INEC restores Warri constituencies but stays silent on contested ward delineation

Nigeria, June 12 -- Leaders of the Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Delta State's Warri Federal Constituency say the restoration of previously suppressed state constituencies by the Independent... Read More

Warri Crisis: Ijaw, Urhobo leaders ask protesters to leave oil facilities after Tinubu's intervention

Nigeria, June 12 -- Leaders of the Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Delta State's Warri Federal Constituency have called on protesters occupying oil and gas facilities and blocking waterways in... Read More

Keyamo flags Delta roadway aircraft landing as security breach, vows sanctions

Nigeria, June 11 -- The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the controversial landing and subsequent departure of a private aircraft from a roadway near Asaba,... Read More

Edo shuts down schools as leaked SSS memo warns of planned abduction of schoolchildren

Nigeria, June 10 -- A leaked State Security Service (SSS) intelligence report has warned of a planned mass abduction of schoolchildren in parts of Edo State, raising fresh concerns about security in a... Read More

Tompolo calls for calm as Warri delineation crisis triggers protests at oil facilities

Nigeria, June 10 -- Former Niger Delta militant leader and Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has appealed for calm over growing ... Read More

State Police: 30 CSOs demand strong accountability safeguards ahead of possible Senate approval

Nigeria, June 10 -- Thirty civil society organisations have called for robust accountability and governance safeguards as momentum builds around proposals to establish state police in Nigeria, warning... Read More

Presidency denies interfering in Warri delineation, warns against disruption of oil production

Nigeria, June 9 -- The Nigerian Presidency has denied allegations that President Bola Tinubu or the federal government interfered in the ongoing ward delineation exercise in Warri Federal Constituency... Read More

Pressure mounts on INEC over delayed delineation of Warri Federal Constituency

Nigeria, June 9 -- Pressure is mounting on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explain the delay in implementing its final delineation report for Warri Federal Constituency. A gro... Read More

CSOs, communities protest at NUPRC office, demand accountability over $270 million gas flare penalties

Nigeria, June 9 -- A coalition of civil society organisations, youth groups and community advocates has accused regulators and oil firms of failing to translate hundreds of millions of dollars in gas ... Read More

Protesters shut 13 oil facilities, threaten Nigeria's 400,000-barrel daily output

Nigeria, June 9 -- Hundreds of protesters demanding implementation of a disputed ward delineation report have shut down 13 oil flow stations in Delta State, disrupting operations at major oil faciliti... Read More

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