[PHOTOS] Glitz, Glamour at Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha’s birthday
By Faith Madogwe Dignitaries thronged Obotobo Town last Saturday for the birthday of the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Kingdom, Elder (Capt.)...
Month: March 2021
Eulogies drench Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha kingdom on his birthday
His Imperial Majesty and Our King, Elder (Capt.) Joseph Timiyan JP, Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area...
NIMASA says floating dock to be deployed ‘soon’
...As NPA hands over shipyard to NIMASA for floating dock By Our Correspondent Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration...
Chevron oil spill: Gbaramatu chiefs order for joint investigation
By Our Correspondent Gbaramatu Traditional Council of Chiefs while reacting to the recent protests that greeted the oil spill that...
Oil Spillage: Gbaramatu protest against Chevron thickens as lawyers issue 14 days ultimatum
By Ebi Perekeme Lawyers under the umbrella of the Gbaramatu Lawyers Association (Gbaramatu Oloutomo-Abu Gbolei), have issued a 14-day ultimatum...
Oil Spillage: We will go nowhere until Chevron meet our demands, says protesting Benikrukru communities
By Enaibo Asiayei Solomon Eris, chairman of the aggrieved Benikrukru communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South Local Government Area of...
Danger as Okerenkoko, Makaraba, other communities join protest over oil spillage in Chevron facility
...Threaten a total shutdown of flowstations ...Vow to continue until their demands are met There was palpable tension on Sunday...
BREAKING: Again, Chevron denies spilling oil at Abiteye, Makaraba, Utonana fields …reiterates commitment to environmental stewardship
By Ebi Perekeme Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and CNL...
BREAKING: Hundreds of protesters storm Chevron oil facility, shutdown flowstation over oil spillage in Delta
By Our Correspondent Hundreds of people from oil rich Kokodiagbene Community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area...
Benikrukru community installs new traditional head
By Ebi Perekeme Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday March...
Delta poly students protest COVID-19 fees, tuition increment in Ogwashi-Uku
By Loveth Ojogun Students of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the State, have destabilized academic...
Niger Delta: 13% Derivation Fund – Last 15 years (2006 – 2020)
13% Derivation Fund - last 15 years 2006: ₦423.4b 2007: ₦437.4b 2008: ₦637.8b 2009: ₦455.3b 2010: ₦548.5b 2011: ₦765.3b 2012:...
[BREAKING] Big Brother Naija Returns with N90m Grand Prize
By Loveth Ojogun The popular reality TV show will top previous seasons as organisers – Multichoice Nigeria – announced a...
JAMB registration for UTME commences April 8
By Our Correspondent The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)...
Bad leadership, disunity responsible for Niger Delta’s underdevelopment, says Bobo
By Our Correspondent High Chief Wellington Bobo, the Oroupawei of Gbaramatu Kingdom in a media parley with select Journalists in...
Chevron, Agbami partners donate model block of classrooms to Delta
By Enaibo Asiayei Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited, a company belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited, also an operator of the Agbami...
Soyinka blunders again! Is Soyinka afraid of NDDC and PAP?
Is Soyinka not aware of these weird happenings in NDDC and PAP? Why the silence, Soyinka? By Ekanpou Enewaridideke There...
Dickson confronts Adamawa Senator over ‘small Bayelsa population’
By Ebi Oboko There was mild drama on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday as former Bayelsa State governor...
Niger Delta militants strike again, bomb Agip crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa
By Our Correspondent Tension has gripped Egbemoru community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over the...
Delta: 3 dead as cult clash rocks Ovwian, Owhase communities in Udu
By Ruth Oromoni No fewer than three young men have been reportedly killed in a renewed cult clash on Tuesday...
NDDC seeks support of Belgium in health, youths empowerment in Niger Delta
By Faith Madogwe The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has called for the collaboration and support of Belgium in areas...
We’re coming for you, Army Chief tells Asari Dokubo, others
By Our Correspondent The Army will soon move against separatist agitators such as Asari Dokubo and Sunday Igboho, Chief of...
BREAKING: Trouble as suspected militants hit Agip crude pipelines in Bayelsa
By Our Correspondent Palpable tension and fears have enveloped the Egbemoru community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa...
CULTURAL RE-AWAKENING…As Tompolo leads Ijaw sons, daughters to Bini-ebi festival in Ogulagha community
By Ebi Perekeme Preparation is already underway as High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo predominantly referred to as Tompolo by...
CLEAN-UP: FG inaugurates 6bn water projects in Ogoni land
By Ebi Perekeme The Federal Government, on Monday, inaugurated the construction of six water projects worth N6 billion, in Ogoni communities in...
NCDMB, Duport to deliver 2,500 bpd modular refinery in Edo
By Ebi Perekeme The 2,500 barrels per day modular refinery being established at Egbokor, Edo State, South South Nigeria, by...
Otuaro commends Omoun’s developmental strides in Patani
By Ruth Oromoni Delta State deputy governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has commended Perekebena Perez Omoun, the chairman of Patani...
Egbema Kingdom gives Agip 72-hr ultimatum to implement MoU in Rivers
By Our Correspondent The people of Egbema kingdom in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have given a seventy-two-hour...
Niger Delta ex-militants protest exclusion from amnesty programme in Ondo…threaten to return to the creek
By Faith Madogwe Ex-militants from the coastal area of Ondo State, on Monday, protested over their non-inclusion in the Presidential...
Was Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Truly an Ijaw Man? The Untold Truth
The First Nigerian President Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe ( 1904- 1996) was indeed an enigma of no less order. His towering personality makes...
Niger Delta: I am a victim, what about you?
By Enaibo Asiayei They soaked my head to the river for me to drink my excreta from the waters, but...
Polobubo/Opuama Oil Spillage: We have been left to die, communities cry out to Buhari, Okowa
...Call on FG, DTSG to intervene …many are sick, others have lost their means of livelihood By Ebi Perekeme ...
Controversy trails transparency of 57 marginal oil fields bid processes
By Our Correspondent Controversy over transparency of the marginal fields 2020 bid round processes has worsened the confidence of participants...
Akpabio: Niger Delta states to get N90bn from CBN for youths training in rabbit farming
By Our Correspondent Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will...
Akwa Ibom govt. distributes relief materials to victims of natural disaster in riverine communities
By Our Correspondent The Akwa Ibom State Government has ended a week-long distribution of relief materials to victims of flood...
