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Oil Firm, Fishermen at War in Rivers Over Spill
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:55 pm | Akanimo Sampson
LOCAL fishermen in Bonny, a bustling natural gas island of Rivers State, are locked in a battle with ExxonMobil, an American oil giant. The fishermen are accusing the oil major of what they described as ''a desperate attempt'' to cover up a fresh oil ... More >>
Fresh Tension in Niger Delta Over
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:54 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THERE is a palpable air of uncertainties in the Ijaw axis of the volatile Niger Delta, Nigeria's main oil and gas basin, as 63 Ijaw youths are currently battling for the control of the soul of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), a potent socio-political machine. More >>
300,000 Groan as Road Claim Lives
Saturday, 19 June 2010, 2:23 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE collapsed portion of the Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway which caved in at around Kiliometre 18, within Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has started to claim human lives. More >>
War on Violent Crime in Bayelsa
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 1:56 pm | Akanimo Sampson
APPARENTLY spurred by the action of the Bini traditional establishment last week in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, in combating the scorge of kidnapping and armed robbery, an Ijaw monarch in Bayelsa State, a haven of insurgency in the Niger ... More >>
UN to Continue Human Rights Work in Nepal
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 2:38 pm | Akanimo Sampson
The United Nations human rights office in Nepal will continue to work out of the nation’s capital for another year, but will close down field offices outside of Kathmandu, according to an agreement announced today with the Government. More >>
Kidnappers Abduct Editor's Dad
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 2:35 pm | Akanimo Sampson
KIDNAPPERS in the Abia State axis of the South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria, have abducted Chief Etuk-Udo Sampson, father Akanimo Sampson, editor (Niger Delta) of Watchdog Reporters. He was abducted with three others on Saturday, on their way ... More >>
Orubebe, Ftan Seal Deal on Niger Delta Tourism
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 6:38 pm | Akanimo Sampson
GODSDAY Orubebe, Nigeria's Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has struck a deal with the Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN) with a view to exploring the rich tourism potentials of the oil and gas region, to raise the standard of living ... More >>
Suffering As Jonathan Visits Rivers, 500,000 Trek
Saturday, 15 May 2010, 11:33 am | Akanimo Sampson
THE visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Rivers State, the capital of Nigeria's oil and gas industry, on Friday, brought more anogy to citizens than joy. More >>
Group Exposes Conflict Triggers in Niger Delta
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 4:08 pm | Akanimo Sampson
CIVIL society group, Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) has exposed what they consider as potentially dangerous conflict triggers in the Niger Delta, Nigeria's troubled oil and gas region More >>
Rivers Warns Trouble Makers, Beef up Security
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 1:24 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE authorities in Rivers State have raised a red flag to all groups planning to use President Goodluck Jonathan's visit on Thursday, to stage a public protest, warning that security operatives will deal appropriately with law breakers. More >>
Jonathan Storms Rivers Thursday as President
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 1:23 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE three-day official working visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Rivers State, the oil and gas capital of Nigeria, which was postponed last Thursday following the demise of former President, Umaru Yar’Adua, has been rescheduled for this coming ... More >>
NDDC Crisis Deepens as Banks Shun Financing
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 5:00 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE interal top-level crisis rocking the official interventionist agency in Nigeria's main oil and gas region, appears to be taking a turn for the worse. More >>
Contractors Jittery as Amaechi Spoils for War
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 4:13 pm | Akanimo Sampson
FOR local contractors in Rivers State who think that they can play games with government funds, it is no longer business as usual. It is either they deliver quality jobs or risk jail terms. More >>
Climate Change: Hunger Looms in Nigeria
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 4:12 pm | Akanimo Sampson
WITH rising sea level in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, coupled with unusual weather condition, the future of food security is appearing very bleak. More >>
Jakarta's Appointment of General Challenged
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 4:10 pm | Akanimo Sampson
The democratic transition in Indonesia is still hampered by a number of government policies. Civil supremacy, law enforcement and human rights are not priority issues for the government in drafting these policies. This is true even of President Susilo ... More >>
Samoa Celebration Event Post Tsunami
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 4:08 pm | Akanimo Sampson
New Zealanders and Samoans will gather together later this week to celebrate their achievements in the rebuilding of Samoa, seven months after October 2009's devastating tsunami. More >>
Rivers, Arik Air Rift Deepens
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 4:06 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE rift between Rivers State Government and the management of Arik Air, a private airline, has taken a turn for the worse, with friends of Governor Chibuike Amaechi calling for a boycott of the airline. More >>
Militants to Jonathan: Choose Between Peace, NDDC
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 4:05 pm | Akanimo Sampson
WITH the on-going angry agitation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria's main oil and gas region, for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, to sack the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), an interventionist agency, the Joint Revolutionary ... More >>
IBB, David-West Under Fire Over 2011
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 10:41 am | Akanimo Sampson
FORMER military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, and former Petroluem Minister, Prof. Tam David-West, have come under fire in the Niger Delta, Nigeria's main oil and gas region, over the coming 2011 general elections. More >>
Africa Needs Collective Action On HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 5:24 pm | Akanimo Sampson
FORMER President of Zambia, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, says African countries cannot combat the HIV/AIDS scourge alone. AkanimoReports said on Tuesday that he has accordingly challenged Africa to pull resources together in fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic. More >>
