Tag: Niger-Delta

Nigerian pirates shift from hijacking to kidnapping – Report

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Nigerian pirates shift

Crackdowns on piracy in the Bight of Biafra – the stretch of ocean from Nigeria to Gabon – have pushed pirates to switch tactics, according to a report by ENACT, Institute for Security Studies (ISS). Its Senior Researcher,, Raoul Sumo Tayo, said: “With hijackings declining since 2021, armed groups now focus on kidnapping for ransom, feeding a growing criminal economy”. The region’s proximity to Nigeria’s Niger Delta, where law enforcement is weak, makes it an ideal base. The UN and Cameroonian forces have confirmed multiple Nigerian pirate camps near the…

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2027: “N’Delta backs Tinubu, won’t allow repeat of Jonathan’s 2015 exit” –  Akpabio

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Akpabio on 2027

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said the South-South region was determined to resist those who removed former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to achieve their aim of ousting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from office in 2007 general elections. The Senator representing Akwa-Ibom North-West in the 10th Senate made the declaration at the weekend at the grand finale of the 25th anniversary of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State as part of the activities to round-off the week-long celebration. Recall that Akpabio was chairman of the Peoples Democratic…

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‘Lagos, Abuja, other big global players behind crude oil theft in Niger-Delta’ – Dickson

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Dickson on N' Delta

Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP-Bayelsa West), on Friday, described those behind oil theft in the Niger-Delta as big players who reside outside the region. The senator made the allegation at Oporoza, headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West local government area of Delta, while visiting the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketepe, Agadagba. Dickson said although Ijaw youths were tagged as being behind oil theft, they lacked the capacity and technical know-how to understand how pipelines operate. Those big players behind the crude oil theft are not from the region, but…

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EU launches programme to end criminality in Niger-Delta

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The European Union (EU) Deputy Head of Mission to Nigeria, Zissimos Vergos, has called for the elimination of factors contributing to criminality in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. Vergos called for a paradigm shift in addressing the scourge. He spoke during the launch of a peace promotion project, tagged: A Community centred approach to transforming criminality and violence in the Niger Delta, by a consortium of partners led by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in Niger Delta (PIND); Search for Common Ground (SFCG); Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) and Academic Associates…

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Crude Oil theft: Theres calamity in Niger Delta Mele Kyari

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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has described oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta region as a calamity. The NNPCL CEO, who stated this in Abuja on Friday, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Appropriation, said that there were over 4,800 illegal connections on crude oil pipelines in the area and warned that this could frustrate the projections of the Federal Government. Kyari pointed out that the daily oil production would depend greatly on the security situation…

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Crude Oil Theft: Private security operators save Nigeria $43.2m daily Private Contractor, Tantita

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The activities of private security operators in combating crude oil theft in Nigeria is estimated to save Nigeria over $43.2million daily. One of the private security contractors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, Tantita, made this disclosure while speaking at the maiden edition of Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria, (MARAN) Annual Lecture, in Lagos, on Wednesday. Speaking at the conference, the Executive Director, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, highlighted the crucial roles of private security operators even as he noted that dealers in crude oil…

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Call Navy segment in Rivers to order – Northern Stakeholders to Tinubu

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In a strong call to action, the Northern Peoples Forum (?ungiyar Mutanen Arewa) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to take immediate action and bring the Nigerian Navy segment operating in the oil rivers of the Niger-Delta back on track. The Forum made this plea during a protest held outside the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters in Abuja yesterday, expressing their concerns over the activities of the Navy in the area. The protesters bore placards with inscriptions relevant to their demands, calling for the Presidents intervention. According to them,…

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“NDDC thieves must cough out their loot” – Buhari vows

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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that every kobo stolen from the Niger-Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), will be recovered. The President, who spoke yesterday, during the virtual commissioning of the NDDC Prototype Hostel at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, said those found culpable will be jailed. He added that the concluded report of the forensic audit of the activities of the Commission was being reviewed for this purpose. The President, however, expressed regret that the special development fund of the entire region was squandered by a few. He…

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