AKUGBENE—LEADERS and stakeholders of Kalafiogbene federated communities, Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, visited the Pere of Akugbene-Mein Kingdom, HRM S.P Luke-Kalanama VII, at his palace in Akugbene, weekend, to unequivocally dissociate the communities from the creation of a make-believe Kerebiri kingdom in the monarchy.

YENAGOA—THE recent confirmation of the election of Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson, by the Supreme Court has again rekindled optimism that construction work on the stalled Obogoro-Oporoma road project linking riverine Southern Ijaw Local Government Area to mainland Yenagoa, will pick up from where it left off.

WARRI—THE Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, in Delta State has renewed its call on Senator James Manager, representing Delta South senatorial district, to give account of his stewardship in the past 10 years to his constituents, as well as his chairmanship of Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for eight years.

FORMER Minister of Finance, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu has said the old structure of Power Holding Companies of Nigeria, PHCN, was unbundled prematurely, necessitating the non attainment of the projected 10,000 mega watts.

OIL-producing communities under the aegis of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCON), have entered into a strategic partnership with a consortium of foreign investors to utilize the vast quantity of gas flared in the Niger Delta for electricity generation and fertilizer production.

NIGERIAN Association of Petroleum Explorationists, NAPE has challenged the Federal Government to develop public hydrocarbon management strategies for investment in the frontier basins.

THE management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, said it has launched a campaign against vandalism and illegal activities aimed at ensuring adequate power delivery across its business network.

MOST oil servicing companies that invested in capacity building are under tremendous pressure due to reduced patronage, said the Chairman of Petrolog Group, Dr. Vincent Ebuh.

INDIA, United States of America and Spain led other countries in patronage of Nigeria’s crude oil, spending a total of N1.9 trillion in the first nine-months of this year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.

NEW leadership of Izon-Ebe Oil and Gas Producing Communities Association, IOGPCA, has set for itself the task of ensuring that all International Oil Companies, IOCs, in Nigeria move their headquarters to their operational bases in the Niger Delta.