Tompolo alleges blackmail over warship acquisition

by Iyobosa Omoregie Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has reacted to media reports that he has acquired 7 warships from the Norwegian government. Tompolo, who is a former leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), says certain politicians are trying to dent his image as 2015 election approaches.... Read More

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December 14, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: Buhari or Jonathan – It’s time to decide

by Femi Fani-Kayode Does he regard Christians as being human beings? Does he accept the fact that Boko Haram are nothing but beasts? Does he recognise the fact that no-one has the right to take the life of another human being in the name of religion? Major General Muhammadu Buhari has emerged as the APC... Read More

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December 13, 2014

We hear Tompolo has acquired 7 warships… but for what?

by Iyobosa Omoregie Media reports have gone overdrive all day that former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has acquired 7 warships. A Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet, fanned the flames of the report when it disclosed that Tompolo bought “seven decommissioned Norwegian battleships”. The report stated that the Hauk-class guided missile boats had been re-armed with new... Read More

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December 5, 2014

Feature: Chevron GMoU, a CSR initiative worthy of emulation

by Kolapo Olapoju In recent time, the Niger-Delta region of the Nigeria has witnessed a lengthy period of peaceful co-existence with oil companies operating in the region, as opposed to what was obtainable about a decade ago when the region was enmeshed in communal clashes, abductions and societal unrest over the perceived indifference of oil... Read More

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November 15, 2014

Analysis: An Ijaw man has been in Aso Rock for four years, but what has changed in the Niger Delta?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This week, President Goodluck Jonathan declared his intention to contest for a second term, and he explained the things he’s achieved as the president so far. The president has done some good work in his tenure. For instance, he’s created nine new federal universities to deal with the expanding demand for university... Read More

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October 15, 2014

@Chude: Let’s talk about our 34 million problems

by Chude Jideonwo Being a Keynote Address given by Chude Jideonwo, Managing Partner of Red Media Africa(RED) & Founding Executive Director, The Future Project at Youth Link Forum 2014 by Chevron’s Foundation for Partnerships in the Niger Delta, 14 October, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. As we are expected to do at meetings like this, so... Read More

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October 6, 2014

@ElMagnificento1: The imperative of building local industrial capacity (Y! PolicyHub)

by Fortune God’sSon Alfred So I hear and read somewhere that the US is stopping Nigeria from acquiring (wrong diction) BUYING certain choice military hardware such as the Chinook, which is said to be a versatile and reliable American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter produced by Boeing. Boohoo! Am I supposed to be mad at the... Read More

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September 12, 2014

JTF in Delta discovers that shrines now host crude oil

by Jewel Stephen Stolen crude oil supply has been discovered in juju shrines and septic tanks by Joint Military Task Force’ officials. The security agents, who operate under the code-name ‘Operation Pulo Shield’, confirmed that the crude oil was found buried inside juju shrines, sitting rooms and septic tanks, in some communities of Delta and... Read More

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September 9, 2014

Tarila Marclint Ebiede: President Jonathan is unable to solve the Niger Delta environmental question (Y! PolicyHub)

by Tarila Marclint Ebiede Five years after militancy stopped in the Niger Delta and amnesty was established, little has been done to address the environmental question that partly led to the insurgency. Over 50 years of oil exploration and production have led to massive degradation of the environment. The main sources of environmental pollution in oil-producing... Read More

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September 4, 2014

Is this what our money is being used for? Alaafin of Oyo goes shopping in London with four companions

by Kolapo Olapoju Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, was recently photographed in one of the largest and most expensive shopping malls in the UK, the Westfield Mall in London. The Alaafin travelled outside Nigeria to celebrate his 76th birthday, and he went shopping with his four wives. Royal flamboyance Several Nigerian royal fathers live... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Don’t sweat it: Bayelsa denies rumours of Ebola in town

by Isi Esene The Bayelsa health commissioner, Dr. Ayebatonye Owei, has dispelled rumours of an Ebola virus case in the state. Reacting to insinuations that three Ebola cases were recorded over the weekend at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, one of the isolation centres in the state, Owei said those were merely rumours.... Read More

