Tag: Ogoniland
Buhari orders NNPC to take over operation of OML 11 in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to take over operation of the entire Oil
Mining Lease 11 in Ogoniland from Shell...
87-year-old former lawmaker marries young lover in Rivers
An 87-year-old former federal lawmaker and lawyer, Senator Cyrus Nunieh, on Tuesday married a much younger wife at Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt, the...
14 killed in Rivers gang war
At least 14 people were killed on Friday when members of two rival gangs clashed in Sime, Tai Local Government Area of Ogoniland, Rivers...
Wike appoints Yobo senior special assistant on sport
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has appointed former Super Eagles Captain, Joseph Yobo, Senior Special Assistant on Sports Development.
The governor also appointed Chibuzor Aholu...
Shell lied about oil spill clean-up in Nigeria – Amnesty International
Amnesty International on Tuesday described Shell’s claims that it is cleaning up spills that has destroyed lives in Nigeria as "blatantly false".
A contractor was...
Amnesty coordinator warns banks over ex-militants’ stipends
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), has vowed to get...