By Braeyi Ekiye A few weeks ago, Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) had cause to castigate his political associate and longstanding friend, former president Olusegun Obasanjo over the latter’s views at a public conference in Abuja that the crude oil in the Niger Delta belonged to Nigeria […]

Rights activist, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, has frowned on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s statement that oil in the Niger Delta belongs to Nigeria and not the region, saying the former leader must have been motivated by patriotism.

The controversy generated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s remark that oil in the Niger Delta belongs to Nigeria and not the region seems unending as Niger Delta activists said the ex-President’s children and kinsmen should call him to order.

By Henry Umoru – Abuja Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark yesterday took a swipe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that his disdain and Insincerity for the People of Niger Delta has not in any way reduced. Clark in a personal letter to Chief Obasanjo described his comments that […]

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it has rolled out strategies to tackle incessant oil spills in communities in the Niger Delta. NOSDRA Director-General, Idris Musa, disclosed this at a one-day Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) plan on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, organised by NOSDRA to create awareness on the dangers […]

WORRIED by the plight of the people, Academics virtually gathered in Asaba to discuss the multiple challenges confronting the Nigerian nation with the Niger Delta as a case study.

By Daniel Ajisogun The Host Communities of Nigeria, Producing Oil and Gas (Hoscon), has rejected the decision of South-South governors to appoint trustees for the Host Communities Trust Commission. The governors had indicated interest to appoint trustees for the Commission, directly responsible for the development of oil and gas communities. In a chat with Energy […]

By Davies Iheamnachor National Coordinator of South-South Elders Forum and member, Board of Trustees, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, His Royal Highness Anabs Sara-Igbe, in this explosive interview dissects the Niger-Delta problem and proffers radical solutions on way forward. Excerpts: Are you satisfied with the level of development in the region? We are far behind. What […]

The Senate has urged oil and gas companies in Nigeria to relocate to their operational base in Niger Delta for smooth operation. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Senator Albert Akpan (PDP-Akwa Ibom) at plenary on Tuesday. Akpan, in his lead debate said that the companies have over the years operated […]

PAN- Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to issue a presidential order directing International Oil Companies to relocate their operational headquarters to the Niger Delta region latest March 2022.