Niger Delta

  Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) says it has expanded its operations ‘pro bono’ to include all oil and gas facilities in close proximity to the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP).   The company whose primary area of operations is on the Eastern Corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline said they …

…Vows no resumption of oil production in Ogoni ‎ ‎Niger Delta Environmental Rights Defender, Celestine Akpobari has claimed that the Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State has over the years been subjected to political marginalization in the leadership of the state. ‎ ‎ ‎Akpobari who spoke to newsmen at the …

By: Amos Odeh, Yenagoa ‎ ‎ ‎Local Government Chairmen of Bayelsa state under the auspices of  Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), have backed the decision of the governor, Senator Douye Diri to resign from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). ‎ ‎The association made the statement at a press …

…Reaffirms Ban on Brotherhood Election ‎ ‎ ‎The Bayelsa State Government has said its ban on the election of officers to pilot the affairs of Ogbia Brotherhood, an umbrella socio-cultural organization of the Ogbia people in the state, was informed by a compelling need to forestall the breakdown of law …

  By Our Reporter   As the Federal Government continues plans to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland, the Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA), has vowed to resist the move. ‎The group during its provincial awareness tour in Kpite,Tai local government area on Saturday displayed placards with inscriptions ‘Stop oil resumption …

By Emma Sunday The 6 Division, Nigerian Army has arrested a 36-year-old gunrunner, Peter Onyeali Chibueze,  with 15 Italian-made sophisticated rifles in Rivers State. Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director of the 6 Division’s Public Relations, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday. According to …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, and other prominent personalities in the Niger Delta have said the life of the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha symbolised the principles of federalism, resource control, justice and environmental rights.   They said Alamieyeseigha, who was …

Elder Timi Ogoriba, a foremost Pan-Niger Delta activist, has joined the Ijaw Nation and the Niger Delta at large in commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of the former Bayelsa State governor, late Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha. ‎ ‎In a statement released in Yenagoa, Elder Ogoriba extolled the …

…As Diri Receives Africa In Diaspora Leader On Maiden Nigeria Visit ‎ ‎ ‎Bayelsa State has procured two aircraft to commence commercial flight operations at the state’s airport. ‎ ‎Governor Douye Diri, who stated this during the courtesy visit of the Prime Minister of the State of Africa In Diaspora, …

By: Amos Odhe, Yenagoa       In the pursuit for improved corporate governance, enhanced performance and effective service delivery to the nation and citizens, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday held a knowledge exchange session, leading to a …