Okowa sets to fish out ghost workers, absconded civil servants
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has called for support of stakeholders as his administration fishes our names of...
Month: October 2017
Outbreak of new viral disease ‘monkey pox’ hits Bayelsa, as doctor, 10 others quarantined
A new viral epidemic known as “monkey pox” has broken out in Bayelsa State. A medical doctor and 10 other...
Reyenieju lambastes NDDC, calls for decentralization
The member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Reyenieju has expressed utter disgust against...
Goodnews: A bag of rice to sell for N7, 000 by December
Going by the predictions and projection of some Nigerian farmers, a 50kg bag of produced in Nigeria rice may go...
IYC TO FG: What Niger Delta need are smiles of human joy, not smiles of military induced crocodile
—Crocodile smile can’t be military Training-Omare A pan-Ijaw organization, the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC Worldwide has sent a strong worded...
Again, Akwa Ibom Governor Attacks NDDC Boss
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has again hit hard on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, warning the...
Buhari not committed to peace in Niger Delta, say agitators
—Insist on deadline for relocation of oil firms’ offices Agitators in the Niger Delta yesterday accused the President Muhammadu Buhari...
Boroh, Others For World Habitat Award
The World Habitat Ambassadors Foundation (WHAF) says it will honour Brig- Gen Paul Boroh (Rtd), Special Adviser on Niger Delta...
Corruption, ‘illegal’ appointments, anti-north allegation… 6 highlights of Kachikwu’s letter to Buhari
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, over the alleged insubordination of Maikanti Baru,...
Ijaw/Itsekiri Leadership Crisis: Save Us from Injustice and Marginalization, Egbema Communities Tell Okowa
—We cannot be slaves in our land —Wants 50-50 sharing of political positions The people of Egbema communities, Warri North...
Akeredolu Seeks Deep Seaport In Ondo
After another closed-door meeting with the President, Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) told State House correspondents that the state...
Oporoza residents lament over bad roads, calls on Delta State Govt to intervene
By Loveth Ojogun Residents of Oporoza community, the ancestral headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area...
Military moves troops, equipment to Edo, Delta, Ondo, calls for calm
The Nigerian military has asked residents not to panic as troops commence movement of heavy duty equipment to Edo, Delta...
Two arraigned supplying ‘false information’ on Dickson’s brother
The police on Tuesday arraigned two persons before the Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for supplying false information...
Tubutoru Ijaw In Festive Mood As Monarch Marks Anniversary
All is now set at Tubutoru Ijaw kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state for the celebration of the one...
PTI graduates 1,102 students; 48 with distinction
…Confers Fellowship on Clark, Kokori and Barigha-Amange WARRI — 1,102 students of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta state, would...
Bayelsa Residents allege govt neglect as flood submerges farmlands, houses in Tombia community
Residents of Tombia and its environs in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised the alarm over the...
Marine policemen allegedly kill boat driver in Warri for refusing to give bribe
WARRI — Tension is mounting at the Millar Waterside area of Warri, Delta State, as boat operators yesterday protested against...
Boroh To Niger Delta Ex-Agitators: Help Build Economy
The Federal Government has urged 200 Niger Delta ex-agitators, who graduated from the Innoson-Kiara Academy, Nnewi in Anambra, to use...
Army launches Operation Crocodile Smile in S-South, S-West tomorrow
The Nigerian Army authorities have concluded plans to launch a special operation in the South-South and South-West this week, coming...
Restructuring will ensure fair and balanced Nigeria – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has said the Ijaws would insist on the restructuring of the country. He said restructuring...
Niger Delta elders to meet Buhari with new template for peace
Niger Delta leaders, under the auspices of the Pan Niger Delta Peoples Congress, have planned a meeting with President Muhammadu...
DESOPADEC: A Commission With ‘Issues’ And ‘Concerns’ (Editorial)
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board One of the powers expressly given by the nation’s constitution to both the President of the...
Delta LG Election: Okerenkoko PDP Councillorship Candidate, Simon Timiedi Steps Down For Female Banker
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Councillorship Aspirant in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Simon Timiedi has...
FLASHBACK: 1960 Independence Day speech
BY ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA Today is Independence Day. The first of October 1960 is a date to which for two...
Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day speech
BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2017 My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all...
