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Are you a Niger Deltan? Shell LiveWire Nigeria programme registration portal is now open

Are you a Niger Deltan? Shell LiveWire Nigeria programme registration portal is now open Attention young men and women (18-35) in the Niger Delta. Do you want to become a successful business owner? Application for the SPDC JV 2022 Shell LiveWIRE programme has started. Apply here: go.shell.com/3ShxSrw

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National News

OKOWA TO PETER OBI: Your experience not enough to lead Nigeria

OKOWA TO PETER OBI: Your experience not enough to lead Nigeria The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, is not experienced enough to lead Nigeria, Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said. Okowa, who is the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also said Obi does not have the needed

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Opinion

AYAKOROMO: The origin of coastal drama

AYAKOROMO: THE ORIGIN OF COASTAL DRAMA BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE The folk opera of Hubert Ogunde in 1948 which wore a theatrical disposition was accompanied by vivacious drumming, choral singing and well-coordinated dancing; and this constituted a significant part of the evolutionary process of drama in Nigeria. Similarly, the origin of coastal drama which emerged under

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Niger Delta ministry set to publish list of NDDC uncompleted projects for public scrutiny

Niger Delta ministry set to publish list of NDDC uncompleted projects for public scrutiny The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, has promised to publish a list of completed and uncompleted projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission for public scrutiny, as part of efforts to pay contractors and usher in a new

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News Oil & Gas

Egbema communities write Okowa, threaten to stop operations of Elcrest, NPDC

Egbema communities write Okowa, threaten to stop operations of Elcrest E&P, NPDC Sidioama Communities in Egbema kingdom, on Monday, threatened to stop the operations of Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), Operator of the OML 40 JV, Gbetiokunn Oil Field in Benin River, Warri North Local Government Area

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News Oil & Gas

Seplat commences commercial injection of 35,000bpd crude oil through Amukpe-Escravos pipeline

Seplat commences commercial injection of 35,000bpd crude oil through Amukpe-Escravos pipeline Seplat Energy Plc has commenced the commercial injection of crude oil through the new Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline. The leading Nigerian energy company listed on the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange said the 67km mostly underground pipeline is expected to provide a more reliable

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Today in Nigeria and around the world: A roundup of the big news on Monday, August 1, 2022

Today in Nigeria and around the world: A roundup of the big news on Monday, August 1, 2022 These are the big news across Nigeria and around the world that might interest you today, Monday, August 1, 2022. 1. Delta traditional rulers demand urgent military action over insecurity The Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers

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Culture

Eze Ohali of Ogbaland marks new yam festival in Rivers

Eze Ohali of Ogbaland marks new yam festival in Rivers By Usman Adamu Atabo  The Eze Ohali of Ogbaland, HRH Eze (Dr.) Chamberlain Monday Nosike Igwe, the Eze Ohali/Ezeburuzorchi III of Ogbaland, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers State, has marked this year’s New Yam Festival/Egwu Ogba amidst pomp and pageantry. Even though the event was low-keyed because

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News Rivers

Abuloma monarch presents land to INC in Rivers 

Abuloma monarch presents land to INC in Rivers  By Usman Adamu  The Amayanambo of Abuloma kingdom, HRH Brig. Gen. Bright Ateke Fiboinumama (rtd) JP, Etum IV, on behalf of the Abuloma people, has presented a parcel of land in a choice area of the kingdom to the Ijaw National Congress, INC, Eastern Zone, for the

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