LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Col Hassan Stan-Iabo (retd) has described the media briefing which former Niger-Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, held at Nigeria’s seat of power as embarrassing. Last month, President Bola Tinubu welcomed Dokubo, his string supporter at the villa. Both men posed for photographs after a meeting inside the villa. On his way out, […]
Jul 9 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS JUNE 27 (NEWSRANGERS)-A vehicle carrying bags of diesel believed to be illegally refined product popularly referred to as ‘Kpo fire’ in the Niger Delta, burst into flames while on transit along NTA Road, Mgbuoba, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Saturday night. The incident, which happened in front of Aganorlu Street, […]
Jun 27 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prominent Niger Delta leader, Asari Dokubo, has accused the Nigerian military of being behind 99 percent of oil theft in the country. Dokubo made the accusation after a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu in his office on Friday. He stated that the President has promised to investigate allegations of huge oil […]
Jun 16 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Group under the aegis of Indigenous People Within Nigeria on Friday came out in their thousands to protest the proposed water resources Bill which seeks to establish a regulatory framework for trans boundary water resources in Nigeria and to provide for the equitable and sustainable development, management, use and conservation of Nigeria’s […]
Sep 27 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger Delta region erupted in anger at the weekend following calls from an Ijaw leader and President of the Ijaw Peoples Association (IPA) in Great Britain and Ireland, Francis Akpanari, to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Akpanari, who lives in the diaspora said in an interview: “I don’t think the […]
Feb 28 2022 | Posted in
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By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The recent proposition of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo that Oil belong to Nigeria and not Niger Delta aroused my indignation to an unimaginable degree. I am angry not because I find his position to be very wrong and a bundle of falsehood but because he is deliberately […]
Dec 31 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has urged oil and gas companies in Nigeria to relocate to their operational base in Niger Delta for smooth operation. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Senator Albert Akpan (PDP-Akwa Ibom) at plenary on Tuesday. Akpan, in his lead debate said that the companies have over […]
Sep 29 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group, Stakeholders Alliance for corporate responsibility (SACA) has faulted the Nigerian government and multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta over health hazards associated with exploitation and exploration activities. Speaking to Journalists at the inauguration of the group’s ‘project management committtee'(PMC),the Executive Director, SACA,Mr Kingsley Ozegbe hinted that statics available […]
May 28 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The dense mangroves of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region are known for their rich flora and fauna, as well as vast crude oil reserves. In recent years, though, the region has earned a more shadowy reputation, highlighted by the Suez canal blockage that has forced more cargo vessels to sail along the West […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Mozart was 200 miles off Nigeria’s coast when the pirates made their assault, their speed boat cutting through the Gulf of Guinea’s waters to outpace the container ship. Armed men scrambled onboard as the Turkish crew locked down in the ship’s “citadel” secure area. For six hours, pirates used the ship’s […]
Feb 17 2021 | Posted in
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