FG Slams Shell, Chevron, Agip, Others N2trn Lawsuit over Alleged Oil Fraud
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The federal government has reportedly filed lawsuits against multinational oil corporations – Shell, Chevron, Agip and other major oil companies for failing remit N2 trillion More...
New Militant Group, Avengers Emerges Niger Delta, bblows up Crude Oil Terminal
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s major trunk line, the Forcados terminal crude oil export pipeline, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, has been blown up by new Niger Delta militants under More...
Shell, Akon Unveil 1st of Its Kind in Africa Solar Powered Football Pitch in Lagos (PHOTOS)
Shell makethefuture Lagos LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Shell and Global Musical Star, Akon on Thursday unveiled first of its kind in Africa solar powered football pitch in Lagos. The pitch is to inspire entrepreneurs More...
Amnesty Int’l Blasts Shell over False Claim of Cleaning Oil Polluted N’Delta
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Multi-national oil company, Shell, lied when it claimed it had cleaned up heavily polluted areas of the Niger Delta, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human More...
Shell Starts Third Phase of Operation at Nigerian Offshore
Shell starts third phase of operations at deepwater prospect off the coast of Nigeria. Photo courtesy of Royal Dutch Shell LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Royal Dutch Shell said it started operations at the third More...
Rivers Lawmaker Visits Shell, Advocates Review of Bonny Master Plan
the Rivers state House of Assembly member representing Bonny constituency, Hon. Blessing Abinye (Centre) in group pictures with official of Shell during his visit………. By Anderson Hart LAGOS SEPTEMBER More...
Okowa Lures Shell, Others Back to Delta, Gives Assurance of Conducive Business Environment
Okowa LAGOS JULY 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Governor of oil rich Delta state, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to re-establish their office in the state due to the numerous More...
Ijaw Youths Threaten Showdown with Shell over Refusal to Display EIA
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide is threatening a showdown with multinational oil giant Shell over alleged refusal by the oil company to publicly display the Environmental Impact More...
Trouble Looms in Bonny Community over Misappropriation of Shell’s N500m
By Anderson Hart LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Mismanagement and misappropriation of about N500m from multinational oil giant shell, and impunity over the running of the oil rich Oloma community funds in Bonny More...
Niger Delta Fishermen Reject Shell’s N8bn Compensation for Oil Spillage
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Bodo community in Rivers State has rejected an offer of up to $51m from Royal Dutch Shell for two oil spills in 2008 depriving the residents of their livelihood. Their British More...
Delta: Group Gives Oil Company Conditions to Explore Oil in Urhobo Communities
LAGOS MAY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Group under the aegis of Urhobo People’s Right Monitoring Group (UPRMG) has giving Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC) conditions on which it would be allow to continue exploration More...
Delta: Urhobo Communities Protest Alleged Neglect by Oil Company
LAGOS MAY 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)—HUNDREDS of women of Eruemukohwarien and Effurun-Otor communities, Ughelli North and South Local Government Areas, Delta State, yesterday, stormed the premises of the Ughelli Pumping More...
Niger-Delta: Shell under Fire, Accused of ‘Manipulating’ Oil Spill Investigations
Oil spill in Ogoni Land LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Oil giant, Shell, has been accused of having manipulated oil spill investigations in Nigeria, a report by two human rights groups says. In a statement sent More...
Delta: Detained Alleged Kidnappers, Kevin, Frank Seek Freedom at Abuja High Court
Kevin (Centre) and his gang before arrest LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-It was in the early hours of September 25, when stern-faced operatives of the State Security Service, SSS, closed in on two alleged notorious More...
How State Supports Theft of Crude Oil and Refined Petroleum Products
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Crude oil and refined petroleum products theft in Nigeria is increasing by the day, constituting a serious threat to the economy. Being an extremely organised crime, it poses a More...
Ibori was Financially Broke before He Became a Governor-Prosecutor
Chief James Ibori LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Two of the major oil majors operating in the Niger Delta area have been indicted of entering into corrupt transactions with the jailed former governor of Delta More...
Shell Gas Line Rupture Sparks Health Hazard, Panick in Niger Delta Community
A leakage from Multinational oil giant shell gas pipeline at Oloma community in Bonny Local Government area of Rivers state is said to have sparked up serious health worries for locals, including injuries sustained More...
Dickson Expresses Concern over Illegal Bunkering, Says Militants Procure Arms with Oil Money
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson LAGOS JULY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY) Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson is one of the prominent Nigerian leaders who are not happy with the level of crude oil theft, especially More...
Contractors Gives Shell 2 Weeks Ultimatum to Relocate to Warri …Demand Salary Increase
By Ese Adagbra, Warri Contracting Firms working with Shell Development Company (SPDC) under the aegis of Right Way Surveillance Forum has given the oil giant two weeks ultimatum to relocate from Port-Harcourt to More...
Shell Commends FG, Says Crude Theft in N/Delta Reducing
Nigerian unit of Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell, has admitted that the spate of crude oil theft from its facilities in the Niger Delta was reducing, a development he attributed to the surveillance of the Joint Task More...