Tantita
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The Niger Delta Environmental Justice Coalition has insisted that Kingsley Kuku, the former administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), along with several ex-agitators, are the ones orchestrating destabilization efforts that include blackmail and malicious media attacks against Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, the current administrator of the PAP, and Government ‘Tompolo’ Ekpemupolo, the CEO of…
25 Mar
Human rights lawyer and activist, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, has raised an alarm over the killings of personnel and officers of Tantita Security Services Ltd, a private security firm dedicated to safeguarding Nigeria's vital oil pipelines and critical infrastructure. Adeyanju, who reacted to the development on Monday in Abuja, noted that the heinous acts not only…
23 Mar
The Paramount Ruler of the oil/gas-rich Great Idjerhe Kingdom, His Majesty, King Obukowho Monday Whiskey, Udurhie 1, on Sunday, urged Niger Delta patriots, particularly the youths, to work assiduously with Tantita Security Services Limited for Nigeria to meet its daily oil production target. Whiskey said Tantita Security Services, owned and operated by Chief Government Oweizide…
23 Mar
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly condemned what it describes as a malicious smear campaign against High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) and Dr Dennis Otuaro, Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). In a statement issued on Saturday, HURIWA dismissed recent allegations of kidnapping and murder against the two leaders as…
22 Mar
The Niger-Delta Renaissance Network has dismissed recent allegations of killings and kidnappings levelled against Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), Dennis Otuaro, and others as a smear campaign orchestrated by oil bunkerers and crude oil thieves in the Niger Delta. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Senior Comrade Gabriel Aniete, the group categorically dissociated Tompolo, the CEO…
22 Mar
The Niger-Delta Environmental Justice Coalition has accused prominent Niger Delta figures, including ex-agitators and an unnamed traditional ruler, of orchestrating media attacks against Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), CEO of Tantita Security Group. In a statement issued by the coalition’s spokesman, Comrade Abalagha Adawari, the group condemned the alleged smear campaign, describing it as a calculated attempt…
7 Mar
High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, National Leader of the Simplicity Movement, has categorically distanced himself, the National Rescue Movement (NRM), the defunct Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF), and Tantita Security Services from the Niger Delta Rescue Movement, which recently issued a threat of hostilities over political tensions in Rivers State. Jackrich made this clarification in response…
6 Mar
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in defense of human rights has dismissed the alleged human rights violations against Tantita Security Services Limited in the Niger Delta Region. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, the President General of the coalition, Barrister Nneweke Jude, and its Secretary General, Abe Emmanuel kolawole, said those arrested by…
5 Mar
Prominent Niger Delta advocate, Jackrich Sobomabo, has commended Tantita Security Services Limited and its leader, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), for the establishment of the Sologha Ekpemupolo JAMB CBT Centre in Ogulagha, Delta State. Describing the initiative as a bold step towards educational transformation, Sobomabo praised Tantita’s commitment to youth empowerment and regional development.…
27 Feb
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest over alleged human rights violations, torture, and the establishment of an arbitrary and illegal detention center by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited in the Niger Delta region. Speaking on behalf of the coalition after the protest at Shoprite, Alausa, Lagos, the Convener, Comrade…
27 Feb
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest over alleged human rights violations, torture, and the establishment of an arbitrary and illegal detention center by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited in the Niger Delta region. Speaking on behalf of the coalition after the protest at Shoprite, Alausa, Lagos, the Convener, Comrade…
12 Feb
The Arewa Youth Alliance for Progress and Development (AYAPD) has called for a thorough investigation into the alleged report of disregard for human rights during operations by security firms securing the nation's crude assets in the Niger Delta region. AYAPD made this call on Wednesday at a world press conference to address several complaints bordering…
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