FLOOD DISASTER: One year old baby found dead under bed in Delta Ijaw community
By Asiayei Enaibo People of Bobougbene community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State are reeling in anguish as the devastated flooding
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MANAGER IS A MAN OF THE PEOPLE – BOMADI FLOOD COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
By Shina Badmus Senator James Manager, representing Delta South in the red chambers of tbe National Assembly, has been described as a man
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FLOOD: SENATOR MANAGER SPLASHES MILLIONS OF NAIRA ON IDPs
By Shina Badmus & Loveth Ojogun Senator James Manager, representing Delta South in the red chambers of the National Assembly, has splashed millions
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It’ll take a decade to reverse damage in Niger Delta, says Buhari
President Muhammadu yesterday stated that it would take a decade of government attention to reverse the damage to environments in parts of the
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Osinbajo visits Bayelsa flood victims, says disaster is monumental
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday described the flood that ravaged some communities in Bayelsa as a “monumental disaster.” Osinbajo who
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Ooni of Ife has a new queen… and she’s a prophetess
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Friday unveiled his new wife, Queen Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi. The monarch announced his marriage to Shilekunola
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Again, Buhari commends Jonathan
President Muhammadu Buhari has again commended former President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting the outcome of the 2015 presidential election which he (Buhari) won.
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Bini culture is the best in the world -Young Face
By Isaac Olamikan For Okungbowa Aisosa Michael (aka Young Face) the Bini culture has no equal all over the world. To him been
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Delta community where a teacher teaches all classes, subjects
…I teach students in absence of textbooks – teacher By Abai Francis Igoba Federated Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government
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Ibori loses appeal against UK graft conviction
James Ibori, who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public funds through British banks and properties,
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A VOTE FOR ME IS A VOTE FOR PROGRESS, SAYS DELTA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY HOPEFUL (VIDEO)
Comrade Oweikeye Path Endoro, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Burutu North constituency standard bearer in the Delta State House of Assembly has promised
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MURDER OF SOLDIER: We will not allow any group of persons to drag name of Ijaw nation in the mud -IYC
By Isaac Olamikan Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Egbema Clan has vehemently condemned the recent killing of a soldier on the Udo – Ofunama
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World Food Day: Delta opens register for farmers affected by flood
Delta state government on Tuesday announced that it has opened a register for farmers whose farms were washed off by the recent flooding
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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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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.