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FG approves N6bn for portable water in Ogoniland

On March 3, 20217:14 pmIn Newsby Bankole

THE Federal Government yesterday said that the sum of N6,048,318,974.74 has been approved for the provision of potable water for the four local governments of Ogoniland, Gokana, Khana, Eleme and Tai in Rivers State.

Police exhume baby buried alive by grandfather in Bauchi

Killers bury 3 victims alive in Ogoniland

On July 18, 20208:43 amIn Metroby Victor Ogunyinka

We killed them for exposing oil theft, perpetrators ― Suspected killers By Egufe Yafugborhi THREE corpses of kidnapped victims have again been exhumed in Rivers State, this time, from a forest in Bera, Gokana Local Government Area (LGA) where suspected killers led the police. The victims, Baridomale Sunday Tor, Baridon Gbarabera and Barisiton Nawee were
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No going back on Ogoniland clean up — FG

On June 17, 20206:00 pmIn Newsby Bankole

The Federal Government has reinstated its determination towards completions of the Ogoniland Clean-up project as recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP.

Ogoni Cleanup: We’re shocked court said HYPREP is unknown to law ― Ogoni Youths

Norwegian Ambassador expresses concern over slow space of Ogoniland clean up

On January 23, 202011:57 amIn Newsby Victor Ogunyinka

Fears exercise might take over 50 years to be completed By Chris Ochayi The Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Jens-Peter Kjemprud has expressed concern over the slow pace of work at the Ogoniland clean up sites. He lamented that the exercise generally is worrisome and that the Ogoni clean up might not be completed at the
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What do we do about the new NDDC Sole Administrator?

The Esther of Ogoniland!

On November 1, 20192:43 amIn News, Sweet and Sourby Urowayino Jeremiah

THE Federal Government has set up an interim management committee to run the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The interim committee was inaugurated last Tuesday by Senator Godswill Akpabio, the ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom, former Minority Leader of the Senate and current Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.

Environmental pollution: Stakeholders, elder statesmen must see to Ogoni clean-up ― CISLAC

Bandits’ve taken over Ogoniland, monarch cries out from hiding

On September 2, 20199:54 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

PORT HARCOURT—TRADITIONAL ruler in Kaaba community, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief MSK Nule, said, yesterday, that bandits have taken over Ogoniland.

Bandits have taken over Ogoniland, monarch cries out from hiding

On September 2, 20195:32 pmIn Newsby Bankole

TRADITIONAL ruler in Kaaba community, Khana local government area, Rivers state, Chief MSK Nule, says bandits have taken over Ogoniland.

Proffering solutions to Ogoniland’s many-sided ordeal

On July 29, 20198:50 amIn Viewpointby vanguard

CSO and NGOs from Ogoniland gathered in Abuja to watch a documentary focused on the staggering environmental pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The 45-minute-long film, Environmental Refugees, was premiered by Oak TV to enlighten stakeholders about the consequences of oil spills and create a sense of urgency around the ongoing cleanup project.

FG sues for peace ahead of clean-up in Ogoniland

On April 19, 20196:12 pmIn Newsby Urowayino Jeremiah

The Federal Government has called on the people of Ogoniland to remain peaceful and avoid taking actions capable of delaying the clean-up in oil impacted communities in the area.

Ogoniland : FG transfers operatorship of Shell assets to NNPC, NPDC

On March 13, 20195:09 pmIn Newsby vanguard

The Federal Government, yesterday, revoked the operating licence granted Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, for Oil Mining Lease 11, in Ogoni land and transferred the operatorship of the assets to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and its upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC