Ijaw Youths To Embark On A One-Million-Man March Against Buhari Policies
Udengs Eradiri LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-On Tuesday, the umbrella body of the Niger Delta Youths, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) unveiled a plan to conduct a one million man protest march against the policies More...
NLNG Offers Federal Government N60bn for Bonny-Bodo Road
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) today called on the Federal Government and relevant agencies, including the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to partner with it in the development More...
I’m Ready to Face EFCC-Tompolo
Tompolo LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) a former militant leader, has said that he is ready to face the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prove his innocence. Tompolo, More...
Nigeria Military Besiege N’Delta as Attack on Oil Installation Enter Day 3
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Attacks on oil installations in Delta State entered the third day, yesterday, as militants blew-up major crude oil and gas pipelines to the Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, Tank More...
Steve Oru, Obanikoro, Other Jonathan’s Ministers to Loose Severance Package
Steve Oru By Victor TC Anyanwu LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 14 ministers in the Goodluck Jonathan Administration will not receive any severance package from the Muhammadu Buhari government having More...
Ijaw Monarch Urges N’Delta Indigenes to Emulate Virtues of Amnesty Coordinator, Boroh
Paul Boroh LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Pere of Kabowei Kingdom and Paramount Ruler of Patani, in Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Major Lucky M Erebulu (rtd) has called on prominent Ijaw sons and daughters More...
Why Ex-N’Delta Warlord, Tompolo Rejects EFCC Invitation
Tompolo LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former Niger-Delta militant commander, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has debunked media reports that he failed to respond to an invitation More...
Don’t Mislead Us, Minister Warns Staff of N-Delta Ministry
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)—The new Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru and his Minister of State, Cladius Daramola, yesterday, assumed duties with a warning to staff of the ministry not More...
Amnesty Boss Canvasses Inclusion of Security, Peace Management in University Curriculum
L-R: Special Adviser to the President/Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig-Gen. Paul T Boroh, (rtd) receiving survenir from Vice Chancellor of Benson Idahosa University, Prof. Ernest Izevbigie LAGOS More...
Agip’s Pipeline Oil Spill Kill 15 in Rivers State
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Over 15 persons have been reported dead in Emago/Kugbo community in Abua/ Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State, following the recent oil spill that occurred in the area, More...
Reps to Investigate Destruction of ”Illegal” Refineries by JTF in Niger Delta
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The House of Representatives on Tuesday commenced investigation into activities of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta. NAN reports that the house is investigating More...
Orubebe to Appear Before CCT over False Declaration of Asset, Bribery Scandal
Orubebe LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe is set to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on November 9, over alleged false declaration of More...
E.K. Clark Replies Detractors, Says He Benefitted Nothing from Jonathan
E.K.Clark LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ijaw leader and former Federal Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has said he benefitted nothing from former President Goodluck Jonathan. Clark said contrary to More...
Corruption: Group Accuses Buhari of Witch Hunting Ijaws, against Stoppage of Illegal Refineries
Buhari LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of focusing his anti-corruption war on Ijaws from the Niger Delta part of Nigeria. The council also rationalised More...
Tensions Build in N’ Delta over Move to Streamline Amnesty
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Nigeria (Reuters) – Enjoying a chilled cider in a hotel pool bar, former Nigerian militant leader Ebi John has a simple message for President Muhammadu Buhari – keep More...
Amnesty Opens New Office in Nigeria to Investigate Abuses
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The global rights organisation, Amnesty International has announced the opening of its Nigerian office on Tuesday as part of its commitment to increase the impact of human rights More...
Niger Delta Groups Divided over Deziani Allison-Madueke’s Ordeal
Deziani Allison-Madueke LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Groups in the Niger Delta region have expressed different views on the arrest of the former minister of petroleum in the administration of the President Goodluck More...
Fresh Crisis Loom in N’Delta over Seplat Interference in Appointment of HOSTCOM EXCO
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Fresh crisis is now looming in the Niger Delta as attempt by the authority of an indegenous oil company Seplat Petroleum Nigeria Limited to appoint one Chief Friday Omoragbon More...
You Do Not Have The Power to Sack Us, NDDC Board Members Dare Buhari
NDDC Board members LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)—Members of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC board, have asked the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, to declare that President Muhammadu More...
Bayelsa Military Base Attack: Soldiers Grab 6 Suspects, Recovers Snatched Arms
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta said Sunday night that it has arrested six suspected pirates behind the attack that killed four of its soldiers and a policemen in Nembe, More...
No reason to flee from EFCC, I left N5.3b in Amnesty account – Kuku
Kingsley Kuku LAGOS AUHUST 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Former presidential adviser on the Amnesty Programme, Kingsley Kuku, has disclosed that he did not run away from probe following invitation by the Economic and Financial More...
Sacked NIMASA Boss, Akpobolokemi in EFCC Net over Alleged Multibillion Naira Fraud
Akpobolokemi LAGOS JULY 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency [NIMASA], Patrick More...
Itsekiri Leader Tenumah Condemns Appointment of Boro as Amnesty Leader
P.T.Boroh LAGOS JULY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)- The recent appointment of retired Brigadier General Peter Boro as leader of Amnesty office by President Muhammadu Buhari has come under attack by an Itsekiri Leader, More...
Ex-DESOPADEC Chairman’s Aide Commends Boroh’s Appointment, Says Buhari is a Listening Leader
Buhari LAGOS JULY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Chief Okrika, former Chairman of DESOPADEC, Prince Monday Whiskey has described the appointment of retired Brigadier More...
Urhobo Nationality Hails Buhari’s Appointment of Boroh as Coordinator of Amnesty Office
Olorogun Jaro EgboNational LeaderUrhobo Nationality Council LAGOS JULY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)Group under the aegis of Urhobo Nationality Council (UNC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of More...