Militant group threatens Shell over reopening of bombed Trans-Forcados pipeline

Unrepentant militant group causing havoc on major pipelines in the delta in recent times, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate has warned Shell Petroleum and Development Company, an Anglo-Dutch subsidiary, against reopening the Trans-Forcados pipeline earlier attacked by the Niger Delta Avengers. The group, on Saturday threatened that no matter of military shield would stop it […]

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Clark appeals to Niger Delta Avengers to stop bombing oil facilities

Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has appealed to militants in the Niger Delta to sheathe their swords and stop the bombing of oil installations in the region. Clark, who is a former Minister of Information, said the bombing of critical gas installations and its attendant impact on the national economy was a great shock […]

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Were Jonathan, Yar’Adua imposed by Obasanjo for his inability to secure third term?

Renowned academician and professor of International Law, Emmanuel Esiemokhai has described former president Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure as a punishment to the nation. Speaking with National Mirror during the weekend in Abuja, the veteran teacher explained that the past administration failed woefully because Jonathan was incompetent. According to the professor, Jonathan and the late president Musa […]

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Don’t use me as scapegoat for your failure – Edwin Clark writes Abati

Below are excerpts from the open letter, dated October 26, 2015, by Chief Edwin Clark, replying former Special Adviser on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati, and other critics over his recent comments on the former president. ORDINARILY at my age and position in life, I should not have to justify myself in […]

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