By Dr. David Leffler General of the Army (GA) Camilla Torres was packing her office. As a five-star general, her staff would do this for her, but she insisted on doing it herself, just as she always had from the time she was a young lieutenant. She found that... Read more
From: Dianabasi Effiong The Cross River government is set to roll out 30 tonnes of cotton from its cotton farm by November this year as part of the “backward integration policy” of Prof. Ben Ayade’s administration. The cotton farm situated in Woda community, Yala Local Government Area of... Read more
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has applauded the efforts of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to revive the two rice mills it built at Elele-Alimini in Rivers State and Mbiabet-Ikpe in Akwa Ibom State. The Minister expressed delight with the determination... Read more
The General Officer Commanding, GOC 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Major-General Enobong Okon Udoh, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for supporting the Army in developing infrastructural facilities in the newly established division headquarters in Port Harcourt. Major-General Udoh, who spoke during the ceremony marking the operationalization of... Read more
Both Chief Innocent Chukwuma, OFR, and Innoson Nig Ltd. have filed a fresh lawsuit against the Guaranty Trust Bank PLC in the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja claiming a total sum of N400 billion Naira damages for injury to their reputation, moral character, credibility, office, vocation and... Read more
By Osita Mordi Firstly, let us properly define Igbo land. It covers the entire Southeast “zone” as well as parts of Rivers(Ikwerre, Ekpeye, Ogba and Etche) ; Delta (Anioma); Akwa-Ibom(Ohaobu-Ndoki village), Benue( Ezza, Izzi, Ezzamgbo and perhaps Ulayi); Edo(Anioma related groups); Cross River (Isobo and Izii groups of Obubra)... Read more
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has called on public officers to play less politics and focus on development initiatives that will improve the lives of citizens. Mr. Ekere was speaking when the executives and members of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral... Read more
Saviour Enoch, an undergraduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, was shot dead by suspected cultists in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. His family has urged security agencies in the state to fish the killers and bring them to justice. Mr Ovieakini Enoch, the deceased’s uncle, made... Read more
Ijaw stakeholders under the aegis of Ijaw Nation Forum (INF), an online social mobilisation platform for the Ijaws, have queried Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa over the controversial allocation of a grazing land in Yenagoa measuring about 1200 hectares to cattle herdsmen. In an open letter addressed... Read more
Niger Delta youth leaders have urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to implement the palliatives pledged by Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo during his tour to the region.. The youths made the call when the leadership of the Niger Delta Ex-Agitation Forum and Niger Delta Non... Read more