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August 27, 2014

Shell cashes out, sells four major oil fields to Nigerian firms

by Kolapo Olapoju On Wednesday, 27 August, oil and gas company, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it has sold four oil fields it owns in Nigeria, as part of its global assets sale, in a bid to cut costs. A shell spokesman said, “We have signed sales & purchase agreements for some of the Oil Mining... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Opinion: Let regions control their resources

by Enenim Ubon “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ~ Nelson Mandela When President Goodluck Jonathan announced to the nation, that he would convene a national conference, I belonged to the group of persons who... Read More

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July 22, 2014

State Government Debts: Is there an end to this dilemma?

A coalition of non-governmental organisations in Rivers state styling itself as the Niger Delta Citizens and Budget Platform (NDCBP), has expressed concern over a recent approval by the state House of Assembly for a $280 million concessionary loan to be taken from the World Bank and the Africa Development Bank (AFDB). According to the group,... Read More

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June 6, 2014

Perry Brimah: Is Pres. Jonathan clueless or miscalculated?

by Perry Brimah Is it possible that Nigeria’s president has a plan to undermine the capacity of Nigeria to defend itself from a war to be waged by his loyalists in the Niger Delta in the event of his defeat come 2014, or in 2019 after his tenure expires if by some mad miracle he... Read More

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June 6, 2014

‘Warn Edwin Clark, your local champion’ – Yobe gov. tells Pres. Jonathan

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Governor of Yobe, Ibrahim Gaidam has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to caution First Republic Information Minister, Edwin Clark on his penchant for making controversial statements. The Governor described Chief Clark as “ill-informed, malicious and vindictive” and urged him to “respect his very old age and either speak with decorum and facts... Read More

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May 29, 2014

Just In: FG announces amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents

by Akan Ido The Federal Government through the minister of youth development, Boni Haruna announced amnesty for members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. The minister made this public at an event which took place at the International Conference Centre in Abuja to mark the Democracy Day. The event was attended by President Goodluck Jonathan,... Read More

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April 28, 2014

Perry Brimah: 100 Niger Delta youth on standby for mission against Boko Haram

by Perry Brimah The anti-terror national civilian force awaits the responsible authorization of the President of Nigeria, Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. As the nation waits for the executive approval of an armed Civilian mission against Boko Haram, a group of 100 youth from Delta state have committed to join the... Read More

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April 11, 2014

Chidi Onumah: What does the North really want? (Part 2)

by Chidi Onumah I don’t know what goes on in the minds of the likes of Bugaje, Mohammed and their fellow travellers in the NEF and ACF when they have to refer to themselves as Nigerians or when they see Nigerians who are not from the “North”. They approbate and reprobate at the same time.... Read More

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March 28, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: The crude oil identity

by Akin Osuntokun Rather than endeavour to free our minds from the shackles and incapacitation of the bondage of crude oil, it is tragic to note that some Nigerians who stake political leadership claims would work themselves into frenzy seeking to perpetuate our dependency on oil syndrome. It is difficult to quantify and determine the... Read More

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March 14, 2014

Tunde Leye: Nigeria – The curious case of bigger entity myopia

Tunde Leye Elders like Bugaje have done nothing to drive development of the vast non-oil minerals in the north. No, they lazily eye the oil wealth available from the delta and scramble for their share. It was last week that Usman Bugaje made the claims about the oil in the Niger Delta belonging to the... Read More

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March 8, 2014

Bayo Olopohunda: How Jonathan betrayed Nigerians

by Bayo Olopohunda Now, he is aiming to recontest his lack lustre presidency in 2015. Nigerians should reject Jonathan in 2015 as a payback for his betrayal. The election year of 2011 is still fresh in my memory. I remember it just like yesterday. It was in that year that Goodluck Jonathan was elected the... Read More

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February 21, 2014

Opinion: Government’s insensitivity and the need for collective re-strategy in the North-East

by Abubakar Musa we must realize that Mr President (GEJ), who has all the security apparatchiks and buoyant resources under his control, isn’t a southern President but nigeria’s. Unless the North East, for him and them, isn’t part of Nigeria, he must act the same way and with the same vigour with which he would’ve... Read More

