OPERATION DELTA SAFE INTENSIFIES CLAMP DOWN ON SPONSORS OF CRUDE OIL THEFT, DESTROYS 80 ILLEGAL REFINERIES

Troops of joint operation DELTA SAFE have intensified raids operation against crude oil theft with destruction of 80 illegal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States recently.

In Bayelsa state, troops patrol around Obhoyohan and Ngiri Creeks in Nembe Local Government Area discovered and destroyed 7 illegal refineries containing 150,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil. 3 suspects were also arrested in connection with the illegalities, and are currently undergoing investigation.

INSPECTION TOUR OF SOUTH-SOUTH ZONE : FASHOLA PREACHES PEACE AS ONLY VIABLE MEANS TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY, PROSPERITY

* “Everybody wins when there is peace and nobody wins when there is conflict”, he says
* Commends National Assembly, South-South Parliamentarians for support on Infrastructure Development
*Underscores role of FG , Federal Controllers of Works as partners in progress not competitors with States

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN has advocated peace in the country as the only means to achieve the overall development of the country saying in the atmosphere of peace everybody wins while nobody wins in a situation of conflict.

Fashola, who spoke while touring on-going Federal road projects across the five South-South States of the country, said in spite of political and ideological differences, the most important objective of the nation was to develop Nigeria for the benefit of all Nigerians.

Ali Modu Sheriff Sets to Restructure PDP, Promises to Send Wike, Fayose and Other Godless Politicians Away

Following his factional victory at the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt today, the aclaimed authentic PDP Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff in reacting to the favourable judgement said he will engineer a restructuring of the PDP such that characters like Wike and Fayose cannot find a way through to attain any position of prominence in the party in the future.

The Former Governor of Borno state said the likes of Governor Wike of Rivers state and Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State have brought shame and agony through the application of their crude and godless politics which is at variance with the principles upon which our founding fathers built our great party.

Port Harcourt Ruling: Ali Modu Sheriff Faction Wins At Appeal Court

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has on Friday, ruled that the caretaker committee headed by Senator Ahmed Makarfi is illegal and cannot act on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Makarfi faction promised to appeal the judgment! The court set aside the judgement delivered by Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Rivers State who recognized former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi as the leader of the party.

Messrs. Sheriff and Makarfi lead separate factions of the PDP, Nigeria’s major opposition party.

FG DECLARES AIR POLLUTION IN PORT HARCOURT AN "EMERGENCY SITUATION

In a bid to urgently address the air pollution problem in Port Harcourt and its environs, the Federal Ministry of Environment has declared the air pollution in Port Harcourt an "Emergency Situation" and has subsequently issued a notice to temporarily shut down an asphalt processing plant in Port Harcourt belching out thick smoke from its operation to bring the situation under control, while investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the air pollution.

The air pollution which usually manifest in the form of soot has been on for more than eight weeks and has greatly impacted negatively on the air quality in Port Harcourt and its surroundings.

NIGER DELTA TO BECOME MORE VIBRANT, DYNAMIC ECONOMIC ZONE SOON– Ag. President Professor Yemi Osinbajo

In continuation of a series of interactive engagements with leaders in oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta region, the Ag. President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo interacted with stakeholders in Rivers State earlier today.

Below is the full text of his address:

SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. PROF YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON Ag. PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO THE RIVERS STATE OIL-PRODUCING COMMUNITIES STAKEHOLDERS MEETING HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE BANQUET HALL, PORT HARCOURT ON 13 FEBRUARY 2017

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NIGERIAN NAVY HANDS OVER 12 SUSPECTED OIL THIEVES & 4 VESSELS TO EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recently received twelve suspected oil thieves, a vessel MV OMISAN 1 with registered number IMO 7216244, an un-named barge and two wooden boats from the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER Naval Base, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State for further investigation and prosecution. 

While handing over the suspects to the EFCC, Commodore W. O Kayoda, Commander of NHS PATHFINDER said that, the suspected oil thieves were arrested on 6 February, 2017 by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER patrol team deployed for Anti-Crude Oil Theft/ Illegal Oil Bunkering operations around Taraba Jetty, Borokiri, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were arrested with one vessel: MV OMISAN 1 and one wooden boat. The suspects, who were crew members of MV OMISAN 1 and the wooden boat were arrested in the process of transshipping an estimated 60,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automated Gas Oil, AGO, from the wooden boat to MV OMISAN 1. 

