National News

Ruga is obnoxious, may disintegrate Nigeria – Clark warns Buhari

By Brakere Birinimighan Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has called on the Federal Government to jettison any form of Ruga as reintroduction of it could disintegrate Nigeria. Clark, who’s also the convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, made this known in his Abuja residence recently while chatting with journalists, adding that he was not against

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Bayelsa News Politics

Otuaro endorses ex-Gov Sylva as next Bayelsa Gov

By Shina Badmus A Niger Delta peace advocate and environmental activist, Chief Dennis Otuaro has said that Chief Timipre Sylva, a former Governor of Bayelsa state, would be the next Governor of Bayelsa State, come November 2019. Otuaro who said this on Sunday during the 55 year birthday celebration of Sylva in Bayelsa State, added

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Delta News

Delta Deputy Governor Otuaro, ex-Gov Uduaghan congratulate Okowa @ 60 

By Brakere Birinimighan The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, FSPSP, has congratulated with Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Governor of Delta State, who turned 60 on July 8, describing his new age as “the significant age of 60 years”. Otuaro said that the birthday was a bastion that called for celebration. “This milestone

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Bayelsa News Politics

Senator Lokpobiri declares interest in Bayelsa guber

By Shina Badmus The immediate past Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has declared his intention to contest for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC). Lokpobiri made his intention known on Saturday, July 6, after consultation with the state leadership

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Delta Politics

Burutu: Pullah Appoints Senior Aides

By Loveth Ojogun The member representing Burutu South Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Ekpotuayerin Ebipade Pullah, has approved the appointments of top Special Advisers. He appointed Mr. Fred Brisibe as his Confidential Secretary, Lawrence Ogei, Legislative Aide 1 and Barr. Ebikefe Youkere as Legal Aide. See full statement. Good day my

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Delta News

Uwvie residents protest against alleged highhandedness of BEDC

By Shina Badmus The residents of Uwvie Local Government Area of Delta State took to the street to protest against alleged injustice meted out to them by the Benin Electric Distribution Company (BEDC). It was on Wednesday, July 3 2019, and the residents numbering thousands, converged at the popular Efurun round-about, with placards and banner.

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Opinion Sponsored

High Chief Mike Loyibo: A man fit to redirect the Amnesty programme (Sponsored)

By Izontubo Oweilakemefa A few years ago, the Niger Delta people with a proclivity for peaceful engagement, formulated and birthed the amnesty plan: a plan which allows the ex-agitators to surrender their weapons and accept the amnesty from the Federal Government (FG) in exchange for non-prosecution and a plan reintegration. This was seemingly impossible given

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Bayelsa News

Fire razes Bayelsa State-owned radio station

By Ebi Jones A fire outbreak has burnt a Bayelsa State-owned radio station, Glory FM. The fire occurred at about 11am on Tuesday, July 2 2019. It was believed that the fire broke out from the control room of the station. Details were that the fire affected the accounts office, live studio, recording studio, control

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Delta News

When Delta state Deputy Gov commends GbaramatuVoice

By Shina Badmus History was made on June 30 2019, when the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro hosted the 2019 Champions of Amaseikumor Football Tournament in Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom of the state. While the amiable and gentle Barr Otuaro brought smiles on the faces of the players, he also lengthened his felicitation

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News Sport

Delta Deputy Governor donates N1m, sports kits, to hometown 

By Enaibo Asiayei The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro has said that the state government was committed to ensuring that talents from the riverine communities were harnessed and integrated into the larger sporting community. He said this during his visit to Okerenkoko community, Gbaramatu Kingdom of the State on Sunday, June 30,

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Bayelsa News

Ijaw women condemn disruption of INC election by thugs

By Loveth Ojogun Ijaw Women Connect (IWC) Worldwide, in strong terms, has condemned what it described as the unwanton disruptions of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), 2019 General Elective Convention on June 29 2019, at Ijaw House Yenagoa, by hired thugs suspected to be working in favour of some persons who were bent to impose

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News Oil & Gas

Chevron confirms putting out Ojumole Well 1 fire

By Brakere Birinimighan Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture (JV) between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and CNL (NNPC/CNL JV), has confirmed that the fire at the Ojumole Well No. 1 has been safely put out. In a statement of June 30 from Chevron’s corporate office in Lagos and made available toGbaramatuVoice, Ojumole field is

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Bayelsa News

Bozimo calls for peace as thugs disrupt INC summit

–it is a sacrilegious act – Igali, Interim Steering Committee Ag Chairman By Brakere Birinimighan A former Police Affairs Minister, Chief Broderick Bozimo has called for reconciliation among different Ijaw stakeholders following the Saturday’s disruption of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) convention by thugs. He made the call on Monday July 1, 2019, as hundreds of

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National

Cosmos Maduka: From Dropping Out Of School At Age 3, To Street Hawking, To $500m Personal Net Worth

By Odimegwu Onwumere Life turned out to be miserable for Cosmas Maduka at the age of 4, when his father who was the bread winner of his family, transited to the great beyond. The world became a weird world, a heartbreaking world, and a troublesome world. He was not sure of whom to run to

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