Abubakar Atiku, the defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has debunked notions that he was Cameroonian by birth and thus not qualified to contest the election of 23 February, 2019. Atiku who was born in Jada in 1946, in present day Adamawa state, but then part of... Read more
Both the police and the British High Commission have identified the female foreign tourist killed, along with a Nigerian by suspected kidnappers in Kajuru, Kaduna state. She is Faye Mooney. Mooney, a British national, worked with Mercy Corps Nigeria in Lagos. Mooney, 29, from Manchester, travelled from Lagos to... Read more
NThe Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Gana Mohammadu has expressed regrets over the ugly incident that occurred at one of the beats, where personnel of the Corps were deployed to protect the infrastructure of the Lagos Deep shore, Offshore logistics. The Corps boss... Read more
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Prof Nelson Brambaifa, has described the late Gabriel Okara as a deity of African literature whose voice cannot be stilled. Speaking when he paid a condolence visit to the Okara family in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Professor Brambaifa said... Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2019 USCIRF Strongly Condemns Easter Sunday Bomb Attacks in Sri Lanka WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns today’s bomb attacks on hotels and churches in Sri Lanka targeting Christians and other innocent civilians. The bombings have... Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 15, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned in the strongest possible terms Friday’s terrorist attack in Quetta, Pakistan, which left more than 20 dead and dozens injured. The attack, for which the Islamic State has reportedly claimed... Read more
The University of Coventry in the United Kingdom will next month sign a memorandum of understanding with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to boost education in the Niger Delta region. Speaking at the Port Harcourt International Airport, shortly on arrival from a five-day working visit to some universities in... Read more
Marching the talk: Why #MarketMarch
Opinion April 16, 2019
By Ekene Odigwe Ifeoma is the oldest of five siblings. She does not go to school and helps her mother raise her younger ones because of her poor background. In doing that she is sent to “Aunty Regy” who lives in the big city. She works for Madam while... Read more
Government Should Immediately Withdraw the Order for Resumption of Oil Exploitation in Ogoni Land
FeaturedPress Releases April 8, 2019
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation and We the People notes with alarm and unease the recent memo originating from the Presidency and addressed to the Group Manging Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation; and signed by Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari. In the... Read more
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, has charged the new management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to do more for the development of the Niger Delta region. The Minister was speaking at the NDDC headquarters in Port-Harcourt, when he paid a working visit... Read more
