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The News Agency of Nigeria  reports that the prominent Niger Delta activist died on Nov. 24 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital at the age of 67.

Efiye Bribena, Secretary of the group, spoke on behalf of the Ijaw Professional Association and Ijaw Nation’s Forum.

This is contained in a statement issued by Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, on Thursday in Yenagoa.

The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this on Thursday.

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, inducted the gunboats on behalf of the Nigerian Navy in Lagos.

R-L: Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, Elohor Aiboni; Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr.…

The NUPRC was created courtesy of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, the novel piece of legislation which suffered several years of failed abortion and vicious mutilations before its bill was finally passed by the National Assembly, NASS, and accented to by President Buhari as an Act of parliament.

A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Jackson Udom, stated: “The attention of the minister has been drawn to calls by individuals and groups that he contests for any political office in 2023.

The acting Solicitor-General of the Federation (SGF) and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice,  Umar Mohammed, who represented the minister said the move was in a bid to block revenue leakages.

The proposal to establish a naval base in Kano was recently announced by the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Zubairu Gambo, an indigene of Kano.

The reason the Niger Delta region has remained underdeveloped till today in spite of the huge resources pumped into the area by the various governments, intervention agencies, international oil corporations, oil services companies, development partners, global foundations, other corporate entities, wealthy individuals and community development efforts etc., is simply because the people are more inclined towards defending selfish and parochial indulgences than insisting on fundamental growth and development.

The monarch, who was last week installed as the 21st Olu of Warri, stated this while receiving in courtesy the Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, in his palace in Warri on Saturday.

While conceding that the duo of Buhari and Sylva have the constitutional rights to move to any parts of the country, the youths insisted that “their movement into the six states of the Niger Delta will be welcome with boos and disgraceful jeers due to their show of disregard to the plights and cry of the people of the region over the years”.

Osinbajo, who was represented, stated this on Tuesday at the Sixth Anniversary Lecture/Niger Delta Awards.

SCDDD Executive Director, Sani Bala, said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.

This brings to 7,913 the total number of beneficiaries of the youth enterprise development programme since inception in 2003.

Abubakar disclosed this at a Town Hall meeting in Abuja, organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture, on protecting oil and gas infrastructure.

Clark stated that the bill dashed the hopes of the people of the Niger Delta region, adding that it is “satanic, unjust, embarrassing.”

Tompolo made the plea in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on Friday.

Speaking during a courtesy call on him by Niger Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Vanguard, at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Towers, Abuja, on Thursday, Chief Sylva said development can only come to the region in an atmosphere of peace.