Yahaya Bello hails Buhari for recognising Kogi as oil-producing state
By Our Correspondent The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has expressed the state government’s appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari recognizing
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Rivers vs FIRS: Let’s be our brothers’ keeper, Gombe Govt begs Southern States Governors
By Our Correspondent The Gombe State Government has appealed to Southern State Governments to reconsider their push to keep Value Added Tax (VAT)
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VAT Collection Saga: Wike releases secret documents
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Wednesday shared the letter Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad
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Wike threatens to shut down banks, oil companies, others that pay VAT to FIRS
…Says Rivers VAT not for Abuja people Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, insisted on going on with his move to stop
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Kogi, Anambra join league of oil-producing states …await 13% derivation fund
Anambra and Kogi States may have finally joined the league of Oil Producing States in Nigeria as their oil wells have been recognised
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Foundation builds free primary school for orphans, less-privileged children in Warri
A Non-Governmental Organization, Clever Minds Educational Foundation, has built the first free Private Primary School in Iyara community, Warri South Local Government Area
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The tax rivers and President Buhari’s latest value added trouble (VAT)
By Mayowa Tijani On November 27, 2013, a group of uniformed men destroyed 240,000 bottles of beer in Kano state, northwestern Nigeria. These
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Niger Delta group urges Buhari to appoint permanent head for Presidential Amnesty Programme
By Ebi Perekeme Ahead of the full implementation of the recently signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in 2022, civil society organisations have asked
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Burial announcement of Mrs Theodora Oruberi Brialade
The families of Buboubiri and Badeinmo from Ayakoromo town in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State wish to announce the passing away
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COVID-19: Wike threatens fresh lockdown in Rivers
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the government may be constrained to re-impose lockdown if residents fail to
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FG should prioritise Itakpe-Lokoja-Abuja rail project – Onoja
By Our Correspondent The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Chief Edward Onoja has urged Federal Government to Prioritised the Itakpe-Lokoja-Abuja standard gauge rail
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FG Inaugurates Performance Devt Unit for Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs
The federal government has inaugurated a Ministerial Performance Delivery Unit (MPDU) for the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) to facilitate processes aimed
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Youths and Potentials By Kingsley Otuaro
“We must therefore inspire and teach our youths how to fish by creating platforms and structures for the youths to commercialise their talents
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[VIDEO] Meet Aniete Akpan, the blind professional laundryman from Akwa-Ibom state
A blind Nigerian man, Aniete Akpan, who hails from Akwa-Ibom state, has become a sensation in Lagos after it was discovered by BBC
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Wide Jubilation in Warri as Mulade joins Delta 2023 Governorship race (Photos)
By Enaibo Asiayei There was a widespread jubilation in Warri, on Sunday as Niger Delta activist and National Coordinator of Center for Peace
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How internet photo landed Port Harcourt entertainer in police detention for three years
Godwin Stephen, also known as Steve Winners, a 27-year-old entertainer and event planner based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State who was arrested and
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Construction on Bonny Deep Seaport to start soon as Amaechi inspects proposed site
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said work will soon start on the Bonny Deep Seaport. Amaechi, in a statement by the
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PDP CRISIS: Secondus Appeals Suspension
By Joshua Williams Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secondus, has approached a Court of Appeal in the
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FG launches two aircraft for mineral deposits survey
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD), Olamilekan Adegbite, has commissioned two aircraft for Airborne Geophysical Survey to identify mineral deposits in
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Prepare for heavy rainfall from Sunday – NiMet tells residents of Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, others
From the afternoon and evening hours of Sunday, rains are expected over parts of Enugu, Ondo, Imo, Osun, Abia, Anambra, Ogun, Delta, Edo,
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PIA’s 3% Community Allocation Management and Mulade Sheriff’s Propositions
By Jerome-Mario Utomi Undoubtedly, we live in a nation where public leadership scorns ideas from citizens and sees it as a form of
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NDDC FORENSIC AUDIT REPORT: Sack Akpabio now, IYC writes Buhari
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore the recommendations suggested by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,
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‘Resources from Niger Delta interventionist agencies should be invested in youths’ – Pastor Andafa
…charges politicians to lead with fear of God A Warri-based popular cleric, Pastor Simeon Obiobo Andafa of Shammah Divine Zion Ministry International, has
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Heads to Roll as Buhari orders criminal investigation over 6 trillion naira misappropriation in NDDC
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a criminal investigation into an approximated six trillion naira given to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since
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Akpabio submits NDDC’s Forensic Audit Report, says 13,000 projects abandoned in Niger Delta
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Thursday submitted the Forensic Audit Report on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
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The pragmatic loyalty of Kingsley Otuaro and a call for emulation
This editorial was first published November 20, 2017 When Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa declared before the gathering of Delta State Peoples Democratic
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Obaseki to challenge Rivers court order on COVID-19 vaccine directive
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said he has instructed his team of lawyers to vigorously pursue and challenge a Port Harcourt High
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PDP crisis deepens as ward chairman suspends Secondus in Rivers
The Peoples Democratic Party Ward 5 in Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State has suspended the embattled National Chairman of
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Read why President Buhari sacked agric and power ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has given the reason behind a reshuffle in the cabinet he formed on August 21, 2019. GbaramatuVoice had earlier reported
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President Buhari sacks agriculture, power ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Ministers of Power, Saleh Mamman and his Agriculture and Rural Development counterpart, Alhaji Sabo Nanono. The President
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Olu of Warri dissolves traditional council, palace chiefs, committees
By Our Correspondent Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has dissolved all palace chiefs, traditional council, Committees, Sub- committees of the Warri Kingdom.
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Governor Akeredolu signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill into law
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimii Akeredolu, has signed the Anti-Open Grazing Bill into law. The bill that was signed on Tuesday is in
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Rivers court restrains Governor Obaseki from enforcing compulsory COVID-19 vaccination in Edo
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an order restraining Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki and Edo government from enforcing a directive
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COVID-19: Rivers state sees upsurge in infections as NCDC records 164 new cases
Rivers state records 164 cases of COVID-19 infection, the Federal Capital Territory and 12 other states reported 296 new cases of COVID-19 on
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Ondo Governor, Akeredolu to sign Anti-open Grazing Bill into law today
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, will today sign the Anti-open Grazing Bill into Law. GbaramatuVoice gathered that the state government has