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Maechi Raises Red Flag On Political Army
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 5:23 pm | Akanimo Sampson
FOR desperate power seekers in the Rivers State axis of the Niger Delta, who rely on armed youths as their political army to gain power, the game appears to be up for them. More >>
Jitters In Niger Delta Over 'Arrest' Of Asari
Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 5:09 pm | Akanimo Sampson
ALLEGED delay of Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, an insurgent leader of the Niger Delta, by security agents from entering Nigeria after a prolonged stay abroad, caused some jitters in the volatile oil and gas region on Sunday. More >>
Sack Fever Grips Rivers Civil Servants
Saturday, 24 April 2010, 1:45 pm | Akanimo Sampson
SOME 10,000 civil servants in Rivers State, one of the key oil and gas producing states in the Niger Delta axis of Nigeria, are likely to be thrown into the choked labour market as government is considering to downsize public sector workers. More >>
Budget Group Warns Jonathan Of Corrupt Ministries
Saturday, 24 April 2010, 12:52 pm | Akanimo Sampson
ACCOUNTABILITY group, Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group (NDEBUMOG) has unveiled ministries and public agencies in Nigeria alleged to be involved in high profile corrupt practices. More >>
2011: Utuama Harps on Effective Security
Friday, 23 April 2010, 12:42 pm | Akanimo Sampson
DELTA State Deputy Governor, Amos Utuama, a professor of law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) says effective security by security agencies in Nigeria, is key to guaranteeing free and transparent polls in 2011. Nigeria's next general elections ... More >>
Sack NDDC, Niger Delta Tells Jonathan
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 4:16 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THERE are growing concerns in the Niger Delta, Nigeria's main oil and gas region that has been a zone of low intensity war since the late 1990s. This time around, the trouble is centring around the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a development ... More >>
Mrs Amaechi Tackles Parents, Warns Against Abuse
Sunday, 18 April 2010, 11:08 am | Akanimo Sampson
MRS. Judith Amaechi, wife of the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has lashed out at parents who take delight in child abuse, and cursing children. More >>
Sylva Lifts Employment Embargo In Bayelsa
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 11:23 am | Akanimo Sampson
IN a seeming desperate move to shore up its popularity rating rating which sources say is currently low, the Timipre Sylva administration has lifted the employment embargo in Bayelsa State, one of the rich oil and gas states of Nigeria. More >>
Envoys Task Nigeria On 2011 Polls
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 6:30 pm | Akanimo Sampson
HEADS of foreign missions in Nigeria have said that the international community is expecting Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, to overseer the most credible elections ever in the country in 2011. More >>
Why EU Backs Nigeria's Amnesty Programme
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 6:28 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jean-Michel Dumond, has given reasons why the European Union (EU) is very keen on seeing to the success of the Amnesty Programme to repentant militants in the Niger Delta, Nigeria's volatile oil and gas region. More >>
Probe Jos Massacre, Rights Group Tells Jonathan
Saturday, 13 March 2010, 12:00 pm | Akanimo Sampson
HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW), a United States based global human rights federation, has called on Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, to probe the massacre of at least 200 Christian villagers in Jos, the troubled Plateau State capital, on March ... More >>
Utuama, Delta Dep Gov, Challenges Jamb On Integrity
Saturday, 13 March 2010, 11:57 am | Akanimo Sampson
DELTA State Deputy Governor, Amos Utuama, a law professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has challenged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to protect the integrity of its qualifying examinations into institutions of higher learning ... More >>
Jos Crisis Evidence Of Internal Colonialism
Saturday, 13 March 2010, 11:04 am | Akanimo Sampson
THE recurring ethnic conflict in Jos, the Plateau State capital, in North Central Nigeria, is an evidence of internal colonialism, the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC), an insurgent network, said on Friday. More >>
Minister Dares Militants On Contract Deals
Saturday, 13 March 2010, 10:51 am | Akanimo Sampson
MINISTER of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Ufot Ekaette, has taken on militants in the oil and gas region who are pressing for his sack over alleged duplication of contracts, to come up with evidence to substaciate their claims or remain silence forever. More >>
Militants Cross-Fire As Amaechi Sacks 4 DPOS
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:43 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE Joint Military Task Force (JTF), a special security outfit saddled with the responsibility of ensuring uninterrupted economic activities in the Niger Delta, Nigeria's main oil and gas basin, is currently locked in a cross-fire with some unrepentant militants ... More >>
Ogoni Hail Kinsman Appointment For Africa
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 11:09 am | Akanimo Sampson
OGONI mass organisation, Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), says their kinsmen at home and in the Diaspora gladly salute the appointment of their International Advocacy Officer, Mr.Legborsi Saro Pyagbara as the new Indigenous Peoples ... More >>
Ijaw Leaders Warn Trouble Makers, Back Jonathan
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 11:08 am | Akanimo Sampson
THE Ijaw people of the Niger Delta, Nigeria's volatile oil and gas region, have warned that they will apply any means necessary to resist any threat to the life of their kinsman, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan. More >>
Post-Amnesty Budget Jumps As Kidnapping Persists
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 12:31 pm | Akanimo Sampson
BUDGETARY estimates for the rehabilitation of repentant militants who embraced the ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua's amnesty, has jumped from the initial N58 billion to N65 billion. More >>
Federal Character Principle Critical For Nigeria
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 12:29 pm | Akanimo Sampson
DELTA State Deputy Governor, Professor Amos Utuama (SAN) says the correct application of the federal character principle is very critical to engendering the spirit of patriotism and nationalism in Nigeria. More >>
Why We're Hitting Oil Facilities, By Militants
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 12:26 pm | Akanimo Sampson
APPARENTLY piqued by the problematic national question in Nigeria some 50 years after independence, militants of the Niger Delta say they are embarking on a fresh struggle to cripple the country's economy with a view to extract autonomy for the ... More >>
