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Chief Dan Etete notes with satisfaction that the Courts in Milan have rightly acquitted him of corruption and corrupt behaviour following a brutal and diligent 36 months trial. This judgement independently follows the path of the UK’s trial and decision (double jeopardy) on the malicious prosecution of the Nigerian Government.The decision is significant and wide ranging:1.The settlement agreements on transfer from Malabu to Shell and ENI were valid.2.Those Agreements have never been cancelled by FGN3.The Court has confirmed that no bribes were paid to anyone and that there is no case to answer on the issue.4.The Settlement Agreements, negotiations and…

POLOBUBO/OPUAMA SPILLAGE: COMMUNITIES CRY OUT TO PRESIDENT BUHARI FOR HELP ONE WEEK AFTER SPILL.. Lament Non-Response from Facility Operators NPDC/ELCREST….Hunger, Ill-health Ravages The Polobubo (Tsekelewu) Community has cried out to President Buhari for help over the devastating effects of the March 14, 2021 spillage at their community.President of the Polobubo Bloc of Communities, Mr. Paul Toruwei in a press statement dated March 22 made available to National Point decried the nonchalant attitude of the management of the NPDC/ELCREST, owners of the OML 40 facility where the spillage occurred and the Delta State and Federal governments. According Paul Toruwei, “One week…

Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers, Mbiama-Yenagoa Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa StatePRESS RELEASEA meeting of the Conference of I jaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE) held on Tuesday 16th March, 2021 at the King Frederick William Koko Hall in the Secretariat of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers, Yenagoa.In attendance were many Ijaw traditional rulers who are heads of the different Ijaw clans / kingdoms, other first class traditional rulers, selected elders, opinion leaders and leaders of thought, past presidents of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), members of the Committee on Ijaw National Congress (INC) litigations and members of the…

Yorùbá Declare Present State of Nigeria Unacceptable… Buhari’s Nigeria has veered dangerously off course…Insist Unity Must Be NegotiatedCommuniqué Issued At the End of The Pan-Yorùbá Meeting, Held 17th of March, 2021, at Mapo Hall, Ìbàdàn, Oyo StateWe, the Yorùbá Leaders of Thought, comprising Ọbas, Chiefs, policy shapers, politicians, technocrats, intelligentsia, security-related groups, and socio-cultural groups, have met and decided for the Greater and Common Good of the Yorùbá, as follows:1) The Yorùbá are resolute in their determination not to stand idle and watch our space and land desecrated. Only an arsonist allows a fire to burn and destroy. We will…

PRESS RELEASE, March 16, 2021Civil Society Advance Forum on Sustainable Development (CAS2030), Demand Justice for Miss Queen Clever …Charge Delta State Police to Carry out Thorough Investigation, Fish Out Queen’s Killer(s)The Civil Society Advance Forum on Sustainable Development (CAS2030), a coalition of NGOs in Nigeria, is, demanding justice for Queen Clever who was reportedly beheaded in Ozoro town, Delta Sstate.This ugly incident which occurred on the 8th of March 2021, is an eyesore and we are hereby saying, ‘Enough is Enough’ to ritual killings and all forms of brutality against the female gender in Delta state.The victim, Queen Clever as…

March 2021HWPL Statement on Human Rights Crisis in MyanmarWe, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), express deep concern over the situation in Myanmar, which has caused casualties and posed grave threats to human rights.The recent efforts of the Myanmar military to suppress nonviolent protests have led to dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries. The number is still continuing to increase. Human life must not be disregarded in any circumstances. No conflict of interest can justify violence against civilians, and no interest of any group can prevail over human life. Using violence to suppress peaceful protests and silence…

Edo Youths Shut Down NDDC Office, Call For Akpabio’s Resignation… Give Minister 72 Hours To r To Address Their PlightsBy Iduozee Efe Paul, BeninThere was heavy traffic and slow vehicular movement at Third East Circular Road, Benin city, as a youth group, Edo Restoration Movement, shut down the Edo State office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over claims of marginalization of Edo people.Commenting on why the NDDC office was locked, spokesperson for the Edo Restoration Movement (ERM), Thaddeus Irabor, said that at present, there has been no tangible NDDC project in Edo State since the minister of Niger…

£4.2 Million Ibori Loots: ANEEJ Calls For Review Of MoU…Says Stolen Funds Should Be Handed over To Delta State-Iduozee Efe Paul, BeninThe Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice {ANEEJ}, has called on the governments of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Federal Government to review the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU in respect of returned loot, and ensure the returned £4.2 million fund recovered from the former Delta State governor, James Onanefe Ibori is handed over to Delta State where the money was looted from.Making the call at a press conference in Benin City, the executive director of…

Conference of Non-governmental Organizations (CONGOs) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to proffer solutions to the problems of insecurity, unemployment, poverty, education and hunger in Nigeria.The body through its president, Comrade Abiola Daisy at a press briefing in Benin city, decried the high rate of kidnapping and other criminal activities in the state which it described as alarming. It said the Buhari administration has woefully failed the people.“Our points in this struggle are the issues of hunger and poverty being witnessed by the Nigerian people. In recent times, the provocation has been increased to the inability of the Nigerian State…

NDDC: An Edifice To Kick-Start True Transformation of the Niger Deltaby Constance MejuA vision remains a dream until it becomes a reality. For the pioneers of the management of the development intervention agency set up by the federal government of Nigeria in 1994 to address development failures and needs in the Niger Delta under the Oil Mineral Producing Areas Commission, OMPADEC many desired dreams failed to materialize because of several factures ranging from planning, funding, timing and the consequent effect of these as management, government policies changed from one administration to the other.From a unit in the office block of…