Tag: Ogoniland
Government, communities to finalize modalities for Ogoni oil restart
The discussions included demands for fair participation in oil production, faster environmental cleanup, and long-term development projects.
Niger Delta environment deeply polluted – Nnimmo Bassey
“The Niger Delta is a deeply polluted environment, a deeply degraded territory, one of the worst polluted places on the…
Ogoniland: Ogoni Congress endorses dialogue on resumption of oil extraction
The Ogoni people have expressed their support for th ongoing discussions between Ogoni leaders and the Federal Government in a…
JUST IN: Tinubu approves establishment of University in Ogoniland
During the signing ceremony at the State House, President Tinubu said the establishment of the University will further empower Ogoni…
What Tinubu told Ogoniland leaders
The President also promised that his administration would prioritise peace, justice, and sustainable development in the area. "We cannot in…
Inside President Tinubu’s meeting with Fubara, Wike in Aso rock
It was believed that the meeting was part of the ongoing efforts geared at preparing the ground for resumption of…
Impostors met with Tinubu over Ogoniland – MOSOP
MOSOP in a press statement signed by its President, Fegalo Nsuke, said the meeting was a slight on the Ogoni…
Tinubu reveals important things he will do to Ogoniland
Among the requests to the President is the resuscitation of oil and gas production in Ogoniland, which comprises the Eleme,…
Group calls for ‘electoral pause’ in Ogoniland over violence
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A group, the Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA) has called for ‘Electoral Pause’ in the four…
Oil spill: LG chair seeks Shell, others’ help to avert disaster in Ogoniland
But it was believed that the oil spill resulted failure of an equipment belonging to SPDC in the area.
Nigeria plotting fresh Ogoni executions: MOSOP
This is coming barely 26 years after the brutal and barbaric execution of nine Ogoni civil rights activists including celebrated…
Shell given 21 days to pay Ogoni N45B
The money was the cost awarded against the company many years ago for oil spillage in Ogoniland.
Wike orders security agencies to hunt down Ogoni criminals
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the State Security Council will deploy more security personnel to troubled Ogoni…
Army shoots, kills one person in Ogoniland
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said the Nigerian Army has shot and killed one…
Ogoniland clean-up starts soon
The federal government has held a pre-contract award meeting for Ogoniland clean-up to prepare ground for the take-off of the…
Niger Delta: Amnesty seeks inquiry into Shell over alleged role in murder and torture
Amnesty International on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against UK-Dutch Shell energy giant over its alleged role in human…
Massacre in Ogoniland: 14 persons shot dead, several injured
Fourteen persons have been shot dead while several others were injured in Sime, Tai Local Government Area of Ogoniland, Rivers…
Ogoniland erupts in jubilation over Magnus Abe’s victory
The Ogoni community in Rivers State erupted in jubilation on Sunday as Magnus Ngei Abe was returned as the Senator-elect…
#NDCleanUp: I’ve fulfilled my promise to Ogoni people – Buhari
Okafor Ofiebor/Bodo,Ogoniland President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he has fulfilled his promise to Ogoni people after flagging off the…
Wike planning to disrupt Buhari’s visit, UNEP cleanup of Ogoniland, says APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike…
UNEP Report: Senator Abe urges Ogoni people to shun PDP leaders
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt be Senator Magnus Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Rivers South East Senatorial District…
I’m committed to cleaning up Ogoniland – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Nairobi reaffirmed his administration’s steadfast commitment to the implementation of the United Nations Environmental…
Police foil robbery attack, kill two in Ogoniland
The Rivers State Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attack at a petrol station along East-West road by Etohu…
Ogoniland clean-up to commence soon – FG
The Federal Government says the clean-up of Ogoniland impacted by oil spill would commence in the first quarter of 2016.…
High calibre expired explosives to be destroyed in Ogoniland
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command has announced that approval has been granted to Halliburton Oil Services Company in…
Ogoni Clean-Up: Buhari a better son of Niger Delta than Jonathan, Wike – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for fast-tracking the clean-up…
Buhari orders fast-track environmental clean-up of Ogoniland
In keeping with his avowed commitment to working for the development and well-being of all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday…
Buhari visits Ogoniland, vows to implement UNEP report, others
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former Head of State and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major General Muhammadu Buhari,…
Oil Spillage: Shell to pay Bodo community £55m compensation
Six years after two oil spills destroyed thousands of livelihoods in the Bodo area, of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s Rivers State,…
Alison-Madueke inaugurates Ogoniland restoration committee
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Friday inaugurated a multi-stakeholder committee on the restoration of Ogoniland. This was…