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IYC Condemns Clamp Down On Jonathan’s Ex-Aides, Accuse Obasanjo Of impunity

By Igoniko Oduma –  Yenagoa   The Ijaw Youth Council, Worldwide, on Sunday decried what it termed the gradual resort to dictatorship by the President Muhammdu Buhari-led Federal Government with the...

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Stakeholders Differ On Delta BRT Project

By John Dugbe  /  Ughelli    Various stakeholders in Delta State have kicked against the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Scheme in Effurun-Warri area of the state. The Ovie (King) of Uvwie Kingdom, Abe I,...

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Oil Operations Resume, As Delta Settles Rift Between Firms, Host Communities

By John Dugbe –  Ughelli    Activities have resumed at various Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) oil installations following resolution of the long drawn dispute between the NPDC and...

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AAU Alumni Moves To Boost Education Quality In Delta Schools

By Victor Otuya –  Asaba   The Ambrose Ali University (AAU) Alumni Association, Sapele Chapter, has made bold steps towards improving the quality of education in Sapele and Ethiope West Local...

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Ex DESOPADEC Commissioner Commends Contractors On Project Completion

By Victor Otuya  -  Asaba   Former commissioner representing Ethiope West, Sapele, Okpe, Uvwie and Agbara-Urhobo on the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC),...

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Okowa Wants Shell Office Re-opened In Delta

By Felix Igbekoyi, Asaba   Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has criticised Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for having an office in Lagos State despite not having its operations in the...

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Ughelli Community Deserves Government Presence – Idogun

By John Dugbe -  Ughelli   The people of Eruemukohwarien Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State have lamented what they called the spate of injustice melted on them by the...

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We’ll Resist Any Attempt To Rename DESOPADEC – Izuokumor

By Emma Arubi - Warri   THE Co-ordinator, Delta Ijaw Oil and Gas Producing Communities, Chief Favour Izuokumor has said that they would not accept the re-naming of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas...

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Groups Seeks Dickson’s Disqualification From Bayelsa Polls

By Igoniko Oduma  - Yenagoa   As the countdown to the December 5, 2015, governorship election in Bayelsa State gathers momentum,  A socio-political group, the Bayelsa Democracy and Development...

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Sapele, Ethiope LGs Raise Alarm Over Imminent Collapse Of Gamon Bridge

By Victor Otuya  -  Asaba   The people of Sapele and Ethiope West local government areas of Delta State now live in fear of an imminent collapse of the bridge linking Sapele and Ethiope parts of the...

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Ijaw Youths Urge Okowa To Create Enabling Environment

By John Dugbe Ughelli THE people of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom of Delta state on Thursday urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to create an enabling environment for all political appointees to operate in order...

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Okowa, Edozie, Olu Of Warri, Others For Delta Role Model Award

By Victor Otuya Asaba Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the Asagba of Asaba, HRM, Prof. Chike Edozie and the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II are among notable sons of Delta slated to receive...

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NSCDC Warns Vandals To Steer Clear Govt Property In A’Ibom

By Idongesit Ashameri Uyo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Akwa Ibom command has warned vandals in the state to steer clear of government property or risk unpleasant consequences....

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How A’Ibom Task Force Demolished Building Where Corpse Of 130-Year-Old Was Kept

By Idongesit Ashameri –  Uyo   Uyo Capital City Development Authority (UCCDA) in conjunction with security agents on Friday raided Ekpene Ukim community in Uruan Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa...

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Expert Canvasses Strategic Resources Mgt, Identifies Hindrances To Devt

By Victor Otuya & Macaulay Wilson –  Asaba   A management consultant and public policy analyst Mr. Barry Pere Gbe, has identified proper management of the nation’s strategic resources as the...

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A’Ibom Police Commissioner Bows Out

By Idongesit Ashameri  -  Uyo   The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State command, CP Gabriel Achong will bow out of the Nigerian Police Force on Friday July 31, 2015 after 35 years of service....

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Bayelsa Communities Warn Saipem Over Neglect In SSGGP

By John Dugbe  -  Ughelli The management of Saipem Nigeria Limited, handlers of the Southern Swamp Gas Gathering Project (SSGGP), has been advised to address its host communities’ demands before...

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Uyo Residents Blame PHEDCO For Rise In Crime

Idongesit Ashameri –  Uyo    Residents of Uyo Capital city have blamed the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDCO) for the upsurge in rate of armed robbery cases in Akwa Ibom State. The...

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Ijaw Withdraws Ultimatum On Re-naming Of DESOPADEC

By Emma Arubi  -  Warri   THE Co-ordinator, Delta Ijaw Oil and Gas Producing Communities, Chief Favour Izuokumor has said that the ultimatum issued to the State Government on the proposed renaming of...

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Police Raid Cultists, Kidnappers Hide Out In Rivers, Imo

By Daniel Abia –  P/Harcourt   A combined team of police operatives from Rivers and Imo State commands have stormed and overran the Aggah ‘evil forest’, a notorious hideout for cultists and serial...

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