President Bola Tinubu is presently meeting with a former Niger Delta militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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One of the core mandates of the commission is to train, educate, and empower the youths of the oil rich region in order to curb restiveness and give succour to the hopeless, and to develop key infrastructure, while promoting diversification and productivity, in order to reduce poverty.
National President of MOSIEND, Kenedy Tonjo-West in a statement issued Saturday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital noted that Dokubo’s struggles bring to the fore, decades of selfless service by the Ijaw leader.
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Convener of the NDIG, Dr. Boma Horsfall.
Launching the scheme on Wednesday was the Interim Administrator of PAP, retired Major General Barry Ndiomu.
The civil society group in a joint press statement signed by Daso Famous Bibawari in Warri said the open letter was devoid of truth and could be inciting, noting that, the writers decided to supplant truth with lies, but, such must not be allowed to flourish in the minds of the people, lest they believe the concocted lies.
The properties, comprising several hectares of land in nine choice locations, were forfeited to the Federal Government.
Likewise, the region is like a beautiful flower that is both a blessing and a curse simultaneously. Its beauty and bounty provide sustenance for the people, while its hidden thorns bring destruction and despair. The petals are delicate, and the color is stunning. However, if you look closer, you will see that the stem is weak and the roots are rotting.
They observed that there has been an alarming invasion of communities and farmlands of Ijaw and Niger Delta people.
Nigeria has continued to contend with a number of internal security challenges ranging from insurgency and terrorism in the North…
They also destroyed 254 storage tanks, 173 cooking ovens, 118 dugout pits and 36 wooden boats found at the sites.
He spoke with all traditional rulers from the kingdom, led by the Pere of Gbaramotu Kingdom, Oboro Gbaraun II, present.
The NNPCL had in September awarded the contract to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited owned by Tompolo.
Country Chairman, Shell Companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Osagie Okunbor said this recently in Ahoada, Rivers State, as Shell handed over food and non-food relief materials, as well as medical supplies to impacted communities and people housed in the camps for internally displaced people.
NSCDC’s spokesman, Olusola Odumosu, stated in Abuja that the inauguration took place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, made this known on Thursday in Abuja.
The Federal Government and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited recently signed the deal with Tompolo.
He made this known in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party, lyorchia Ayu, on Monday.
The prominent activist died on November 24, 2021 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital at the age of 67.
Gideon Whites, the Manager of the Non Governmental organisation, presented the award to Emefiele at a ceremony in Abuja.