PRESS RELEASE: RIVERS APC CONGRATULATES BUHARI, AMAECHI ON IBADAN - LAGOS AND CALABAR - LAGOS RAILYWAY PROJECTS

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the Federal Government and the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, on the impending commencement of the Lagos - Ibadan and Lagos - Calabar railway projects. The commendation was contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Port Harcourt, signed by the State Chairman, Chief (Dr.) Davies Ibiamu Ikanya.

“With the commencement of work on the N458bn Lagos - Ibadan new rail project by February 2017, the Federal Government under the watch of President Muhmmadu Buhari has once again demonstrated that governance is all about providing good life for its citizenry,” the party said.

PRESS BRIEFING: PARADE OF ERRING POLICE OFFICERS

POLICE OFFICERS

BY
DCP DON AWUNAH,fsi,
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
AT FORCE HEADUQARTERS ABUJA

6TH JANUARY, 2017

v Aftermath of Rivers State 10th December, 2016
Parliamentary Re-run Election

Gentlemen of the press, you are welcome to today’s press briefing at Force headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja. Let me also use the opportunity to wish us all a happy new year.
Democratic Policing is one of the core values of the current Police management under the leadership of IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM, mni. The IGP as an ardent apostle of the rule of law and adherent of international best practices of Policing has since assumption of office articulated a master plan to guarantee a reformed electoral process across the country. This is a novel security template devoid of violence, electoral malpractices and attendant destruction of lives and property which have been a recurring decimal in previous elections in the country.

PRESS RELEASE: RIVERS APC ENDORSES NIGER DELTA PEACE INITIATIVE

*Congratulates Amaechi, other stakeholders

*Urges those sponsoring bombings in the region to have a rethink

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the Niger Delta Peace Initiative recently launched by South-South leaders under the leadership of the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The party in a statement issued on Monday in Port Harcourt by the State Chairman, Chief (Dr.) Ibiamu Ikanya, praised Amaechi for assembling South-South stakeholders under the umbrella of the Initiative for Peace, Governance and Development of the South-South to proffer solutions to the current destruction of the oil pipelines and ecosystem of the region.

HOW NIGERIAN NAVY AVERTS PIRATE ATTACK ON 3 MERCHANT VESSELS

The Nigerian Navy has averted pirate attack on 3 merchant vessels, namely MV MOXON, MT AFRICAN BEAUTY and MT MADONA. The vessels were attacked around Brass waterways in Bayelsa State on 3 and 4 May 2016. 

COMMODORE CHRISTIAN ODOGWU EZEKOBE , Director of Information, Nigerian Navy said the criminals made spirited effort to seize the vessels but the timely response of the special protective team deployed by the Nigerian Navy successfully dislodged the pirates who fled to evade arrest.

In a related development, the naval patrol team deployed by NNS PATHFINDER on 4 May 2016 discovered and destroyed 2 active illegal crude oil refineries located at NAFCON creek. The refineries had 7 storage tanks containing about 10,000 litres of stolen crude oil and 20,000 litres of illegally refined AGO. 

This is even as the patrol team destroyed a warehouse used by the criminals to hide illegally refined products. The massive warehouse located at Ikpokiri community in Rivers State had GP tanks containing suspected illegally refined AGO.

NIGERIAN MILITARY POLICE HANDS OVER 5 ILLEGAL OIL BUNKERERS TO EFCC

Five illegal oil bunkerers arrested by troops of the 130 Battalion of the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, Port- Harcourt Barracks, Rivers State have been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.


The suspects comprising four men and a lady are: Sokari Iminabo; Segun Olagunju; Uche Emmanuel; Obinna Ezime and Mrs Tony Patience.

They were arrested at Anyako waterside in Sama Community of Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.

BREAKING NEWS: The Conduct of Outstanding 2015 Re-Run Elections

RIVERS RERUN: INEC RELEASES 4 FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY AND 11 STATE CONSTITUENCY RESULTS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released results of Federal and State Constituency elections that were successfully conducted, collated and announced by the various Returning Officers in the Saturday 19th March 2016 Rivers State court ordered re-run elections.


