Delta News

Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Makes Epoch Visit To Pere Of Gbaramatu kingdom (Photos)

By Our Correspondent The visit of the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Elder (Capt.) King Joseph Timiyan JP, Agbonu, Torububor 1 with his chiefs and various dignitaries from the great Ogulagha Kingdom to His Royal Majesty, the Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, on Wednesday 4th November, 2020, can only be

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News Oil & Gas

BREAKING: Chevron Nigeria gets new chairman/MD

Rick Kennedy Becomes New Chairman and Managing Director, Chevron Nigeria Limited By Ebi Perekeme Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and CNL (the NNPC/CNL JV), has announced the appointment of Mr. Richard (Rick) Kennedy to the position of Chairman and Managing Director, effective November 1,

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National News

Ijaw International Film Festival kicks off

The long-awaited Ijaw International Film Festival is here and the unveiling of the festival logo is taking place January 15, 2021 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Though the festival proper is not coming till April 2021, the unveiling of the logo January 2021 is the starting point, while other events will follow until the April gathering.

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National Press Release

Ondo State Ex-agitators Forum makes case for inclusion as decision makers in Amnesty Programme

PRESS STATEMENT Sequel to the current challenges assailing the Presidential Amnesty Office, we simply advise the current boss to be open to taking advises from both the Ex-agitators who might be the best while contributing to enhance the processes and methods which were not effective previously due to non inclusive strategies of the previous leader,

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Delta News

Mysterious deaths hit Delta as over 15 persons die within 14 days

By Our Correspondent There is anxiety in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, following the mysterious death of over 15 persons. According to the state government, no fewer than fifteen persons have died following the outbreak of suspected hemorrhagic fever in Ute Okpu and Idumesa communities in the Ika North East LGA

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News Rivers

Oyigbo residents fleeing, dying, running out of food as soldiers invade area

By Our Correspondent Reports coming out from the ongoing military operation in Oyigbo, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State indicate that there may be serious humanitarian crisis due to lack of access to food, Medicare and other basic amenities for residents who have been shut in by the 24 hours curfew declared over the

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News

Watch Ijaw Women of America (IWA) 4th Annual Convention & Fundraiser LIVE

Ijaw Women of America (IWA) 4th Annual Convention & Fundraiser 2020 happening now Follow the link to watch https://fb.watch/1tpEKVB_fJ/https://fb.watch/1tpG5bIebM/

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Delta News

Niger Delta: Ogulagha monarch receives Lifetime Achievement Award from GbaramatuVoice

By Our Correspondent In appreciation of his numerous contributions to peace, development, conflicts resolution and humanitarian service in Ijawland and Niger Delta as a whole, the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Elder (Capt.) Joseph Timiyan JP, Agbonu, Torububor 1, has been conferred with the GbaramatuVoice Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented to

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Bayelsa News

Supreme Court didn’t cede disputed Oil Wells to Rivers – Bayelsa

By Joshua Williams Bayelsa State has said Tuesday’s verdict of the Supreme Court on the matter it instituted over the disputed oil wells with neighbouring Rivers State did not amount to a resolution of the dispute. It also said contrary to reports in the media, the apex court’s verdict did not cede the oil wells

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National News

FG negotiating with N’Delta stakeholders, militants over 21-day ultimatum

The Federal Government has reportedly started dialogue at Abuja with Niger Delta stakeholders and militants, who, last week, gave it a 21-day ultimatum to recommence hostilities, if government refused to quickly address the demands by #EndSARS protesters and additional 11-point demand by the agitators. The talks were convened by the Deputy President of Senate, Senator

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Entertainment & Events News

Otuaro marries his heartthrob in Isoko

By Ebi Perekeme One of the younger brothers of the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro is set to marry his heartthrob, Miss Elohor Jennifer Olade, from Isoko South Local Government Area of the state. The marriage of the Deputy Governor’s brother, Barr. Jerry Otuaro was billed to take place on Sunday Nov.

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Bayelsa News

Ijaw Women of America (IWA) donates relief items to flood victims in Bayelsa

By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw Women of America has eased the pains of victims of the recent flooding in parts of the Bayelsa State as it donated relief materials worth millions of Naira to thirteen communities in Biseni clan in Yenagoa Local Government Area. The relief materials were presented to the people of Biseni Clan,

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National News WORLD NEWS

Okonjo-Iwela emerges WTO’s president

By Loveth Ojogun Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s ex-finance minister and nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, WTO,  has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. The former minister According to TheCable, polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat her South Korea’s trade minister  opponent, at the final stage

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National News

HOSCON worry as militants declares support for EndSARS protest

By Ebi Ebikeme Leaders of oil-bearing communities, under the aegis of Host Communities of Nigeria, Producing Oil and Gas, HOSCON,Tuesday, said they have pulled out of the ceasefire agreement and peace accord entered into with youths and militants in the Niger Delta. This is coming on the hills of a threat by militant groups from

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National News

Akpabio decries N26b budget for N’Delta Affairs as infinitesimal

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, described the sum of N26,592billion allocated to the ministry in the 2021 budget as meagre and grossly inadequate. Akpabio gave this indication when he defended the ministry’s 2021 budget estimates before the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, chaired by Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North)

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National News

Ex-militants threaten to go back to hostility over presidential Amnesty non-compliance

Ex-militants, under the Third Phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, have threatened to go back to the creeks over the plight of beneficiaries whose training, empowerment and reintegration programmes have been suspended abruptly. The third phase ex-agitators, under the auspices of the United Amnesty Delegates, yesterday frowned at the abandonment of the reintegration and empowerment

