DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has assured residents of Uzere Kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area that his administration will ensure oil companies meet their obligations to communities affected by oil spills and environmental damage. The governor gave the assurance on Friday during an inspection of oil spill sites in Uzere. He […]
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO Reports of Monarch’s Death Emerge THE Ijaw community in Bayelsa State is mourning the reported death of His Royal Highness Moses Theophilus Kenibara VII, the Amadabo of Moko-Ama in the Akassa Kingdom, who reportedly died at the age of 64. Reports of his passing emerged around 8 and 9 October 2026, […]
By EMMANUEL OTOYO The Debate Requires a Clearer Historical Record THE debate over Akwa Ibom’s littoral identity should not be reduced to competing ethnic narratives or the politics of offshore oil revenue. At its foundation is a question of geography, law and historical reality. One fact deserves particular attention: Oro, particularly the Oron area, occupies an […]
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO Coalition Questions Basis of Allegations THE Niger Delta Coalition for Peace and Justice has rejected recent allegations made by former Niger Delta militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari against the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III. The coalition described the claims as baseless, unjustified and unsupported by credible evidence. In a statement signed […]
By OFFIONG ARCHIBONG A Community-Level Response to Conflict Risk ONNA Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has strengthened its community peacebuilding architecture with the inauguration of an eight-member Conflict Prevention Council. The initiative, launched on 26 September, forms part of a wider peacebuilding programme supported by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE Oborevwori Celebrates Oru at 79 DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has felicitated former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Steve Orishe Oru, on his 79th birth anniversary. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, the governor described Oru as a consummate politician, accomplished […]
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO Bayelsa Groups Credit Tantita With Reducing Street Crime, Oil Theft, Youth Violence Youth Groups Link Improved Security to Employment, Pipeline Surveillance A coalition of Niger Delta youth stakeholders, alongside women’s groups and civil society organisations in Bayelsa State, has commended Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited for what they described as a […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE Internal Documents Reopen One of Nigeria’s Most Contentious Environmental Debates FOR decades, the environmental devastation of Nigeria’s Niger Delta has remained one of the country’s most enduring development crises. Thousands of oil spills, contaminated rivers, dying mangrove forests, abandoned infrastructure, prolonged litigation and deep mistrust between oil-producing communities, multinational corporations and regulators […]
Call for Immediate Environmental Intervention ENVIRONMENTAL rights advocate and peace campaigner, Chief (Comrade) Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has urged the Federal Government, Delta State Government and relevant environmental regulators to declare an environmental emergency over a reported oil spill affecting communities in Warri South-West and Burutu Local Government Areas of Delta State. Mulade described the reported […]
By AUSTINE OKIEMUTE KPEDI A Renewed Call for Prudence Amid Renewed Tensions AS debates over identity, traditional authority and political influence continue to shape public discourse in the Warri axis of Delta State, a public commentator has appealed to the Itsekiri people, the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, and prominent Itsekiri leader, Chief Ayiri Emami, […]