Niger Delta

August 05, (THEWILL) - Godsgift Ayabowei, a former Niger Delta militant leader, has made a passionate appeal to various political parties, their candidates and former militants, to embrace non-violence in the upcoming governorship election in Bayelsa state, which...

The Bayelsa State Government has expressed dismay at the extent of damage that oil exploration has caused and the attentant neglect by international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta. The Commissioner for Environment, lselema Gbaranbiri, made this known...

July 10, (THEWILL) - Security operatives have intercepted an oil-theft syndicate, operating in the Niger Delta. Although details about the development are sketchy, Arise Television reported on Monday that the Syndicates were intercepted in the Oporoza area of Delta State. Earlier...

June 10, (THEWILL) – The Commandant General (C-G), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has ordered  Commandants in Niger Delta to rejig their anti-vandal units. He also charged them to maintain 24-hour surveillance of oil facilities. On Friday,...

May 25, (THEWILL) - The Interim Administrator (IA) of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major-General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (retd), on Wednesday, launched the PAP Cooperative Society Limited (PAPCOSOL), a duly registered limited liability company, in the bid to create...

May 10, (THEWILL) - Britain’s highest court, on Wednesday, ruled that it was too late for people in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region to lodge pollution claims against energy giant Shell after a huge oil spill more than one decade...

Niger Delta community leaders and youths have applauded the management of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), for its visible change initiative. THEWILL reports that NCDMB – known for its local content promotion in the oil and gas...

February 18, (THEWILL) - The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has appealed to youths of the region to embrace dialogue, instead of confrontation to rebrand and market the region for...

February 17, (THEWILL) - Niger Delta community leaders and youths have applauded the management of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), for its visible change initiative. THEWILL reports that NCDMB – known for its local content promotion in...

February 08,(THEWILL) - Traditional Rulers and Elders from the six states of the Niger Delta have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising cases of alleged fraud and diversion of funds under the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, presided over...