FG completes Warri-Ajaokuta-Itakpe rail line
The Federal Government (FG) has revealed it has completed the rail line from Warri Port through Ajaokuta to Itakpe. Minister of State for
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NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture GMoU is panacea for peace in Niger Delta, says reps committee chairman
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Gas Resources, Hon. Fred Agbedi, has applauded the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU), the
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General Abacha’s ex-CSO, Al Mustapha dumps GPN, picks PPN presidential ticket
Retired Major Hamza Al Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late maximum military dictator, Sanni Abacha has dumped the Green Party of Nigeria
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Oil & Gas
Gas Supply: Nigeria looks beyond Niger Delta, targets North – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday said the country was looking beyond the Niger Delta in its effort
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Int’l Day of Rural Women: Obaseki harps on inclusive policy
By Isaac Olamikan Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government has prioritised policies to place women at the
Culture
In Some Niger Delta Towns, Women Marry Women
How Okrika women marry themselves We’ve heard about it in hush tones, on the corners of the streets, with the periphery of our
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Late Ken Saro-Wiwa’s daughter relieves life experience in Nigeria
Zina Saro-Wiwa, daughter of the hanged environmental rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, said it is a curse that oil was ever discovered in the
Entertainment & Events
Miss Africa World Is Creative Director, Face Of Gbaramatu 2019
By Isaac Olamikan In its painstaking effort to ensure that nothing is left to chance in its soon-to-be-held top-of-the-shelf beauty pageant, Face of
Edo
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SLAIN SOLDIER IN EDO IJAW COMMUNITY: Handiwork of foreign criminal elements, says group
..wants Edo and Delta State Governors to wade into matter By Isaac Olamikan Egbema Academic Welfare Association (EAWA) has placed the blame of
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Army confirms killing of soldier by unknown persons in Edo Ijaw community
The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has confirmed the killing of a soldier by yet to be identified persons at Ajakurama
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TENSION MOUNTS IN EDO IJAW COMMUNITIES OVER SLAIN SOLDIER
By Isaac Olamikan There are fears among some Ijaw communities in Ovia South West Local Government Area over the killing of a soldier.
Oil & Gas
UNDERCOVER: Inside Niger Delta creeks where oil thieves feed fat after bribing soldiers with millions
By Femi Owolabi Nigeria has lost more than N3 trillion to oil thieves in the last two years, according to a report Nigeria
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FLOOD: Delta community complain of government neglect
…our source of livelihood has been greatly affected by flood – activist By Loveth Ojogun A human rights activist, Comrade Asiayei Enaibo, has
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As senator I will impact on lives of Niger Deltans, says Uduaghan
By Isaac Olamikan Immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has assured the people of the Niger Delta region that he
Politics
2019: Atiku will take Nigeria to the next level, says group
…promises to vote all PDP candidates come 2019 By Shina Badmus A professional body known as the Izon-Ibe Welders and Fitters Association (Ogbo),
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PDP IS LAST BEACON OF HOPE, SAYS OLAYE
…calls on supporters for final victory By Abai Francis A one time councillorship aspirant of Warri South West council area of Delta State,
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Amnesty programme will enjoy new initiatives – Coordinator
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, has rolled out a fresh initiative
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Group congratulates PDP for organising flawless presidential primaries
By Isaac Olamikan Delta Ijaw Youths Movement for Political Advancement, DIYMPA, a political pressure group in Warri, Delta State, has given the thumbs
National
Full text of Obasanjo’s speech during Atiku’s visit
Remarks By Chief Olusegun Obasanjo On The Visit of PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to Abeokuta on October 11, 2018 I am happy to welcome the
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Dokubo: I won’t bow to pressure to share Amnesty cash
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said he would not bow to
Education
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Gbaramatu students lament deteriorating condition of education system in the kingdom
…calls for government quick intervention By Loveth Ojogun National Association of Gbaramatu Students (NAGS) has lamented the deteriorating state of the education system
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NO HIDING PLACE FOR LOOTERS IN NIGER DELTA – GROUP
By Abai Francis Indigenous People of Niger Delta, IPND, has stated that looters will have no hiding place in the Niger Delta region.
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Flood submerges 500 rice farms in Bayelsa
No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have been submerged by
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25 students in Edo IDP camp shine in 2018 University Matriculation Examination
By Isaac Olamikan The mood presently inside the Internally Displaced Persons( IDP) camp in Uhogua, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo
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I AM NOT STINGY, SAYS OBASEKI
By Isaac Olamikan Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has declared that he is not a stingy man as many perceived him to
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Atiku Presidency holds prospect for a united and virile Nigeria, says Otuaro
By Loveth Ojogun Delta State Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, has thrown his weight behind the choice of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku as the
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Oil & Gas
Shell appeals court’s order on MD, others –Official
Shell Petroleum Development Company has appealed a Rivers State High Court order sentencing its Managing Director, Mr. Osagie Okunbor, and two others to three months
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Don’t Neglect Niger Delta Ex-agitators, Don Warns FG
The Director of Research at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Plateau State, Professor Habu Galadima, has urged
Opinion
11 years after, female beneficiary of Presidential Amnesty Programme meets mentor, Ben Carson in US
…Reads even in toilet, emerges overall best graduating student at Alabama varsity By Murphy Ganagana At age seven, she dreamt of stepping into
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FG raises $177m for Ogoni cleanup
The Federal Government on Monday announced that it had raised the sum of $177m out of the $1bn required for the cleanup of
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2019: Guwor wants Ijaws and Itsekiris in his constituency to unite for progress
By Shina Badmus Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) candidate for the Delta State House of Assembly seat in Warri South West Constituency for the 2019
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VICTORY AT PDP PRIMARIES: GROUPS CONGRATULATE GUWOR
…Want him to bring development to his constituency By Loveth Ojogun Warri South West Political Front (WSWPF) has congratulated Mr. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor
Opinion
WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY: THE POOR STATE OF EDUCATION IN RIVERINE COMMUNITIES
By Abai Francis As Nigerians and the world over mark October 5 as World Teachers’ Day (also known as International Teachers Day), the state
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Former NDDC MD, Alaibe, over 6200 supporters dump APC for PDP in Bayelsa
…APC folding up in Bayelsa – Dickson A prominent Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Managing Director of the Niger
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Buhari meets Anyim, Uduaghan, Marafa in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim, former Governor of