The time for community development despite the diversities by Kingsley Otuaro
Everywhere, one of the footprints of wars and conflicts is social and economic dislocation – loss of lives and valuable...
Month: September 2021
Group calls for tenure extension for Akpabio, Akwa over positive performance in NDDC
A Non Governmental Organization, (NGO) under the aegis of Network Advancement Program for Poverty and Disaster Risks Reduction (NAPPDRR) has...
Senate begins moves to ensure immediate relocation of IOCs to their operational bases in Niger Delta
The Senate has begun moves to ensure that all Oil and Gas Companies in Nigeria as a matter of urgency,...
DESOPADEC: Niger Delta group sends strong warning to Okowa, threatens to force governor to account for 13% derivation fund
A Niger Delta group, Creek Dragons has threatened to force Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to account for the...
Bayelsa at 25: Late Abacha Remains Our Hero, Says Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has expressed appreciation to former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha, over the...
98-Year-Old Father Of Jude Ukori Is dead
High Chief Richard Ukori, father of Amb. Jude Ebitimi Ukori, the immediate past chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF),...
Pomp as Ijaw monarch honours AJUBE with highest chieftaincy title in Ondo
The Agadagba of Arogbo Ijaw-Ibe Kingdom, Pere Zaccheaus Doubra Egbunu (JP), Opukutu III, has conferred the highest chieftaincy title of...
Niger Delta Anglican Council tasks FG on insecurity, corruption
A two-Day Provincial Council Meeting of Niger Delta in the Church of Anglican Communion has ended in Ahoada, with a...
[BREAKING] Anthony Joshua LOSES his world heavyweight title belts to Oleksandr Usyk
Anthony Joshua lost all his belts to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. His reign as...
IPOB declares Oct 1 sit-at-home, orders operation ‘No Nigeria flag’
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a total shutdown of the Southeast on October 1. The group also...
NIMASA FLOATING DOCK: How Nigeria is losing N300b yearly to Ghana, Cameroun, others
In what is gradually becoming a national embarrassment, Nigeria has continued to lose an average of N300 billion ($600 million)...
DOPF Lecture: Publishers pay courtesy visit to Delta Information Commissioner
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has applauded the Topic for this year’s Delta Online Publishers Forum, DOPF,...
Ijaws in Edo reject list of commissioner-nominees, lament marginalisation, neglect
The Ijaws in Edo state have rejected the recent commissioners nominated in the state by Governor Godwin Obaseki led administration,...
Elders move to resolve IYC crisis, hold emergency meeting in Yenagoa
The Elders Council of the ljaw Youths Council (IYC) worldwide has resolved to wade into the leadership crisis rocking the...
FG to fight crude oil theft in Niger Delta with Army, Navy, Civil Defence officers
To effectively fight against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government has disclosed that it will...
Osinbajo commissions 21 storey Dakkada Towers in Uyo, says IOCs have no excuse not to relocate HQ to Niger Delta
By Ebi Perekeme Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that International Oil Companies have no excuse not to relocate their...
Man Summons Family Meeting After His Wife Gave Him Different Bedroom Styles
A Nigerian man reportedly summoned a family meeting because of the different bedroom styles his wife gave him, which were...
Full text of President Buhari’s address at UN General Assembly
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 76TH...
132,591 benefit from OB Lulu-Briggs Foundation’s free health care in Niger Delta
By Our Correspondent About 132,591 persons, including children, in rural and semi-urban Niger Delta communities, have benefited from 34 free...
Dakkada Towers in Akwa-Ibom: A glimpse of the tallest architectural masterpiece in Niger Delta (See Photos)
By Ebi Perekeme Built by Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Dakkada Towers is a 21 storey smart office...
WHO says air pollution kills 7million people annually, strengthens guidelines
The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday, saying air pollution was now one of the biggest...
Akwa Ibom community revisits demand for N7.6bn compensation over gas pipeline explosion:
Obotim Nsit community in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday lamented that the effects of...
IYC calls on President Buhari to confirm Colonel Dikio’s appointment, declares total support
Zonal Chairmen of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide have declared their total support and called on President Muhammadu Buhari...
Man returns from abroad after 47 years to discover his two wives have remarried
Peter Oyuk, an 84-year-old Kenyan man, is disappointed after returning home to discover that the two wives he abandoned 47...
Bayelsa government directs LGAs to set up vigilante teams
By Our Correspondent The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday directed local government councils to set up vigilante teams in every...
Buhari writes Senate, seeks amendment of Petroleum Industry Act
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to amend the recently enacted Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). According to Buhari’s letter...
NDDC Forensic Audit Report: Have you read it?
By Etibe Uko No doubt, some folks are psychic, very perceptive. Some are gifted with the ability to see what...
Trans-Kalabari Road: IYC condemns abduction of expatriates
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Kalabari Se-Ikpangi has condemned the abduction of an expatriate staff of Lubric Construction Company (LCC)...
‘Only Northern President Can Guarantee Security in Nigeria’ – Northern Youth Leaders
The Northern Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) has appealed to Nigerians to support northern candidacy for the 2023 presidency in view...
Delta 2023: Why Justice and Equity Must Prevail Over Sentiment
By Jerome-Mario Utomi It is a common knowledge that recently, the Ijaw leaders, youths and women predominantly residents in six...
Ex-Delta Governor, Uduaghan to deliver keynote address at Delta Online Publishers 3rd annual conference
The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has been scheduled to be the Keynote Speaker at this...
That failed Broderick Bozimo and the great thinkers
By Ekanpou Enewaridideke I have been somewhere held captive by a soothing sleep but just awakened by heavy raindrops upon...
NiMet predicts 3-day cloudiness, thunderstorm across Nigeria from Monday
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days cloudiness and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s...
NPC announces date for Nigeria’s census
Fifteen years after the last census, Nigeria is likely to have another headcount next year. President Muhammadu Buhari has given...
CAF Confederation Cup: Gov. Diri splashes N14m on Bayelsa United for victory over Ashanti
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Douye Diri has doled out N14 million to the state-owned football club, Bayelsa United, for their...