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Bayelsa News Oil & Gas

Brass community cautions Agip over oil spillage

By Joshua Williams The people of Okpoama Community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have reported an oil spillage at an oilfield operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC). A community spokesman said the pollution was causing untold hardships to the predominantly fishing population in the community. The spokesman, Chief Inikio Sele-Dede, who

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News

IYC makes case with IPOB

—Directs FG to implement 2014 Confab The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) has warned that it would not allow any secessionist group such as the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to cause chaos in Bayelsa and other Niger Delta states in the name of #EndSARS protests. It condemned the attacks on the police and security

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Education News

Why schools in Bayelsa are closed – Commissioner

By Ebi Perekeme The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Education, Gentle Emelah has explained why the state government ordered the closure of schools in the state. Emelah had in a public statement, announced what he called “emergency closure of schools” in the state with effect from October 19, 2020. According to him, a yet to be

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Delta News

#EndSARS: EGCDF postpones 2020 AGM

By Ebi Perekeme The Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) has announced the postponement of its 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for October 29. Chief Sheriff Mulade, the Foundation’s General Secretary, stated this on Monday in a notice to the public, stakeholders and communities. “Due to the Security challenges in the Nation’s EndSARS Protest and

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National News

Tompolo’s man debunks alleged outing to cause chaos

By Ebi Perekeme A close ally of foremost ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, popularly known as Tompolo, Bello Bina, has debunked reports that Tompolo’s reappearance six years after of being declared wanted by the Federal Government was a new plot to launch an attack against President Muhammadu Buhari and the Niger Delta. Bina,

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Delta News

Fourteen communities in Burutu LGA covered by flood

—We have been on this for over 25 days – Residents —Let govt sandfill our communities – Community leader —Over 5,000 displaced after weeks of flooding  By Enaibo Asiayei and Loveth Ojogun Heavy flooding has submerged over 14 communities and displaced over 5,000 people from their houses in Gbekebor Federated Communities, Burutu Local Government Area

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National News

NHSA says govt provided a lot to calm effects of flooding

The Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHSA), Mr. Clement Nze, has said that the Federal Government provided a lot of relief to cushion the effects of flooding in the affected states. Nze told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, that the relief followed the setting up of a Presidential committee on

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Delta News

Gbaramatu: Inikorogha community cries for help, begs Delta state govt as flood threatens lives, properties

By Ebi Perekeme The people of Inikorogha community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have cried to the state government to save them from the flood in the community. Both fishing and business activities have become difficult in the community when it rains, as residents have to battle to

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Letters Opinion

GUNSHOTS: Wike, Thanks For Speaking Now

BY ODIMEGWU ONWUMERE Your Excellency, Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike. Greetings sir. Thank You for speaking up about the unrest in some parts of the state within hours, something that took a particular leader some two weeks to do. Within 12hrs, after I called your attention of the happenings in places like

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Opinion

Okowa and the Coronavirus-struck boy

BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE The story of that poor helpless village boy in Delta state who suffered afflictions of coronavirus, for whom mama Moses Oromola Jemigbeyi (Eluko) the 137-year old woman of Okerenkoko town in Gbaramatu Kingdom prayed tenaciously for recovery alongside the committed coronavirus-survival moves of Tompolo, and in whose behalf Okowa intervened and cured 

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Opinion

Uduaghan: A noiseless political achiever at 66

BY MONOYO EDON Asamaigọ, you should always be recognized for all of your efforts and the many sacrifices you have made for our dear state, but especially so on your special day. While at the helm of Delta State as two-term democratically-elected Governor of Delta State, not only did you seamlessly adapt to address the

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National News

Read full text of President Buhari’s broadcast

Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well – intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country,

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National News

(BREAKING) #EndSARS: Okowa imposes 48 hours curfew in Delta

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has imposed 48-hour curfew on the state begining from 6pm today Thursday, October 22. Details shortly

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National News

Gbaramatu Kingdom denies any form of renewed agitation, says town is peaceful

By Ebi Perekeme The Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta state has said that there is no rancour in the area as the #EndSARS protest escalate. The Kingdom said that it would support any genuine cause and that the general public should eschew fake videos in circulation in which gunmen were being seen. Spokesman of the kingdom

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National News

NPA headquarters on fire

By Ebi Perekeme The headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has been set ablaze by angry youths who invaded the premises, chased out the workers before set the facilities on fire. The building was razed as the NPA fire fighters run for their dear lives and therefore unable to arrest the inferno. A staff

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National News

IN PICTURES: #EndSARS protest gather momentum in Warri

As the protest enters its second week with about 23 demands on the table of the Federal Government to deal with, we gather some of the best pictures from flashpoints across the oil city of Warri and its environs.

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National News

Television Continental in flames as a worker cries out

By Our Correspondent Staff of Television Continental, a private television station on Ikosi Road, Lagos, have cried for help as hoodlums have reportedly set the station on fire. The station is linked to a former governor of the state, Bola Tinubu, who is a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A reporter

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National News

#EndSARS protesters defy curfew in Edo

By Our Correspondent Some youths in Edo State continued with their EndSars protest on Tuesday despite the 24-hour curfew announced by the state government. The protesters converged at Ugbowo Main gate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) junction, Ugbowo road, on Tuesday. Youths came out, as usual, to

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News Video

Watch video of Tompolo appearance in Egbesu temple six years after going underground

Watch video of High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) appearance in Egbesu temple six years after going underground.

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