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Oil firms in Niger Delta enjoined to help in developing infrastructure

Second Vice-President of the Nigeria Statistical Association, Mr Fidelis Adaka, has called on oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to help in developing infrastructure in the area. Adaka made the...

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FRSC records 68 road crashes in three months in Delta

Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) recorded 68 road traffic accidents between July and September in Delta, the Sector Commander, Mr Imoh Etuk, has said. Etuk, who made the disclosure to the News...

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Akwa Ibom raises family court over child witchcraft

Justice Theresa Obot of the Akwa Ibom State High Court has said the state government had set up a family court to tackle the increasing cases of child witchcraft in the state. Obot told the News Agency...

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Rivers: What Shell can’t do in Dubai, Texas, it’s doing in Rumuekpe

By Daniel Abia / Snr Correspondent P/Harcourt   Like the gory tale of other oil producing communities in the Niger Delta coastal belt, the pathetic story of Rumuekpe community in the Emohua Local...

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Ibeno fishermen cry out over activities of pirates in Atlantic Ocean

Fishermen in Ibeno Local Government area of Akwa Ibom have decried the activities of pirates in the Atlantic Ocean that have resulted in the loss of their boats, money and fishing gadgets. The...

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Boost to tourism, as Swiss Spirit Hotel and Suites opens in Asaba

By John Dugbe / Special Correspondent, Ughelli    The profile of the Nigerian tourism and hospitality industry was raised once again with the commissioning and opening of Swiss Spirit Hotel and Suites...

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Absence of legal instrument, accurate data for maternal death review worries...

By Francis Onoiribholo  / Bureau Chief, Benin   The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Nigeria (SOGON) at Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC), a Benin based health NGO, has...

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Oshiomhole commissions blocks of 18 classrooms in Ikpoba Okha

By Francis Onoiribholo  / Bureau Chief, Benin   Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has commissioned three blocks of 18 classrooms at Ekiuwah Primary School, Uteh, Ivbiyeneva Primary School and...

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Claims, counter claims over Jonathan’s role in Ogidigben Delta Gas City project

By Emma Arubi (Warri) and John Dugbe (Ughelli)  THE Ugborodo Community Graduate Association (UGA) has condemned the action of President Goodluck Jonathan for failing to perform the ground breaking...

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Day Egbema, Gbaramatu communities celebrated development

By John Dugbe Special Correspondent, Ughelli Nigerians are very communal in the way live and are always forming associations to help one another. These associations give loans and engage in projects...

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Bayelsa to link three senatorial districts by roads

Bayelsa State Government has said it was working hard to link the three senatorial zones in the state by roads for accelerated economic growth. State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure...

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Farmer calls for govt’s support to enhance food production in Illah

Proprietor of Raymos Gwanah Farms Limited in Illah, Oshimili North Local Government area of Delta State, Mr Raymos Gwanah, has called for more government’s support for farmers to enhance food...

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Family planning: Nigerian women now prefer long-acting methods

By Francis Onoiribholo  / Bureau Chief, Benin   Most Nigerian women seeking family planning services now prefer the long-acting methods to daily pills and injectibles. This discovery was made known by...

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Father sues children, four banks in Effurun over late wife’s property

By John Dugbe / Special Correspondent, Ughelli   Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wellington Hotel, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government area of Delta State, has filed a suit against his late wife’s...

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Shoreline communities give SPDC seven-day ultimatum over oil spillage   

By John Dugbe / Special Correspondent, Ughelli   Oil communities under the aegis of Shoreline Oil Communities in Delta, Bayelsa and Ondo states, have given Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)...

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It’s God that is sustaining Lonestar Drilling Company – Idisi family  

By John Dugbe  / Special Correspondent, Ughelli   The Idisi family of Ovu, Ethiope East and Jesse, Ethiope West Local Government areas of Delta State has in Oviorie-Ovu, Ethiope East Local Government,...

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Uyo elders, youths okay PDP zoning of senatorial seat to Eket

The zoning of the governorship position in Akwa Ibom State to Eket Senatorial District by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finally been endorsed by elders, youths and women of Uyo Senatorial...

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We’ve acquired tugboats, gadgets to fight oil theft in N’Delta –NSCDC boss

By Igoniko Oduma  /  Correspondent, Yenagoa   Commandant General, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ade Abolurin, has said the government has acquired tugboats, ordinary boats,...

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NURHI donates family planning kits to health centres in Edo

By Francis Onoiribholo / Bureau Chief Benin   Public Health Centres (PHC) in three urban local government areas of Edo State have received family planning kits worth millions of naira from the Nigerian...

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Owan community cries out over lack of govt presence

By Isaac Olamikan / Special Correspondent, Benin   The people of Owan in the West and East Local Governments of Edo State have appealed to the government (at all levels) to come to their rescue by...

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