APC will win Edo guber, Sylva assures
Former Bayelsa State governor and Minister of Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would retain its grip on
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(BREAKING) Acting MD NDDC walks out on Reps probe panel
By Ebi Perekeme Kemebradikumo Pondei, acting managing director of the the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has walked out on a house of
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Former NDCC boss under house arrest allegedly rescued by Wike
Armed security operatives have surrounded the home of former managing director of the NDDC, Joy Nunieh, in Port Harcourt. Rivers State Governor, Mr
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VIDEO: Governor Wike rescues Joi Nunieh from police siege
Armed security operatives have surrounded the home of former managing director of the NDDC, Joi Nunieh, in Port Harcourt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EURdlzG2Gmg&t=4s
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Senate passes bill for Maritime University establishment
By Ebi Perekeme The Senate on Wednesday, passed the bill for the establishment of Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta State. The bill
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Jonathan appointed special envoy by ECOWAS
Former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a special envoy to lead
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PANDEF backs demands by Ijaw, Itsekiri, Urhobo oil communities
By Ebi Perekeme PAN-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has supported the oil and gas producing communities in Itsekiri, Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities, Delta
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FG to provide portable water in Ogoni
The Federal Government on Wednesday opened a fresh bid to select contractors to provide potable water in oil spill impacted Ogoni communities in
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Gbaramatu, Itsekiri threats to shutdown oil, gas operation: Okowa sues for peace
By Ebi Perekeme Again, the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on the Gbaramatu Kingdom, Itsekiri and Urhobo bodies to embrace peaceful
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N45.9bn Alleged Fraud: Court Discharges, Acquits Tompolo
Justice Ibrahim Buba of Federal High Court Lagos has discharged former Niger Delta Ex-Militant Leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly called Tompolo, over charges of
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(BREAKING) IYC shortlists names of successful candidates to contest in 2020 election
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Election Committee, has released the final list of candidates eligible to participate in the forthcoming
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Supreme Court upheld Douye Diri election as Bayelsa governor
By Ebi Perekeme Following an appeal filed by Mr. Timi Alaibe, the governorship aspirant for the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, challenging
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NDDC N70.4bn Scandal: Any person indicted must be brought to book – Reps
By Ebi Perekeme The House of Representatives on Monday vowed not to spear anyone indicted in the ongoing investigation into the N70.495 billion
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NNPC sacks 850 contract workers in refineries, allege stakeholders in oil & gas
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association said on Monday that the
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Dickson condemns those opposed to nomination of Akinkugbe
Seriake Dickson, former governor of Bayelsa state, has condemned those opposed to the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to nominate Nimi Akinkugbe as
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Buhari reconstitutes Board of NLNG since 2005
President Muhammadu Buhari, July 12, reconstituted the Board of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), for the first time since 2005, and
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Gov. Okowa, wife, daughter test negative for COVID-19
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Edith and daughter have tested negative to COVID-19. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa
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Foremost Ijaw Historian, Pa Okirika is dead
Foremost Ijaw historian and the Ama-okosuwei of Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Pa John A. Ogio Okirika has been confirmed dead. He died
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Buhari, save N’Delta from ecological disaster – SDN
An International Non Governmental Organisation, Stakeholders Democracy Network (SDN), has appealed to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, to save the Niger Delta from
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Electricity: PHEDC on fire as Bayelsa residents cry out for stable power
By Ebi Perekeme Residents of Bayelsa state have called out the management of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC, to address the epileptic
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Niger Delta lives matter
By Ken Ugbechie A friend recently asked me: Why are you so obsessed with issues of the Niger Delta? My retort was a
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Niger Delta Affairs, corruption affairs?
By Emmanuel Onwubiko These days if you watch the global news as channels, the likelihood is very high that you would hear and
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Akpabio exonerates self from accusation of highhandedness in NDDC
By Ebi Perekeme The Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio yesterday said endemic corruption, lack of patriotism and the entrenched culture of
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Revised PIB to be transmitted to N’Assembly
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, at the weekend disclosed that in the next two weeks, the ministry will transmit
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NDDC: IYC accuses National Assembly
By Our Reporter The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has accused the national assembly of “bullying” the Niger Delta Development Commission (NCDC). Frank Akiefa,
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Reps investigating N70.495b supposedly paid by NDDC to contractors
By Our Reporter House of Representatives has launched a full-scale investigation into the N70.495 billion allegedly paid by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
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Ijaw traditional ruler rolls out educational plan for community youths
The traditional ruler of Peretorugbene community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, HRH Emomotimi Odikeme-Okere, has vowed to prioritize education for
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Gbaramatu, Itsekiri communities threaten to disrupt $2.8bn AKK project
…Demand probe over deaths of fishes on waterways …Say, continuous negligence will lead to hostility in the region By Enaibo Asiayei & Ebi
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FG: Ultimatum given by Gbaramatu Kingdom, long overdue – Bobo
High Chief Wellington Bobo the Oroupawei of Gbaramatu Kingdom yesterday declared that the ultimatum given by the Gbaramatu Kingdom is long overdue and
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NDDC has failed N’ Delta – Akpabio
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, said the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) had not made meaningful impact
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NDDC: Job opportunities as Niger Delta rice mill revived
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has given a boost to agriculture in the Niger Delta region by reviving its six tonnes per
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Chevron affirms commitment to STEM education
As part of the efforts to promote quality science education in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, Chevron co-sponsored the inaugural edition of
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NNPC/Chevron JV, Bayelsa communities set N141.65m projects
The Dodo River Communities Development Association in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Thursday, July 9, 2020 inaugurated projects worth over N141.65
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(BREAKING) ONDO 2020: Ondo Chief Judge rejects Impeachment move against Defected Deputy Governor
THE Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Olanrewaju Akeredolu, has rejected the move by the state House of Assembly to impeach the defected
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NDDGG wants Wike to account for N78b FG reimbursement
An advocacy group, Network for Defense and Good Governance (NDDGG), has called on the federal government to ensure that the Rivers State government