Tag: Niger Delta
July 8 in Nigerian History: MEND Pipeline Bombings, 150 women blocked Chevron Facility
On July 8, 2008, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND blown up two major…
July 3 in Nigeria’s history: 1 killed at Sea, 12 Taken in Niger Delta, 8 Killed in Maiduguri Bomb Blast
On July 3, 2010, armed gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta…
June 5 in Nigerian history: Niger Delta Development Commission was established
June 5, 2000: Obasanjo Announces the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) On June 5, 2000, the Obasanjo administration…
May 6: Today in Nigeria history, Jonathan took the oath of office hours after Yar’Adua’s demise
On this day, May 6 in 2010, Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as Nigerian president today following the…
March 26: Today in Nigeria history, more than 80 people died from burn injuries as they were stealing petrol from a tanker lorry
Ijaw militants battling soldiers in oil-rich Delta region called for cease-fire More than 80 people died from burn…
JUST IN: Court orders Shell to compensate Niger-Delta communities over oil spillage
The Appeal Court at the Hague in the Netherlands has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to pay commensurate compensation…
Ijaw leader asks south-south govs to reject FG’s monthly allocation
President of the Ijaw Youth Council, Peter Igbifa has requested governors of the south-south region to reject the…
Ex-Niger Delta militants petition Buhari over unpaid allowances
President Muhammadu Buhari has been petitioned by the coalition of the 2017/2018 set of Niger-Delta amnesty students in…
NSA reveals the amount of billions wasted and unaccounted for under Niger Delta Amnesty Programme
Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser has disclosed and alerted that the sum of N712 billion has been…
NDDC boss, Pondei who fainted before the House of Reps opens up on probe
The acting Managing Director of the Expanded Interim Management Committee, EIMC of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…
Protesters storm NDDC headquarters, demand prosecution of alleged looters
Angry youths and women from the Niger Delta region defied heavy downpours on Monday to protest allegations of…
Ex-NNDC acting MD, Nunieh reveals three groups who were responsible for corruption in the commission
Former acting Managing Director of Niget Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh has revealed three groups responsible for the…