NIMASA says floating dock to be deployed ‘soon’
…As NPA hands over shipyard to NIMASA for floating dock By Our Correspondent Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Maritime
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Delta
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Chevron oil spill: Gbaramatu chiefs order for joint investigation
By Our Correspondent Gbaramatu Traditional Council of Chiefs while reacting to the recent protests that greeted the oil spill that was alleged to
Delta
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Oil Spillage: Gbaramatu protest against Chevron thickens as lawyers issue 14 days ultimatum
By Ebi Perekeme Lawyers under the umbrella of the Gbaramatu Lawyers Association (Gbaramatu Oloutomo-Abu Gbolei), have issued a 14-day ultimatum to American oil
Delta
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Oil & Gas
Oil Spillage: We will go nowhere until Chevron meet our demands, says protesting Benikrukru communities
By Enaibo Asiayei Solomon Eris, chairman of the aggrieved Benikrukru communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, has
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Oil & Gas
Danger as Okerenkoko, Makaraba, other communities join protest over oil spillage in Chevron facility
…Threaten a total shutdown of flowstations …Vow to continue until their demands are met There was palpable tension on Sunday in Gbaramatu Kingdom,
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Oil & Gas
BREAKING: Again, Chevron denies spilling oil at Abiteye, Makaraba, Utonana fields …reiterates commitment to environmental stewardship
By Ebi Perekeme Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and CNL is aware of
Delta
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Oil & Gas
BREAKING: Hundreds of protesters storm Chevron oil facility, shutdown flowstation over oil spillage in Delta
By Our Correspondent Hundreds of people from oil rich Kokodiagbene Community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area is currently staging
Delta
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Benikrukru community installs new traditional head
By Ebi Perekeme Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday March 24, 2021, installed
Education
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Delta poly students protest COVID-19 fees, tuition increment in Ogwashi-Uku
By Loveth Ojogun Students of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the State, have destabilized academic activities over alleged
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Niger Delta: 13% Derivation Fund – Last 15 years (2006 – 2020)
13% Derivation Fund – last 15 years 2006: ₦423.4b 2007: ₦437.4b 2008: ₦637.8b 2009: ₦455.3b 2010: ₦548.5b 2011: ₦765.3b 2012: ₦774.3b 2013: ₦844.3b
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[BREAKING] Big Brother Naija Returns with N90m Grand Prize
By Loveth Ojogun The popular reality TV show will top previous seasons as organisers – Multichoice Nigeria – announced a grand prize of
Education
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JAMB registration for UTME commences April 8
By Our Correspondent The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise commences
Delta
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Bad leadership, disunity responsible for Niger Delta’s underdevelopment, says Bobo
By Our Correspondent High Chief Wellington Bobo, the Oroupawei of Gbaramatu Kingdom in a media parley with select Journalists in the Niger Delta
Education
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Oil & Gas
Chevron, Agbami partners donate model block of classrooms to Delta
By Enaibo Asiayei Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited, a company belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited, also an operator of the Agbami field, alongside other
Opinion
Soyinka blunders again! Is Soyinka afraid of NDDC and PAP?
Is Soyinka not aware of these weird happenings in NDDC and PAP? Why the silence, Soyinka? By Ekanpou Enewaridideke There is a towering
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Politics
Dickson confronts Adamawa Senator over ‘small Bayelsa population’
By Ebi Oboko There was mild drama on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday as former Bayelsa State governor and Senator representing
Bayelsa
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Niger Delta militants strike again, bomb Agip crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa
By Our Correspondent Tension has gripped Egbemoru community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over the burning of Agip
Delta
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Delta: 3 dead as cult clash rocks Ovwian, Owhase communities in Udu
By Ruth Oromoni No fewer than three young men have been reportedly killed in a renewed cult clash on Tuesday morning in Owhase
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Rivers
NDDC seeks support of Belgium in health, youths empowerment in Niger Delta
By Faith Madogwe The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has called for the collaboration and support of Belgium in areas of health, environment,
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We’re coming for you, Army Chief tells Asari Dokubo, others
By Our Correspondent The Army will soon move against separatist agitators such as Asari Dokubo and Sunday Igboho, Chief of Army Staff (COAS),
Bayelsa
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BREAKING: Trouble as suspected militants hit Agip crude pipelines in Bayelsa
By Our Correspondent Palpable tension and fears have enveloped the Egbemoru community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State as gunmen,
Culture
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CULTURAL RE-AWAKENING…As Tompolo leads Ijaw sons, daughters to Bini-ebi festival in Ogulagha community
By Ebi Perekeme Preparation is already underway as High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo predominantly referred to as Tompolo by his admirers will
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Rivers
CLEAN-UP: FG inaugurates 6bn water projects in Ogoni land
By Ebi Perekeme The Federal Government, on Monday, inaugurated the construction of six water projects worth N6 billion, in Ogoni communities in Rivers, as recommended
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Oil & Gas
NCDMB, Duport to deliver 2,500 bpd modular refinery in Edo
By Ebi Perekeme The 2,500 barrels per day modular refinery being established at Egbokor, Edo State, South South Nigeria, by Duport Midstream Company
Delta
Politics
Otuaro commends Omoun’s developmental strides in Patani
By Ruth Oromoni Delta State deputy governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has commended Perekebena Perez Omoun, the chairman of Patani Local Government Area
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Oil & Gas
Egbema Kingdom gives Agip 72-hr ultimatum to implement MoU in Rivers
By Our Correspondent The people of Egbema kingdom in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have given a seventy-two-hour ultimatum to Nigerian
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Ondo
Niger Delta ex-militants protest exclusion from amnesty programme in Ondo…threaten to return to the creek
By Faith Madogwe Ex-militants from the coastal area of Ondo State, on Monday, protested over their non-inclusion in the Presidential Amnesty Programme of
Opinion
Was Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Truly an Ijaw Man? The Untold Truth
The First Nigerian President Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe ( 1904- 1996) was indeed an enigma of no less order. His towering personality makes him to be
Life & Living
Niger Delta: I am a victim, what about you?
By Enaibo Asiayei They soaked my head to the river for me to drink my excreta from the waters, but that is not
Delta
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Polobubo/Opuama Oil Spillage: We have been left to die, communities cry out to Buhari, Okowa
…Call on FG, DTSG to intervene …many are sick, others have lost their means of livelihood By Ebi Perekeme One week after
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Oil & Gas
Controversy trails transparency of 57 marginal oil fields bid processes
By Our Correspondent Controversy over transparency of the marginal fields 2020 bid round processes has worsened the confidence of participants following alleged hijack
National
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Akpabio: Niger Delta states to get N90bn from CBN for youths training in rabbit farming
By Our Correspondent Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will spend N90b for
Akwa Ibom
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Akwa Ibom govt. distributes relief materials to victims of natural disaster in riverine communities
By Our Correspondent The Akwa Ibom State Government has ended a week-long distribution of relief materials to victims of flood and fire disasters
Bayelsa
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RED ALERT: Bayelsa govt. raises alarm over arms build-up, espionage in communities
By Ebi Perekeme The Bayelsa State Government has raised the alarm over increasing espionage activities in most communities in the state. It also
National
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Oil & Gas
Sylva: FG may sell Port Harcourt refinery after $1.5bn rehabilitation
The federal government may consider selling the Port Harcourt refinery after the planned rehabilitation which is put at the cost of $1.5 billion,