SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has hit back at Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark for warning it to desist from speaking on behalf of the south-south geo-political zone saying he too has no mandate to speak for the people.
Earlier this week, Chief Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (Pandef),...
IJAW elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (Pandef) Chief Edwin Clark has dismissed plans by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) to include the south-south geo-political zone in its planned breakaway republic.
Ipob, which has been planning to recreate the defunct republic of Biafra that existed briefly...
PAN Niger Delta Forum (Pandef) leader Chief Edwin Clark has rejected the recently-passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) saying the new piece of legislation only gave oil host communities 3% of the revenue accrued against their requested 10%.
Last week, Nigeria's National Assembly passed the long-awaited PIB, which among other...
NIGER Delta leaders have issued a three-month ultimatum to the federal government to restructure the country and convene a national dialogue comprising representatives of ethnic groups in the country or face a showdown.
Since 2015 when incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office, Nigeria has been strained at the...
PAN Niger Delta Forum (Pandef) leader Chief Edwin Clark has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he has no constitutional authority to impose open grazing on state governments across Nigeria.
Last month, the Southern Governors Forum met in the Delta State capital Asaba where among other things, they agreed to ban grazing,...
IZON community organisation Ijaw Women Connect (IWC) has thrown its weight behind embattled former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke saying it will not stand by and allow her to be misquoted and vilified by the press.
Oil minister during the tenure of former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Ms Alison-Madueke has been...
