Category: Niger Delta
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Wike offers N50m, automatic employment to physically challenged PhD student
Gov Nyesom Wike has honoured Dr. James Daniel, a student of the Rivers State University (RSU), living with disability, with N50 million and automatic appointment as a university lecturer for bagging a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. Wike announced the N50 million reward and automatic appointment on Saturday during the 33rd convocation of the Rivers…
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National Park service to establish parks in Niger Delta
National Park service to establish parks in Niger Delta
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Pirates attack, kill 3 in twin attacks on oil facilities in Bayelsa, kidnap 7
Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in the early hours of Sunday attacked two oil installations, killing three and abducting seven oil workers in Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (ANAN) learnt that the pirates ambushed their unsuspecting victims in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass Local Government areas of Bayelsa. Sources close…
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Niger Delta militants resurrect, claim responsibility for bombing oil facilities in Rivers
Niger Delta militants resurrect, claim responsibility for bombing oil facilities in Rivers
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[JUST IN] Olu Of Warri: Police Arraign Ayiri Emami In Court, Granted Bail Over Alleged Invasion Of Palace
A Chief Magistrate Court in Warri, Delta State, has granted bail to the dethroned Ologbotsere, Ayiri Emami, after he was arraigned on Wednesday over alleged conspiracy, burglary and stealing.
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Nembe fishermen lament impact of spill from Aiteo’s OML 29
Nembe fishermen lament impact of spill from Aiteo’s OML 29
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Rivers women barricade NDDC, demand reconstitution of board, release of forensic report
Disappointed over the deliberate refusal by Federal Government to reconstitute the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC board, some women from Niger Delta on Tuesday shut down the main entrance of Niger Delta Development Commission in protest over the delay in the release of the report of the forensic audit of the commission as well as…
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We’re seeking international expertise to stop ongoing oil spillage in Bayelsa – Aiteo
Ongoing oil spillage in Bayelsa – Aiteo