Daniel Bwala, a media aide to Atiku Abubakar, criticizes Asari Dokubo’s claims on oil theft in the South-South region, stating that they lack investigative reports. Dokubo had alleged that only experts in the military have the resources and technology for oil bunkering, implicating top Army, military, and Navy officials. Dokubo visited President Bola Tinubu before … Read more
Niger Delta leader Asari Dokubo claims that the Nigerian Army and Navy are responsible for 99% of oil theft in the region. He supports the government in eliminating oil theft and believes the military has sufficient resources to combat security challenges. Dokubo criticizes the release of Nnamdi Kanu, stating it rewards criminality and calls … Read more
Niger Delta group, Niger Delta Stakeholders for Equity and Justice (NDSEJ), raised some points regarding the Senate Presidency of Nigeria. The group emphasised the need for equity, fairness, and justice in the distribution of political offices. They emphasised that Nigeria cannot achieve peace and development without equity and justice in the distribution of political offices. … Read more
Former Niger Delta agitators have reportedly travelled to Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in a planned protest. This is in reaction to the stoppage of their monthly stipend paid by the government. Maj-Gen Barry Tariye Ndiomu (retd.) was recently appointed as the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, which seems to be where the … Read more
The Supreme Court has confirmed Udofia as APC gubernatorial candidate in Akwa Ibom State. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun delivered the unanimous judgement in the suit identified as SC/CV/158/2023. The court struck out Ita Enang’s appeal and upheld the January 19th judgement of the Court of Appeal. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Supreme Court has upheld … Read more
Buhari has directed security agencies to speedily bring to a halt, the activities of vandals in Niger Delta EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to stop crude oil thefts and vandalism in the Niger/Delta region and bring all perpetrators of such crimes to … Read more
The Federal Government has ordered NDDC to resume suspended scholarship scheme EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been ordered by Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Umana Umana to restart its scholarship program, which was suspended a number of years ago. According to reports, Umana issued the order … Read more
Buhari’s Top Aide Resigns Over 2023 Race. Senator Ita Enang had served as special assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly (Senate) between 2015 and 2019. The EDITOR’S PICK BREAKING: Arsonists Raze LG Secretariat, Magistrate Court In Anambra SERAP Sues Buhari For Spending N1.48trn On Maintaining Dead Refineries 2023: I’ll Replace Sharing Formula With Production … Read more
Ozekhome Disagrees with Ex-President Obasanjo Over ‘Oil Belongs to Nigeria, Not Niger Delta’ Statement EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s declaration that the Niger Delta cannot claim the crude oil found in the region has been disputed by Nigeria’s Senior Advocate, Chief Mike Ozekhome. In a six-page letter to Niger Delta elder … Read more
Ex-President attacked for saying Nigeria owns oil in Niger Delta EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been mocked for his answer to a letter written by Edwin Clark, a Niger Delta leader. Obasanjo responded on Tuesday, declaring that the oil in the region belongs to the entire Nigerian people. According to … Read more
He urged the Federal government to educate and provide bandits with funds after granting them amnesty EKO HOT BLOG reports that controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has again his called for bandits and herdsmen to be granted amnesty. Gumi said bandits were ready to lay down their arms, hence the Federal Government should grant … Read more
The forum also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to respect the law establishing the Nigeria Delta Development Commission… Governors of the South-South have resolved that states in the region should join the suit filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) challenging the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by states. This formed part of the … Read more
Wike explained that the problem he has with the NDDC is a lack of synergy with the state governments in the region Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday said the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is a cash cow for politicians in the country. He stated this during the commissioning of the Police Barracks, … Read more
Former President Jonathan’s ex-aide has been arrested in the Netherlands. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a former Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, has been arrested in Amsterdam, the Netherlands over child pornography complaints. It was gathered that Kuku circulated child pornography materials in 2018. The former Chairman of the … Read more
”Nnamdi Kanu, I promised you I will smoke you out. Your madness never start, this one wey start now na market he dey go. you have harmed Biafrans and traded with us so much. A former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, has mocked Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over his … Read more
He explained that his decision was informed by the overwhelming pressures from the majority of the people of Akwa Ibom state asking him to run for the office of governor. Senator Ita Enang, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Niger Delta Affairs, has reportedly declared his interest to contest the 2023 governorship election in … Read more
Dokubo in the video denied receiving N20m from IPOB The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, swindled him out of N20m. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dokubo, in March, declared himself as the leader of the Biafra … Read more
“We want them to take responsibility of their personnel, remove them gently” The international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta have been given seven days to cease operation in the region. Ekohotblog reports that the ultimatum was issued by Ijaw Youth Council on Monday. The ultimatum is sequel to the demand of the … Read more
As the country grapples with the devastating twin note of banditry and insurgency in the north, another daredevil militant group has surfaced in the oil rich Niger Delta region of the country. The group called, Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters, lamented the marginalisation and the horrendous treatment meted out to the region and its people. In … Read more
Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says herdsmen who are involved in kidnapping people should be compensated. Gumi has been agitating for amnesty for bandits, saying the bandits are themselves victims of cattle rustling who took to crime to defend themselves. Speaking when he featured on Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Tuesday, Gumi said the … Read more