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February 10, 2014

Opinion: Asari Dokubo is a big fat liar

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Only in Nigeria can the type of Dokubo – an anachronistic belligerent with a shrilled tone that’s so mean spirited – with such a limited understanding of people, ideas, politics, and civilized engagement, attract so much publicity and huge following by his loyal Ijaw people. Despicable rhetoric and the phony arrest of... Read More

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February 8, 2014

Opinion: The National conference is a necessary distraction

by Tahir Talba Aside the clamor for more and more resources from the Niger delta, the creation of more states, the adoption of state police, what do we want to jawjaw about? Are those the real problems of we Nigerians? For what it’s worth, a confab is necessary now, at a time steaming with so... Read More

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February 7, 2014

“I am a regular visitor to SSS”: Asari Dokubo opens up on his arrest

by ‘Jola Sotubo The controversial leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Muhajid Dokubo-Asari was yesterday summoned to the headquarters of the Department of Security Services (DSS). [READ:BREAKING: DSS arrests Asari Dokubo for making inciting comments] The former militant was arrested for making inciting comments about the upcoming 2015 presidential elections. [READ:Why Asari Dokubo... Read More

February 6, 2014

Why Asari Dokubo was arrested by secret service operatives

by Adeola Balogun The President of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari aka Asari Dokubo has been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS). [READ:BREAKING: DSS arrests Asari Dokubo for making inciting comments] The former militant was summoned to the headquarters of the DSS at the Yellow House, Abuja earlier today. It is... Read More

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January 4, 2014

You are the CHIEF of assasins – Asari Dokubo to OBJ

by ‘Jola Sotubo Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has received yet another letter in connection to his recent 18-page missive to President Goodluck Jonathan. Ex-militant, Mujahid Dokubo Asari is said to have written a letter to Chief Obasanjo in which he described the latter as the “Chief Assassin of all times”. Obasanjo wrote a letter to... Read More

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Tompolo alleges blackmail over warship acquisition

Femi Fani-Kayode: Buhari or Jonathan – It’s time to decide

We hear Tompolo has acquired 7 warships… but for what?

Feature: Chevron GMoU, a CSR initiative worthy of emulation

Analysis: An Ijaw man has been in Aso Rock for four years, but what has changed in the Niger Delta?

@Chude: Let’s talk about our 34 million problems

@ElMagnificento1: The imperative of building local industrial capacity (Y! PolicyHub)

JTF in Delta discovers that shrines now host crude oil

Tarila Marclint Ebiede: President Jonathan is unable to solve the Niger Delta environmental question (Y! PolicyHub)

Is this what our money is being used for? Alaafin of Oyo goes shopping in London with four companions

Don’t sweat it: Bayelsa denies rumours of Ebola in town

Shell cashes out, sells four major oil fields to Nigerian firms

Opinion: Let regions control their resources

State Government Debts: Is there an end to this dilemma?

Perry Brimah: Is Pres. Jonathan clueless or miscalculated?

‘Warn Edwin Clark, your local champion’ – Yobe gov. tells Pres. Jonathan

Just In: FG announces amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents

Perry Brimah: 100 Niger Delta youth on standby for mission against Boko Haram

Chidi Onumah: What does the North really want? (Part 2)

Akin Osuntokun: The crude oil identity

Tunde Leye: Nigeria – The curious case of bigger entity myopia

Here comes the SSS: Tunde Bakare says ‘there’ll be violence’ if Jonathan seeks re-election

Bayo Olopohunda: How Jonathan betrayed Nigerians

Opinion: Oil spill in Abuja and lessons for the rest of us

Opinion: Government’s insensitivity and the need for collective re-strategy in the North-East

Opinion: Asari Dokubo is a big fat liar

Opinion: The National conference is a necessary distraction

“I am a regular visitor to SSS”: Asari Dokubo opens up on his arrest

Why Asari Dokubo was arrested by secret service operatives

You are the CHIEF of assasins – Asari Dokubo to OBJ

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