Ogoni stakeholders have met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and unanimously agreed that he lead a multi-consultative forum to discuss with Federal Government on the planned resumption of oil production in OML 11. The stakeholders said the choice of the governor was aimed at preventing saboteurs who may want to adopt divide…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has departed Ogoni land in Rivers State after performing the flag off exercise of the region’s cleanup. Osinbajo travelled to Rivers State for the programme to represent his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, who was supposed to kick off the exercise. Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, was on ground to…
The Kingdom Coordinators and Chapters Leaders Forum of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, have condemned in strong terms the increasing rate of Police extortion on the Eleme-Bori axis of the East-West road. This was contained in a press statement signed by Chairman, MOSOP Kingdom Coordinators Forum, Frank Jonah. It was…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has expressed gratitude to Ogoni people for the unprecedented reception they gave to the party’s governorship candidate for the February 28, 2015 elections, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, during this year’s Ogoni Day Celebration held last Sunday, January 4, at the Birabi Memorial Grammar School open field, Bori.…