Resettle Amazaba people now or… –Ijaws tell Gov. Udom
...As Ijaw nation is running out of patience
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Bayelsa created 7, 000 jobs in five years -Dickson
The Bayelsa Government said on Thursday in Yenagoa that it created over 7,000 direct and indirect jobs through the release of N1. 88 billion loan to Small and Medium-scale to entrepreneurs and cooperatives. Gov. Seriake Dickson stated this at the 2017 African SME EXPO with the theme Promoting SMEs for sustainable development and economic growth’.
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Proper handling of NMU, EPZ project, key to peace in Niger Delta-Group tells Buhari
As a way of sustaining the nascent peace in the Niger Delta region, the Warri-Ijaw Peace Monitoring Group (WIPMG) has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently intervene in the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko and the Escravos Export Processing Zone (EPZ) projects. The group stated this recently in a release signed by their Chairman, Chief
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Delta LG Election: I will provide quality representation to Okerenkoko people—Comrade Dekawei
—As he declares for Councillorship position in his ward A renowned Niger Delta Activist, Comrade James Dekawei, has declared his interest to contest for the position of a Councillor in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections. Dekawei, an indigene of Okerenkoko community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State made this declaration today in a chat
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Niger Delta: Rivers communities shut Agip oil well, protest neglect
Youths from five communities in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday shut a Nigerian Agip Oil Company oil well over alleged neglect of the communities. The Akala-Olu, Ukpeliede Enito II, Emeji II in Ogbobi clan and Oshie communities of Egeni clan expressed regrets that NAOC abandoned the General Memorandum of Understanding it
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Dokubo-Spiff resigns as Bayelsa SSG, appointed as BDIC chairman
After weeks of speculations and denials, the Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Mr. Serena Dokubo-Spiff, has resigned his appointment. Governor Seriake Dickson, who announced the formal disengagement of Dokubo-Spiff on Thursday, said it was to enable him return to his private legal practice. Dickson made this known at the end of the 79th session
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Dickson mourns death of Ijaw leader, Bozimo
Governor Seriake Dickson has described the late Chief Gordon Bozimo as a great Ijaw son who gave his best to the service of the nation. The governor spoke at the Port Harcourt residence of the late Chief Bozimo when he paid the family a condolence visit, saying the death of the late Bozimo was a
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PANDEF warns army against replicating Boko Haram in south-east
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has warned the Nigerian army against the danger of replicating the “Boko Haram type of insurgency” through the ongoing ‘Operation Python Dance 2’ in the south-east. The group gave the warning in reaction to clashes between soldiers and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) since the commencement of
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JUST IN: Bayelsa SSG Resigns
The Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff, has quit the post following his decision to return to law practice. Members of the state executive council were shocked when Governor Seriake Dickson announced the SSG’s decision on Wednesday. The cabinet members gathered for the 79th state executive committee meeting when Dickson, in an emotion-filled
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NECO releases June/July 2017 results
The National Examinations Council on Thursday released the June/July 2017 Senior Secondary Schools Examination results. The Council says out of the 1,051,472 who sat for the examinations, only 745,053 of the candidates got at least five credits including Mathematics and English Language. The Registrar of the Council, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, while announcing the results at
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No rift between Jonathan and Dickson – Chief Clark
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, said on Thursday that recent reports of a rift between former President Goodluck Jonathan and Bayelsan State Governor, Seriake Dickson, are mischievous. Clark, who is the National Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), stated this in a statement in Abuja. He said reports making the rounds on the rift
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No Niger Delta delegate died in crash – Ondo Governor
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says it is not true that five delegates to the second meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta died in an auto accident on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses had told journalists that five persons lost their lives in the accident on the Okitipupa-Ore Road. In a statement on Wednesday, the
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BENIKRUKRU/ABITEYE DREDGING: NO EIA REPORT, NO WORK, GROUP TELLS CHEVRON, EPANEL
Before we allow the dredging work to commence on the Beniikrukru and Abiteye projects respectively, we must see not just a mere report but a very comprehensive detailed report of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The above demand was handed down to Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, recently by the Benikrukru Federated Environmental and Ecological Watch Organization on behalf
