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When Erewa fenced Sapele police station

By Sam Akadoro/Sapele Action, they say, speaks louder than words, and it is better not to make a vow and not fulfil it. Godday Tony Erewa, founder/president of Amorighoye Abisola Initiative, is one...

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Senate: Why Delta should pick Uduaghan, by Tebite

OLOROGUN Taleb Tebite represents Ughelli South Constituency in Delta State House of Assembly.  He is a second term lawmaker in the House and hails from Okpare town in Olomu Kingdom, Ughelli South Local...

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Oron LG drums support for maritime academy rector

By Anthonia Soyingbe  / Lagos  Oron council Chairman, Orman Esin, has appealed to Oron indigenes not to harass Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron Joshua Okpo, over admission,...

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Delta to achieve MDGs on maternal, child healthcare

By Harris-Okon Emmanuel  - Warri Delta State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that the huge investment his administration has made in healthcare will facilitate the process towards the state...

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As monarchs laud Uduaghan, DELSUTH management

By Sam Akadoro  -  Sapele Most people are not commended while they are still living. They are praised to the heavens when they pass on. However, the traditional ruler of Oghara Kingdom, His Royal...

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Group condemns APC’s plan to shut down govt

By Sunday Apah /  Ughelli  NIGER leaders, under the aegis of Niger Delta Leaders Assembly (NDLA) has condemned the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) purported plans to shut down government over the...

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I’m interested in Delta politics, says Orubebe

By Obas Esiedesa  /  Reporter, Abuja Out-gone Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, has insisted that he was not sacked by President Goodluck Jonathan, saying he left the Federal Executive...

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Edo govt to assist Ozalla rainstorm victims

By Jude Ehebha /  Ekpoma Help seems to be on the way for victims of rainstorm in Ozalla Community, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, as the state government has expressed plans to provide...

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Group commends Kuku’s achievements

•Tasks others to follow suit By Daniel Kanu  / Politics Editor, Saturday Niger Delta Youth Movement (NDYM) has commended the Presidential Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Kinsley Kuku, for his...

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Embrace TIN, board urges Edo indigenes

By Francis Onoiribholo  /  Bureau Chief Benin  Edo State acting Chairman of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Alhaji Kabir Mashi, has enjoined the people of the state to embrace the Tax Payers Identification...

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Dickson attributes achievements to support of PDP members

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has said that the achievements of his administration were largely made possible by the loyalty and support of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in...

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Obasanjo’s letter to Jonathan was unjustified–Wilson

Reuben C. Wilson Reuben C. Wilson is president of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (LPCDI). In this interview Copy Editor Peter Ekanem, he speaks on the political situation in...

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Ughoton-Okpe community gets police station

By Sunday Apah  -   Ughelli THE UGHOTON community of Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State has been approved for a police station by the Delta State Commissioner of Police as requested by the...

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Urhobo group condemns attack on ex-lawmaker

By Sunday Apah -  Ughelli MEMBERS of Urhobo People Integrity Organization have condemned the alleged assault and attempted murder of one of their members, Efe Afe, by a Naval personnel, Akalieze Uche,...

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Church sues Onojie of Uromi over land

By Francis Onoiribholo  -   Bureau Chief Benin Diocese of Esan, Anglican Communion has taken the Onojie of Uromi, Anslem Eidenogie, before a state High Court sitting in Uromi, Esan North East Local...

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When wives of Uvwie chiefs donated 2,500 notebooks to schools

By Sunday Apah / Ughelli It is generally agreed by Nigerians that the standard of education in the country has fallen. Stakeholders have called on government and others to act in order to reverse the...

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Oil-bearing communities deserve funding from Federation Account – Edougha

Moses Edougha, a prominent Ijaw leader, is the president of Izon-Ebe Oil and Gas Producing Communities Forum, an organisation whose members spread across the Niger Delta region. In this interview with...

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Shun politics, police advise vigilante groups

By Sunday Apah -  Ughelli THE POLICE have warned vigilante outfits in community policing in Delta State not to identify with any political party or political aspirant. The vigilante outfits also were...

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Etok has failed Ikot Ekpene senatorial district, says Enoidem

By Idongesit Ashameri  -   Uyo  Members of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial district have decried what they described as woeful failure of Senator Aloysius Etok. Expressing disappointment while interacting with...

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‘Only Oshiomhole can pronounce on Edo Line’

By Francis Onoiribholo –  Bureau Chief Benin Edo State Commissioner for Transport, Ambassador Orobosa Omo-Ojo (JP), has declared his position on the Edo Line issue. He said, “it is only Governor Adams...

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