The Institute of Niger Delta Studies (INDS), Niger Delta University (NDU), Bayelsa State, is set to launch a partnership and investment prospectus and research endowment fund to strengthen scholarship and generate evidence-based solutions to the environmental, economic, social and cultural challenges confronting the Niger Delta. According to the event flyer, the unveiling, which is scheduled …
By Jide Ojo Conflict, dispute, disagreement, and quarrel are inevitable in life. In fact, they can be beneficial and transformational. There’s no family, organisation and indeed community where such does not exist. Experts in conflict management claimed that the main types of conflict are intrapersonal (within an individual), interpersonal (between two or more people), …
On November 10, 1995, the Nigerian military regime of General Sani Abacha executed Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his colleagues, now remembered worldwide as the Ogoni Nine, after a trial that was widely condemned as a travesty of justice. Saro-Wiwa and others were involved in non-violent protest and advocacy for the Ogoni people, a minority …
Nearly thirty years after their execution under General Sani Abacha’s military regime, four prominent Ogoni leaders have been posthumously honoured by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for their sacrifice in Nigeria’s democratic struggle. The late Chief Edward Kobani, Chief Albert Badey, Chief Samuel Orage and Chief Theophilus Orage were each awarded the Commander of the Order …
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his steadfast support of the scheme’s education-focused initiatives, following the offer of scholarships to 161 persons from the Niger Delta for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. Otuaro, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, …
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that troops of Operation Delta Safe foiled oil theft worth ₦545,872,819 in August. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, disclosed this during the monthly military operations briefing on Thursday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Troops Foil Abduction, Rescue Six Children in Katsina Village Kangye said troops recovered 619,236 …
By Esther Ososanya The Nigerian Navy dismantled more than 71 illegal refinery sites and seized over 411,000 litres of stolen crude oil in July 2025. These actions came under Operation Delta Sanity, its major anti-crude-theft mission across the Niger Delta. Launched in December 2024, the operation continues to yield strong results. The Navy intercepted smuggling …
By Ubong Usoro & Rafiyat Sadiq Former federal lawmaker and elder statesman, Senator Ben Birabi, has openly criticised the federal government’s approach to restarting oil production in Ogoniland, accusing authorities of disrespecting the region’s history, culture, and institutions. Speaking during an appearance on Arise Morning Show, Birabi, who once represented Rivers South-East in the Nigerian …
