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Group seeks probe into alleged torture of Nigerians by security firms in N’Delta
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…
17 Mar
Leaders of Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, alongside Concerned Niger Delta Youths, have called on the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun
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…
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.…
11 Feb
The Anti-Oil Theft Sensitisation Initiative (AOTSI) has conferred an Award of Excellence on the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, in recognition of his contributions to combating oil theft in the Niger Delta. At a brief ceremony held at the Warri office of…
17 Jan
The Ijaw Youth Consultative Forum,(IYCF) has thrown it's weight behind the Federal Government-contracted private oil pipeline surveillance outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, and it's Chairman, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also know as Tompolo The group emphasized that the blackmails against Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited were baseless allegations that must be discarded. The Chairman/CEO,…
21 Dec
The Eagle Watch for Good Governance (EWGG) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reward an ex-Niger Delta agitator, Oweizidei Thomas Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, with a national honour in recognition of his selfless service to the nation.
2 Dec
Allowing a non-state actor to wage war against a country’s armed forces is the sort of thing that has engendered chaos in countries like Sudan. In Nigeria, the rise of non-state actors has brought about a mix of benefits and challenges
21 Nov
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as ‘cheap blackmail’ the allegations by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) that the Nigerian Navy was frustrating the fight against crude oil theft. The Chairman of TSSNL, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, made the allegation while hosting the National Leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday. Reacting…

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