OUTRAGEOUS SCHOOL FEES INCREASE ATTEMPTS BY GOV. DICKSON TO KILL NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY FOR HIS AFRICA UNIVERSITY – IPDI

The Ijaw People’s Development initiative, IPDI has raised alarm over the recent increase in the school fees of the Niger Delta University(NDU) describing it as outrageous, a desperate attempts to kill the university and increase patronage for his private Africa university in the state Below is a statement signed by Comrade Ozobo Austin, National president […]

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HOW DSS DETAIN ME FOR 15 MONTHS, PLOTTED TO KILL ME FOR REFUSING TO IMPLICATE TOMPOLO

SPOKESPERSON of the Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, an Ijaw ethnic nationality rights group, Comrade Ezekiel Daniel, seized by Department of State Services, DSS, operatives August 3, 2016, on the suspicion of being the mouthpiece of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, a militant group, gained his freedom, November 26, after spending 15 months in detention […]

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CALL FOR ARREST OF IJAW MONARCHS BY BENINS IS PROVOCATIVE – GROUP

It is annoying ,the recent Benin call to arrest and prosecute Ijaw monarchs, especially the most revered paramount ruler of Gbaramatu kingdom and the enviable Olodiama king, the Agadagba, Alagbabunafa lll over his recent coronation. It may interest the public to noted that the ceremony of the coronation of Olodiama monarch was not botched as […]

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Niger Delta fragile peace threaten as militants, Army prepare for “major war”: Group condemns invasion of Gbaramtu Kingdom

                                        Niger Delta militants on Saturday threatened ‘war’ while dissociating themselves from the meeting elders from the oil-rich region had with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, last Tuesday. Apart from distancing themselves from the meeting, they warned the Federal Government not to rejoice yet over the recent rise in oil production in the country, threatening […]

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Group insists Michael Johnny is prime suspect in disappearance of Daniel Ezekiel 10 days ago

The National President, Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative(IPDI) Comrade Austin Ozobo has alleged that IPDI spokesman, Daniel Ezekiel was abducted from a hospital in Ometan, Warri after he was lured by a girl suspected to be Michael Johnny’s friend.  Comrade Ozobo who spoke at a press conference alleged that Mr. Johnny has been framing up Ijaw […]

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Niger Delta Avengers disowned Ayiri, others over meeting with oil minister as IPDI condemns Amaechi role on maritime university

The Niger Delta Avengers said in a statement by Brig. Gen Mukoch Agbinibo that,  it was watching with keen interest the “unwholesome activities of the political thugs and agents of APC to undermine the Niger Delta struggle in the likes of Mr. Ayiri and gangs”. “Few days ago, he and his group was parading, regrouping, […]

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NASS removes host communities fund from PIB, as Niger Delta group warns that it may result to war

A new version of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, which removes the strategic Host Community Development Fund as proposed in the botched PIB is set to commence legislative deliberations in the next few days just as the Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI has said that the attempted removal of of host communities fund could be […]

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Rights Activist accuses Clark of using Police to intimidate him over contract

A rights activist, Chief Eregbene Saturday who was arrested by the police in Abuja at the order of the Burutu Council boss, Chief Clark Ebikeme, has said the council boss wants to intimidate him with illegal arrerst to terminate his lawful tenement rate contract with Burutu Local Government area over three decates. Also reacting to […]

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