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...
View ArticleFRSC 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...
View ArticleAkwa 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...
View ArticleRivers: 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...
View ArticleIbeno 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...
View ArticleBoost 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...
View ArticleAbsence 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...
View ArticleOshiomhole 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...
View ArticleClaims, 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...
View ArticleDay 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...
View ArticleBayelsa 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...
View ArticleFarmer 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...
View ArticleFamily 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...
View ArticleFather 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...
View ArticleShoreline 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)...
View ArticleIt’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,...
View ArticleUyo 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...
View ArticleWe’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,...
View ArticleNURHI 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...
View ArticleOwan 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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