Attack on oil facilities: Militants in the Niger Delta give six conditions
Continuous Emancipation of Niger Delta (CEND), a coalition of 36 militant groups, has given the Federal Government six demands it must meet to put an end to continued “destructive attacks” on oil and gas facilities. CEND made this known in a statement by General Officer…
NDDC used to fight me – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike says the sum of N10 billion was deployed by the NDDC in 2019 to fight against him during the governorship elections. It is not clear how the Rivers State Governor came upon those staggering figures, but he told Channels Television Tuesday, that…
Nunieh debunks audit claim, goes for Akpabio
The Esther of Ogoniland and former Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Joi Nunieh has debunked claims that the forensic audit ordered by the President is on course. Nunieh who appeared before the House Committee investigating the NDDC via a virtual platform swore that the…
Developing story: Chase them out, Sagay urges Buhari, as Akpabio sits on a time bomb
Leaders of the Niger Delta have been accused of looting funds meant for the transformation of the region, and sharing the loot amongst themselves to the detriment of the people and their communities. Professor Itse Sagay who is in charge of the Presidential Advisory Committee…
Developing story: Plot to separate the NDDC from the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs
As the squabble surrounding the NDDC intensifies and sworn opponents go for one another, there are emerging indications that a plot to remove the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, from the control of the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry may be gathering steam. It is not…
Akpabio, Nunieh, do battle
It was like a movie, said one onlooker who witnessed the unfolding scene. Joi Nunieh, the immediate past Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission suddenly emerged. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs had just finished with reporters covering the National Assembly….
Ayade’s commissioner fires at Wike
The Cross River State Government has expressed strong reservations over disparaging comments against its leadership which are credited to the Governor of Rivers State. The government said in its reaction to Wike’s comment that it sees the description of Ben Ayade, a Professor and Governor…
Jonathan weighs in behind Obaseki
Despite what looks like a spirited effort by a faction of the APC to discredit the government in Edo State, a former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has acknowledged the good work of the Godwin Obaseki led administration. The former President who was in Edo on…
Enemy planning to attack us – MOSOP by Chimex Ndubuisi
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has raised an alarm over what it regarded as a plot to attack its secretariat in Bori, Ogoni in Rivers State. According to a press release signed by the MOSOP Asst. Secretary General Alex Akori, an…
Developing story: Nunieh leaves over N250 billion in NDDC coffers
More than N250 billion meant for the NDDC’s intervention in the development of the Niger Delta may have been left unspent by the Joi Nunieh led management. The Telegraph which has been on the trail of the developing story since Nunieh was shoved aside learnt…
