Barely a month after the pipeline vandals were dislodged in Ogun and Lagos creeks by the military through aerial bombardments, they again regrouped and attempted to invade some areas in Lagos. The vandals were said to have attempted to storm areas like Igando, Iba, FESTAC Town and Monkey village through the waterways, simultaneously, but they were repelled by the superior … Read More
NNPC GMD, Warned against Renewal of Oil Surveillance Contracts to Foreign Firms
Right activists in Gbaramatu kingdom wednesday petitioned the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Kacalla Baru, over the award of oil pipeline surveillance contracts to non-indigenous companies. They warned against renewing the oil and gas facilities surveillance contract awarded to a non-indigenous firm, Ocean Marine Surveillance Limited, over the years. In the petition signed by Isaac … Read More
Avengers Bow to Niger-Delta Leaders’ Plea
Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, last night, in deference to Niger Delta monarchs and leaders, who asked them, on Friday, in Warri, Delta State, to stop blowing up oil pipelines, said it would cease hostilities in the region. The cessation of hostilities, it said, was in support of “genuine Niger Delta stakeholders conference to engage the Federal Government” on the issues … Read More