UK PM pledges support for Jonathan – The Punch
March 1, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
United Kingdom Prime Minister, Mr. Gordon Brown, has advised Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, to remain steadfast in tackling corruption, electoral reforms and other democratic ideals.
Brown also said that he would support Jonathan to bring peace and stability to the Niger Delta.
Jos crisis: Jonathan okays another 7 advisory committee members – Vanguard
February 22, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has approved the appointment of seven additional members into the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Jos Crisis to cover other stakeholders in the state.
In apparent response to outcry from some groups over their non-representation on the committee, representatives of Berom, Anaguta, Yoruba, Igbo and the Niger Delta, among others, have now been appointed to serve on the committee.
Uduaghan unmasks illegal oil bunkering sponsors – Vanguard
February 22, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that not a few industries outside the Niger Delta region were encouraging illegal bunkering that has resulted in increased pipeline vandalization usually linked to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND.
Ministers in showdown over anti-Jonathan plot – The Nation
February 19, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments
Frantic efforts are on to mend the cracks in the cabinet following the row ignited by the President’s health.
Members of the President’s kitchen cabinet faced an unusual pressure at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, no thanks to what a source described as their perceived stand against Acting President Goodluck Jonathan.
Oil firms boost post-amnesty programme with $188m – The Punch
February 17, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Federal Government has struck a deal with international oil companies operating in the country, with the latter acceding to a request to dole out about $188m for the successful execution of the post-amnesty programme in the Niger Delta region.
Govt moves to protect oil assets in Niger Delta – The Guardian
February 12, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Federal Government has raised a 17-man sub-committee for the protection of oil and gas assets within the Niger Delta region, to consolidate the gains of its amnesty programme.
The development came as the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) acquired tracking device to monitor oil vessels coming into Nigeria as a way of maintaining the current availability of petroleum products in the country.
Reps to investigate crash of navy aircraft – Daily Trust
February 8, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The House of Representatives committee on Navy said it would investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash of the Nigerian Navy helicopter in the Niger Delta, which killed four naval officers.
Chairman of the committee, Rep Bashir Adamu Kazaure (PDP, Jigawa State) told newsmen in Abuja at the weekend that they have already requested the naval authorities to intimate the committee with its preliminary findings on the accident to determine their next line of action.
Yar’Adua: Senators may pass fresh resolution tomorrow – The Punch
February 8, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Senate may on Tuesday (tomorrow) pass another resolution on the need for President Umaru Yar’Adua to abide by Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution.
The move, said a competent source in the Senate on Sunday, is viewed as a last ditch effort to stem the constitutional crisis that had arisen due to Yar’Adua’s failure to hand over to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan 77 days after he travelled to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment.
I didn’t blow up Shell pipeline, say Ex-militant leader, John Togo – Vanguard
February 3, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Ex-militant leader, John Togo, has said there was no truth in the allegation that militants blew up a pipeline belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Bayelsa State, a claim the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) also debunked yesterday.
N’Delta elders behind militants, Clark insists – The Punch
February 3, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
A prominent elder from the Niger Delta region and former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, insisted on Tuesday that all the militants in the region had the backing of their elders in whatever they did.
