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Day traders donated items, cash to orphanage

By Sunday Apah/Ughelli For inmates of Hearts of Delta Orphanage, Effurun, in Delta State, the first half of this year has been so blessed and blissful. Events have turned out as if engineered by God to...

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Foreign investors inject $2b into C’River

By Bassey Inyang/Calabar Cross River State government has disclosed that direct foreign investments that have been attracted to the state under the administration of Governor Liyel Imoke is valued at...

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A council boss and his giant strides (1)

By Godwin Egba/Port Harcourt When Hon. Orom Nte Ereforokuma, chairman of Andoni Local Government Council walked into the Atlantic Hall of Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt and gently sat on a...

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Development projects in Delta amazing –Okpara

Paulicap Ese Okpara has served as Supervisory Councillor for Finance, Works and Environment and later Health under the administrations of Ochuko Unuagba and Anthony Akpocha Oboroh respectively in...

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Palm wine tapper discovers crude oil in Ujiogba

By Jude Ehebha/Ekpoma A black liquid substance, suspected to be crude oil has been discovered in Ebute-Ujiogba Community, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The substance, Daily Independent...

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Youths task A’Ibom govt on Nung Udoe- Use-Ikot Amama road completion

By Aniefiok Macauley/Uyo Apparently afraid that the  project may be abandoned at the expiration of the present administration,  a youth organization in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom...

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Ex-Ibori’s aide demands apology from UK agency

By Sunday Apah/Ughelli SPECIAL Adviser to former Governor James Ibori of Delta State, Chief Westham Adehor (JP), has demanded for an apology and payment of £500,000:00 from the United Kingdom (UK)...

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Ogbeogonogo residents decry blockage of street by traders

By Felix Igbekoyi/Asaba Residents of Ogbeogonogo,  Oshimili South Local Government Area, Delta State, have appealed to the state government to save them from the activities of traders in the area. They...

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A council boss and his giant strides (2)

By Godwin Egba/ Port Harcourt In the past, the absence of electricity impacted against the council’s economy as some with the requisite skill in power projects took their skills elsewhere, contributing...

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Protecting govt projects in Delta

By Felix Igbekoyi/Asaba Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State recently decried the high rate of vandalism on government projects especially some newly constructed schools while inspecting...

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Ogoni’s unilateral decision on Rivers 2015

By Daniel Abia Snr Correspondent, Port Harcourt An Ogoni National Congress convoked under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) was held on Saturday June 29, 2013 at...

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Imoke urges children to strive for success

By Bassey Inyang, Correspondent, Calabar The Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, has urged children in the state to strive to be successful in whatever they do to be successful citizens in...

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C’River pays N20m for IBB Way/ Marian road project

By Bassey Inyang, Correspondent, Calabar The Cross River State government has paid compensation of N20,443,440 to property and land owners following the acquisition of the property for the development...

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When WDU launched magazine

By Sam Akadoro  Special Correspondent, Sepele For students, staff and other stakeholders of Western Delta University Oghara, Delta State, memories of the recent launching of its own news magazine...

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Patani LG tasks workers on productivity

By Sunday Apah/Ughelli Civil servants have been charged to be more productive in the discharge of their duties to meet up with the pace of time and transformation. The Head of Personnel Management to...

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PTI honours for Uduaghan, Allison-Madueke, others (1)

By Harris-Okon Emmanuel/Warri.  Honours on June 27, 2013, came the ways of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan; Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke; former Chairman of PTI Governing Council,...

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When journey to Golgotha began in Izombe (2)

By Valentine Amanze and  Anolu Vincent   Reacting to the judgment, first son of the deceased, Chief Emmanuel Duru, described the ruling as victory for justice, even as he commended the judiciary in the...

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Ekpon community cries of neglect

By Jude Ehebha/Ekpoma Inhabitants of Ekpon community in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State have appealed to the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, to fulfill his campaign promise to the...

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WDU’s maiden magazine presentation (2)

By Sam Akadoro /Sepele Mass Communication is a branch of social science that falls under the larger umbrella of communication studies and is associated with medal influence and medal student, he said....

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Delta to localise federal traffic laws

By Felix Igbekoyi/Asaba As part of the ongoing transformation process in Delta State transport sector, the state government has indicated its determination to ensure the localisation of the federal...

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