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Ethiope West: Candidate assures constituents of quality representation

Ethiope, Delta State, House of Representatives candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Lovette Ederin Idisi, has assured the people of his constituency of robust...

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Consultant donates land to DESOPADEC in Warri

A real estate management consultant based in Sapele, Delta State, Daniel Omamogho, has presented a parcel of land measuring 100ft x 100ft to Chief Henry Ofa, Commissioner representing Ethiope West,...

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Two new cases of cholera reported in Ikuru town

Two new cases of cholera have been reported in Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Prof. Alice Nte, a pediatrician at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, made the...

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Ogoni monarch endorses Jonathan

By Daniel Abia / Snr Correspondent P/Harcourt   With just a few weeks to the all important and just shifted presidential election, more communities in Ogoniland in Rivers State have come out to reject...

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Firm halts oil production in Kalaba community over vandalism

Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has said that it had shut oil production from its oil field in Kalaba community in Bayelsa State, due to activities of oil thieves. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

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Day PHEDC accused Rep of electricity theft

Idongesit Ashameri  Correspondent, Uyo   A member of the House of Representatives representing in Akwa Ibom State (name withheld), has allegedly assaulted three employees of the Port Harcourt...

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Ofa condoles with Omasanuwa’s family

Commissioner representing Ethiope West, Sapele, Okpe, Uvwie and Urhobo people of Warri South Local Government Area on the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC)...

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Group says Okowa/Otuaro ticket will engender equity in Delta

By John Dugbe Special Correspondent, Ughelli   A group, Core Democrats for Prosperity (CDP), has said that the Ifeanyi Okowa/Otuaro Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket is a unity...

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Ekrokpe residents protest over bad roads

By John Dugbe Special Correspondent, Ughelli   Ekrokpe community, the traditional headquarters of Uhurie sub-clan of Ughievwen Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, erupted...

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Delta: Pastors’ forum endorses Okowa

By Sam Akadoro  / Special Correspondent, Sapele   A group under the aegis of Pastors Forum for Sustainable Development (PFSD), Delta State chapter, has thrown its weight behind the governorship...

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Seplat has not treated Ugborhen community fairly –Awe

In this interview with Special Correspondent, Sam Akadoro, Comrade Peter Awe, Secretary to Ugborhen-Sapele community in Delta State, explains relationship with Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc,...

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CCECC abandons sites in Eket

Idongesit Ashameri / Correspondent, Uyo   The quiet, deserted and deplorable state of Eket Etinan and Eket- Ibeno, roads awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) over a year ago,...

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Councillor distributes free notebooks, uniforms to pupils of Ohwiyege Primary...

By Sam Akadoro  Special Correspondent, Sapele   No fewer than 100 students from Ohwiyege Primary School recent recently benefited from the free notebooks and school uniforms distributed during the...

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Calabar stakeholders sue for violence-free polls

By Nsa Gill Special Correspondent, Calabar  Justice, Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC) and other stakeholders in Calabar have called for peace in the country before, during and after the 2015...

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A/Ibom water firm to spend N2.6b on reticulation projects

The management of the Akwa Ibom Water Company said on Wednesday that the company would spend N2.6 billion on water reticulation projects in urban centres in the state. The General Manager of the...

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Making Beven Ben-Hirie community open defecation-free

By Tosin Kolade NAN Correspondent  Mr Ode Manasseh is a community leader in Beven Ben-Hirie, a community in Obanlinku Local Government Area of Cross River State. Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River...

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Ogulagha youth give FG, Delta govt ultimatum over exclusion from EPZ project

By John Dugbe –  Special Correspondent, Ughelli   Ijaw communities under the aegis of Sokebolou/Yokiri Federated Youth of Ogulagha in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have issued a seven-day...

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Bayelsa, EU partner to promote water projects

Bayelsa State government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with European Union (EU) to promote water projects in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MoU was signed...

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Oghenebrume urges Urhobo people to vote for Agoda

By John Dugbe  / Special Correspondent, Ughelli   The people of Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State have been urged to vote for Hon. Halims Ochuko Agoda in the forthcoming senatorial...

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Uduaghan cautions motorists against reckless driving

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has warned motorists in the state against recklessness, which often leads to avoidable carnage on the roads. The governor gave the warning when he commissioned...

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