From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Ann Jonathan Obuebite Engineering Scholars (AJOES) programme, in partnership with the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Bayelsa Chapter, has awarded scholarships to top three female engineering undergraduate students of the Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State. The 400-level recipients were recognized for their academic excellence. The recipients included […] The post 3 Bayelsa varsity female students benefit from APWEN, AJOEL partnership scholarship awards appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Tribune Online NSCDC, Tantita deepen partnership to end oil theft in Niger Delta . Tinubu, reason Tantita is succeeding – Ex INC president The deepened collaboration between the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Tantita Security Services Limited (TSSL) is greatly assisting in ending all forms of economic sabotage in the Niger Delta, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Commandant-General of […] NSCDC, Tantita deepen partnership to end oil theft in Niger Delta Tribune Online

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From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja The Concerned Niger Delta Civil Society Groups, comprising the Ijaw Youth Consultative Forum, Ex Agitators Third Phase, Ndukwa Youth Association and other key stakeholders, have strongly condemned the false and malicious allegations made against Chief Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The spokesman,high chief Ebizimor Preye Raphael […] The post Accusation against Otuaro false and baseless – Niger Delta civil society groups  appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Stakeholders from the six States of the Niger Delta region have slammed the outburst of the member representing Kogi Central Senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, saying such an outburst is “unwomanly” and ” a disgrace to the Senate”. The stakeholders including youth organisations, women, […] The post NASS: Niger Delta stakeholders slam Sen Natasha over outburst against Akpabio appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Abubakar Momoh debunked rumours about plans to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), assuring stakeholders. read more Regional Development Minister clears the air on NDDC Scrap rumors

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The Federal Government has unveiled new initiatives to foster development in Nigeria’s Delta region. The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, shared updates during the 2025 ministerial press briefing on Friday, highlighting the creation of two new regional commissions and the advancement of several infrastructure projects that will transform the Niger Delta. The Ministry of Read More

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The Ijaw Youths Network has condemned calls for the suspension of the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro. The backlash follows a protest at the National Assembly on Wednesday by members of the Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators Forum, who demanded President Bola Tinubu remove Otuaro from office. In a statement on Read More

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The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Samuel Ogbuku, has charged young girls in the Niger Delta region to embrace digital education and artificial intelligence to provide solutions to societal challenges. Ogbuku stated this while speaking during the Niger Delta “Help the Girl Child” programme organised by the NDDC at the Justice Mary Read More

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The Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) has said that those who blocked the National Assembly on Wednesday to protest against the Presidential Amnesty Programme boss are street urchins assembled by desperate and corrupt persons from the region. The IYN urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls by a faceless group, the Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators […] The post Protesters against Otuaro are street urchins hired by blackmailers appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the late Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), as a fearless elder statesman who spoke truth to power. Jonathan’s remarks came during a condolence visit to Clark’s family, led by Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri, on Wednesday. “A friend in Benue state called me and asked […] The post “My Feet Are Too Tiny To Fit In His Shoes” – Jonathan Pays Tribute To Late Edwin Clark appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Central Zone, has urged the Federal Government and the National Assembly to increase the budgetary allocation to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Perekosifa Iniefe, chairman of IYC Central Zone, said this will enable the commission to carry out its ever increasing mandate in the region. Iniefe, made the appeal […] The post IYC advocates increase budgetary allocation for NDDC from FG, NASS appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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The South lost two of its most influential voices in a single week. With the passing of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere leader and pro-restructuring advocate, at 96, and Chief Edwin Clark, Niger Delta leader and statesman, at 97, a leadership vacuum has emerged. LAOLU AFOLABI takes a look at the recalibration amid the battle for Read More

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By Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, paid glowing tribute to the late Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, who passed away on February 17 at the age of 97. During plenary, lawmakers unanimously resolved to urge the Federal Government to immortalise Clark by naming a national monument […] The post Senate pays tribute to late Edwin Clark, seeks national honour appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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From Sola Ojo, Abuja Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the medical reports of ill health which a former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli, has consistently presented in court […] The post Court directs EFCC to probe Omatsuli’s medical reports in N3.6bn fraud case appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the passing of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, was a profound loss to Nigeria, likening his death to the giant Iroko tree falling in the forest. The late chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), who served the nation as Federal Commissioner for Information and later as […]

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The administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of elder statesman and foremost leader of the Ijaw nation, the Niger Delta and the South-South region, Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. Otuaro described the demise of Clark at the age of 97 on Monday, February 17, 2025, as […]

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By Seyi Babalola The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Ph.D, on Monday received Members of the South South Caucus of the 10th Assembly House of Representatives. The lawmakers visited to express solidarity with the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to transform the oil sector and advance development in the Niger Delta […] The post Lokpobiri reaffirms FG’s commitment in transforming oil sector in Niger Delta appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Tribune Online Don’t disrupt peace in N’Delta, group warns over ‘mother of all protests’ THE Niger Delta Peace Advocates (NDPA), has warned some faceless individuals attempting to disrupt the hard-earned peace in the Niger Delta region. The group gave the warning at an emergency meeting held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday. In a press statement signed by its president, Comrade Ebianga Imomotomi, the group noted that the […] Don’t disrupt peace in N’Delta, group warns over ‘mother of all protests’ Tribune Online

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Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, on Tuesday, expressed shock over the demise of revered elder statesman and leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, Pa Edwin Clark, describing him as one of the ‘last icons of a generation’ in Nigeria’s history. The former Federal Commissioner for Information, according to a family source, passed on at Read More

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The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Tuesday said it received the passing of foremost Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, with great shock. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum died on Monday in Abuja at 97. Reacting, Mr Jare Ajayi, the National Publicity Secretary, Afenifere told the Read More

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