The Bayelsa government on Thursday confirmed and condemned the attack on operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state by suspected militants engaged in oil theft. The condemnation was contained in a press statement issued by Mr Doubara Atasi,... Read more

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday said construction for a 2,000 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery in Brass Bayelsa was underway.   The modular refinery is the fourth supported by the NCDMB under the Federal Government’s plan to use modular refineries to drive the... Read more

  …seeks their declaration as persona non-gratae anywhere in the world and life jail for atrocities against unarmed Igbos, other Nigerians   A coalition of human rights and activist groups from Eastern Nigeria have launched an international campaign to bring Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur... Read more

The Eastern Nigeria’s Rights and Intelligentsia Coalition has dismissed the unattributed denial denying of the alleged secret killing of six Nigerian soldiers as an acceptance of guilt and complicity. The coalition which made its position known in a  release issued on Wednesday, February 3rd 2021, posed 13 questions which... Read more

Six Nigerian soldiers have allegedly been secretly executed in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, after a hastily conducted clandestine trial at which the six were denied legal representation of their choice, according to a coalition of rights activists and scholars. In a release issued today, Tuesday, February 2, 2021 the coalition... Read more

Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN), on Sunday applauded Friday’s Dutch Court ruling that found Shell liable of polluting the farmlands of four farmers in the Niger Delta.   They urged the oil firm which lost the case at appeal to consider complying with the judgement and compensate the... Read more

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and prominent Environmentalists have held divergent views on Friday’s verdict by a Dutch court that found Shell liable for pollution of farmlands and fish ponds of four farmers in Niger Delta.   While SPDC expressed disappointment over the ruling, some environmentalists... Read more

The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law otherwise known as Intersociety has expressed mixed feelings over the sack of Nigeria’s military service top brass noting that their removal was long in coming even as Nigerians suffered undeserved inhumanity due to their dereliction of duty. The body which... Read more

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has applauded the decision of a Dutch Court of Appeal in favour four Bayelsa farmers impacted by oil spills. Dutch court on Friday ordered the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell to pay compensation over oil spills in Bayelsa. The Court of Appeal... Read more