausa military officers planning to overthrow Buhari – Niger Delta militants
Niger Delta militants group under the aegis, Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, has alleged that some senior military officers from the Yoruba and Hausa extractions are planning to overthrow…
Soldiers kill boat driver in Bayelsa
Troops of the Joint Force (JF), Operation Pulo Shield (OPS), have killed a boat driver, who hailed from Olugbobiri, Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. It was gathered…
Time to review oil industry agreements -By Eperetei Fiyebo
Dear President Buhari, more than a year after the All Progressives Congress took over power, expectations remain high, but so much faith is already lost in your Change mantra that…
We are running out of patience, Niger Delta militants tell FG
Niger Delta militants have threatened to resume hostilities, alleging that the two weeks cease fire agreement elapsed without any commitment on the part of the federal government. The fighters said…
Niger Delta minister raises alarm on plot to ‘embarrass him’
Uguru Usani, minister of Niger Delta, has raised alarm on the alleged attempt by a political group in Cross River state to stage a protest linking him to militants. Describing…
Bill On Niger Delta Amnesty Programme Passes Second Reading
A bill for an Act to establish the Presidential Programme on Rehabilitation and Reintegration of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria has passed its second…
We Have No Ceasefire Agreement with Govt- Avengers
Members of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have said that they had not reached any ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government. Members of the militant group have been claiming responsibilities…
