Niger Delta

Renewed hostility began under President Muhammadu Buhari in the Niger Delta. The region had enjoyed peace following a successful 2009 ceasefire negotiated by late. President Musa Yar’Adua.

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Niger Delta Group Throws Weight Behind Akpabio, Accuse National Assembly Of Witch Hunt

Wires Editor | The Trent - Aug 24, 2020

Militants in Niger Delta under the auspices of Joint Revolutionary Council, JRC, a merger of militant groups, Monday, August 24, 2020, threw their weight...

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Ijaw Group Accuses Nigerian Navy Of Reckless Shooting, Killing Ijaw Youth

Kenneth Ebelemi | Sub Editor - Apr 29, 2020

Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, has accused the Nigerian Navy of allegedly killing an Ijaw youth, Danzu Michael when it invaded Benneth island in...

Economy

Pipeline Surveillance: 10,000 Niger Delta Youth Set For Showdown With Buhari

Wires | The Trent - Feb 29, 2020

Over 10,000 Host Communities of Nigeria Oil and Gas, HOSTCON, pipelines surveillance cadets trained on intensive surveillance have accused the Federal Government of neglect...

Economy

Nigeria’s Niger Delta Holds 37 Billion Barrels In Crude Oil Reserves – Agency Says

Agency Reports - Feb 23, 2020

The nation’s crude oil reserves of 37 billion barrels, two percent of which is being produced annually, will be depleted in 49 years, according...

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Nigerian Troops Invade Bayelsa Community Following Alleged Killing Of 4 Soldiers

Wires | The Trent - Feb 19, 2020

Yenagoa the coastal town of Letugbene in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa was Monday, February 17, 2020, invaded by the military in search...

Government

Nigerian Soldiers Invade Ijaw Village And Burn Down Community In Bayelsa

Wires | The Trent - Jan 18, 2020

Troops of Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Delta Safe, ODS, have on Friday, January 17, 2020, invaded and burnt part of Bilabiri community in...

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Paying The Price To Feed A Nation: Nigeria’s Niger Delta As The Sacrificial Lamb [MUST READ]

Opinions | The Trent - Jan 15, 2020

The Niger Delta, an oil-rich region, paradoxically, is ingloriously described as the oil pollution capital of the world. The region produces Nigeria’s crude oil,...

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Female Lawyer Edna Ndubuisi, Receives Death Threats From Former Militants

Wires Editor | The Trent - Dec 25, 2019

Edna Ndubuisi, a Yenagoa-based female lawyer has raised an alarm over persistent threats against her by armed men who claimed to be ex-militants. The militants are...

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‘Pay 13% Derivation Directly To Us’ – Rivers Communities Urge FG

Wires Editor | The Trent - Dec 21, 2019

Oil and gas host communities in Rivers State have on Thursday, December 19, 2019, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop paying the 13 per...

Government

Niger Delta: In 12 Months, Nigerian Navy Destroys 378 Illegal Refineries

Kenneth Ebelemi | Sub Editor - Dec 19, 2019

The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, disclosed that it has destroyed a total of 378 illegal refineries in Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa...

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