In a statement signed and issued by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), for Rivers State, Aniedi Abasi Ikoiwak, the Commission released the results of four (4) Federal Constituencies and that of eleven (11) State Constituencies.



A breakdown of the results released are as follows:

Rivers' Governorship Poll: Why Jonathan Sacks IGP Suleiman Abba, Demands Loyalty From All Service Chiefs Till May 29

The Nigerian's Police chief, IGP Suleiman Abba lost his job yesterday, becoming the first major casualty of President Goodluck Jonathan’s electoral loss. 

He was immediately replaced by Mr. Solomon Arase.

Abba, who incurred the wrath of the president for allegedly arguing with government officials over the directive to recall the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in Charge of Zone 6, Tunde Ogunshakin, from Rivers State.


"Abba, it was learnt, had deployed Ogunshakin from his base in Calabar to Port Harcourt to oversee the governorship election in Rivers State following complaints by Governor Rotimi Amaechi that the police had collaborated with INEC, and the PDP to intimidate APC members and rig the presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.


Another source said the former police boss reportedly ignored presidency official’s objection to the deployment of Ogunshakin to Rivers State on the allegation that the police officer was sympathetic to Amaechi and his party and would, therefore, not allow the PDP win the state"

Democracy in danger as Nigeria comes under creeping fascism by John Odigie-Oyegun

Being the text of a World Press Conference addressed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, in Lagos on Friday, June 20th 2014

Good morning gentlemen of the press.

I have called this World Press Conference today to alert Nigerians and our international friends of the grave threat posed to our democracy and indeed the very survival of our nation by an increasingly-tyrannical federal government.

Less than 48 hours after I released an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, warning him to halt the impunity in Ekiti and not to plunge Nigeria into a political crisis, the federal government has now overreached itself and turned Ekiti into a war zone, where constitutional guaranteed rights have been suspended.

The final electioneering campaign of our candidate in the Ekiti election, Gov. Kayode Fayemi, provided the perfect setting for the Jonathan-led administration to bare its fangs with a series of arbitrariness and unconstitutional acts that threaten the very fabric of our democracy.

Soldiers hostage of Governor Amaechi's convoy near Ikere- Ekiti

When would the drama playing out between President GEJ and Gov. Ameachi of Rivers State come to an end? It's a global shame and must be rebuked by us all..

The Rivers State Government is concerned about the safety of Governor Amaechi who is right now being held hostage in a commando style by soldiers and federal government security agents in Odudu, Ondo state. Governor Amaechi as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ forum and as an APC governor and chieftain had left Port Harcourt this morning for Ekiti state where he was to join his brother governor in his last mega rally before the elections.

Governor Amaechi was ambushed and refused entry into Ekiti by military personnel acting on orders from above. He made to turn back and return to Akure where his chattered aircraft was parked but was chased and rounded by armed soldiers and security personnel in Odudu, Ondo state. According to the captain who led the operation, he had orders not to allow the governor
entry or exit.

If the President sacks Okupe & Wendell Simlin - Omojuwa

Japheth Omojuwa has lash out on the two special aids of the Nigerian President Jonathan for blackmailing him, maintaining that if the duo of  Doyin Okupe & Reno Omokri were sacked, the president may likely regain the ten percent of his lost popularity.

Omojuwa, a Nigerian blogger, socio-economic and political commentator said; "If the President sacks Okupe & Wendell Simlin, his popularity will increase by at least 10% just for that alone."

According to him, Reuben Abati can do the job of communicating the President Jonthan's agenda. If they must hire Reno & Okupe, may be to carry bags & phones. For instance, Reuben Abati is not evil, Reno Omokri is the representation of all that is evil. Reuben Abati is not dirty, Okupe is dirt.

Hoodlums Burn Down Ogu Bolo Council Building in Rivers State

The legislative building of Ogu Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State has been burnt down by suspected hoodlums. Eyewitnesses said that the inferno which raised down the entire building started in the late hours of the night at the close of work.

The Council Chairman, Maureen Tamuno said on Channels Television that she was shocked at the incident which according to her was done by her detractors. She wondered why people would resort to destroying public property in the name of playing politics.

The security man on duty that evening has been taken in for questioning by the Police.

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