Panic as oil theft, illegal refining increase in Niger Delta
WITH the introduction of Amnesty, training and capacity building of youths in the Niger Delta, expectations were high that the development would culminate in increased peace and end to vandalism, oil theft and illegal refining in the region.
2018 Budget: C’ttees on Defence, Army, Airforce, Niger Delta, FCT, 15 others holding Senate to ransom – Saraki
SENATE President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has raised the alarm that Senate Committees on Defence, Army, Airfoce, Navy, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the Niger Delta and fifteen others were holding the Senate to ransom, following their refusal to submit reports of 2018 budget of their various committees.
Amnesty reduced to shielding political urchins —N-Delta activist
THE President, Ijaw Professional Association (Homeland Chapter) Mr. Iniruo Wills, has said that amnesty as a policy has been bastardised and reduced to an instrument for shielding political urchins by the various governments in the country.
New cry for restructuring from the Niger-Delta
South-South leaders and elders under the aegis of Pan Niger-Delta Elders Forum, PANDEF, will converge on Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, “the Jerusalem of Ijaw nation” for a mega rally to chorus their campaign for the restructuring of the polity.
The twisting theme of tomorrow’s rally aptly reflects the desperation and expectation of of South-South political leaders.
Perennial leadership failure ruined Niger Delta—PANDLEAF
YOUTHS from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have identified perennial leadership failure as reason why the region has remained poor and under-developed despite trillions of Naira appropriated and expended by the Federal and state governments and intervention agencies.
Foundation to empower 50 Niger Delta youth, elders with N25m
In furtherance to its commitments in empowering indigent Niger Delta citizen, Mike Loyibo Foundation has stated that it will be giving out N25 million to 50 indigene of Tuomo community.
