A socio economic and political pressure group, the Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDDI) has expressed sadness over Nigeria’s worsening economic statistics in recent times. It blamed the policies of President
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A new militant group, War Against Niger Delta Exploitation, WANDE, has sprung up in the oil rich region. The new group has consequently threatened to disrupt the 2019 elections, unless
“Bandits” have emerged as the new bogeyman for insecurity in Nigeria, joining a long (and still growing list) that includes Boko Haram, cultists, herdsmen, kidnappers and militants. In different parts
The Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators has accused some politicians in the country of stockpiling arms and ammunition in the oil producing region ahead of the 2019 general elections. The
The Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Delta Safe has destroyed active militant camps at Okparakiri, Sanikiri, Ke community, Elem Okporama and Olukirion, as well as arrested four suspected sea pirates
The Niger Delta Support Group (NIDSG) has lamented the state of underdevelopment of the region, stating that candidates and their political parties are paying “lip service” to the issue of
PAN-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has accused the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbjo of causing confusion in the Niger Delta region. The group said Osinbajo has created confusion with his purported
The Gbo Kabaari Ogoni, made up of Ogoni elders, has written a protest against letter over an alleged plan by the Federal Ministry of Environment to deploy soldiers to Ogoni
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has said the newly established Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta State is on the “verge of collapse”. According to the group, the institute is
A Leader of the Coalition of Niger Delta ex-Agitators, Comrade Steve Ebisintei, has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Ebisintei also urged Niger Delta ex-agitators under
Students of the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, have staged a peaceful march over the killing of their colleague by suspected cultists, after they snatched off her
A group of Niger Delta agitators have asked multinational oil companies out of Akwa Ibom State or risk being attacked. The group, under the aegis of Coalition of Niger Delta
Former militants and youth from the 111 communities under OML 30, Delta State, have stormed the Delta State Government House, Asaba, to protest the “violent infringement and deliberate attempt” to
Special Adviser to the President Buhari on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said some people wanted him to share funds meant for ex-militants. Dokubo said
A group, the Niger Delta Amnesty Vendors’ Association, has described the protests by ex-militants from the region over the handling of the Presidential Amnesty programme, as “sponsored”. The Niger Delta
