Category: South-South

The police in Edo State have rescued eight males and two females abducted during a trip to Babcock University for GYC Africa Conference, at a location bordering Edo and Ondo states. Spokesman for the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday. Mr Yamu said the rescue followed the […]

Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Escravos have again deactivated seven illegal refining sites at Obodo Omadino in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Similarly, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested seven suspects for their alleged involvement in operating seven illegal oil dumps […]

The Nigerian Army says it uncovered 11 new bunkering facilities during a six-day operation in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. Danjuma Danjuma, spokesman for the 6 Division, Port Harcourt, announced this in a statement on Monday. He said seven suspects were arrested during the operations. ”Troops seized 13,600 litres of stolen crude oil, 4,890 […]

Yesterday, a strong delegation from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), participated in the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (@officialnlng) Community Vendors Capacity Development Programme 2025 held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Representatives from various directorates of the Board delivered presentations on its guidelines, opportunities, and operations. Ogede Elvis, from the Project Certification and […]

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have apprehended 43 suspected oil thieves during a coordinated raid on illegal artisanal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. Spokesman for the division, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Sunday, noting that 14 artisanal refineries were also dismantled during the operations. Mr […]

The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has congratulated the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) board members led by Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari as group chief executive officer (GCEO) and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman. According to a statement issued to LEADERSHIP by Kennedy Tonjo […]

Stakeholders, including church leaders from the Niger Delta region, have called for decisive action against environmental and human rights violations in the region. They made the call on Thursday in Abuja, in a communiqué after a two-day workshop on human rights and environmental issues. The workshop aimed to equip participants with knowledge about the UN […]

President Bola Tinubu has given marching orders to security agencies to fish out those behind the killing of some travellers in Edo State. The victims, who were said to be travelling from Port Harcourt to the northern part of Nigeria, were allegedly killed by a mob in Uromi, Edo State, on Thursday. While reacting to […]

…Urges President Tinubu to reconsider stand on Rivers State … Says Ijaws stand for unity, progress of Nigeria Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has called on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the National Assembly to inaugurate a committee of eminent Nigeria leaders across the nation to intervene and resolve […]

The apex body of the South-South geopolitical zone, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has hailed President Bola Tinubu for signing the South-South Development Commission Bill into law. The organisation has in a press release on Wednesday signed by its National Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Godknows Boladei Igali, noted that the action has boosted the confidence of […]