THE NATION A delay in securing landing permit from South African aviation authorities for Air Peace has led to rescheduling the evacuation of the second batch of Nigerians from South Africa. This is coming on the heels of xenophobic attacks…
SUN NEWS Bayelsa State Governor and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum Chairman, Seriake Dickson, has warned party leaders not to issue statements not authorised by him. A recent statement, attributed to Dickson, had declared that the tribunal judgement on…
SAHARA REPORTERS Youths of Abuetor, Agbere, Osekwenike and Osifo communities in Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State has occupied the premises of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, (NAOC) Samabri flow station, and shut it down over alleged neglect, marginalization,…
PUNCH NEWSPAPER President Buhari at the maiden Federal Executive Council meeting of his renewed mandate, approved contracts for roads across Nigeria, worth over N182bn, Presidency has said. According to the information on the Instagram handle of a presidential aide, Buhari…
THE NATION Iwere People’s Congress (IPC) has kicked against plans to transfer supervision of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from the Presidency to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. The Itsekiri group, in a statement by its spokesman, Prince Francis…
GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER A coalition of Niger Delta agitators yesterday described the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal judgement that upheld the election of President Muhammadu Buhari as a rape and mockery of the country’s democracy. They wondered why the tribunal ruled that…
SAHARA REPORTERS Air Peace on Wednesday commenced the evacuation of at least 84 Nigerians from South Africa. The Nigerians had been cleared by the immigration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to journalists on Wednesday. The ministry said that out…
SAHARA REPORTERS “RNDA want to make it clear that any attempt to remove or to replace Dokubo would lead to collateral damage on all oil facilities and oil installations. We will cripple all the major oil pipelines in the creek…
PUNCH NEWSPAPER A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Mr Farah Dagogo, has faulted Shell Petroleum Development Company for claiming it is recording losses allegedly due to the attacks on its facilities in Niger Delta. The lawmaker…
PUNCH NEWSPAPER Oil giant, Chevron said it had empowered youths in rural communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The firm added that it had spent $90m on sustainable development of the region and was poised to do more…