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Save us from getting submerged by flood-Benikrukru community begs Okowa, Chevron
Our woes caused by oil exploration activities Ask Chevron Nigeria Limited to do the needful Calls on NDDC to re-award the sand filling contract The indigenes of Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, has called on the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, other oil companies operating within the community
Bayelsa
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Bayelsa to conduct local government elections in 2018
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State says the state government will conduct local government elections in 2018. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Markson-Iworiso, in Yenagoa on Tuesday, said the governor blamed financial constraints for the delay in conducting the elections. He said that the delay was not deliberate, but due to
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Python Dance, Crocodile Smile, Not The Solution To Agitations – Ijaw youths
Ijaw Youths from the Nine States of the Niger Delta region, yesterday, described as condemnable” and sad the attack on the home of the leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in Umuohia, Abia State by suspected military officers which led to the loss of lives last Sunday. The Ijaw youths, under
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Maritime university must resume as scheduled, IYC tells FG
…As we may be forced to put the Government on her toes In order to be seen and taken seriously, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria not to defer the proposed resumption date of the Nigeria Maritime University located at Okerenkoko, in Delta State. In a statement
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Save Our Children’s Education, Igoba Community Begs Okowa
A clarion call has gone to the Governor of Delta State, Sen. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa to come to the aid of the people of Igoba Community in the Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State to revive the only primary school as well as mobilize qualified teachers to help boost quality education in
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AMNESTY FRAUD: Pay Me My Six Million Naira, A Participant Pleads With Govt
If Mr. Stanley Iyenkedi Oleke, an indigene of Gbaramatu Kingdom, in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State was told that the Amnesty Programme he gladly embraced in 2010 will bring him more sorrow than joy, he would not have believed. But 93 months after, he has discovered that the orchestrated Amnesty Programme by
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No amount of force can quell IPOB agitations, FHRACC tells FG
The Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusaders, (FHRACC) has called on the Federal Government to address the fundamental issues bedevilling the nation as no amount of force can quell the agitation for secession by the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). The group made this call recently in a release signed by their National President,
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Super Eagles in Accra, ready to pluck Leone Stars
The Super Eagles on Sunday night landed in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, ahead of their West Africa Football Union ( WAFU ) Cup of Nations opener against Sierra Leone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will take on the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in a Group A clash on
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GROUP TO FG: Settle Backlog of Ex-Agitators Stipends
—As this will guarantee peace in the region The Niger Delta Positive Forum (NDPF) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to settle the backlog of the ex-agitators stipends as a way of ensuring peace in the region. The group stated this recently in a release signed by their Chairman, Comr. Denis Binikoribofa Sokoto
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Niger Delta Crisis: Governor Wike visits Ibori in Oghara
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on Niger Delta leaders to unite for the rapid development of the geo-political zone. The governor said that unity is needed in the geo-political zone to check the current situation where outsiders take advantage of the disunity of the area to deny the people benefits of their
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Ondo
Gov. Akeredolu wants FG to expand amnesty programme
The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Saturday urged the Federal Government to expand the current amnesty programme to accommodate more youths in the Niger Delta region. Akeredolu made the call when the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Maj.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) visited him in Akure. The governor said the Federal
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Gas flaring in Nigeria to end soon – Boroh
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that plans to end gas flaring in the country has reached advanced stage through the National Gas Flaring Commercialization Programme. It said 48 sites across the Niger Delta region have been identified in the first phase where the gas would be harnessed for cooking, electricity and other industrial
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2019 PRESIDENCY: APC must field Buhari ―Preye Aganaba
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Honourable Preye Aganaba, has described an unfair remarks attributed to a serving member of the President Muhammadu Buhari cabinet. Minister of Women Affairs Aisha Alhasan, had told a BBC Hausa Radio that she would rather support former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar for the party presidential ticket, if
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Gunmen waylay bus in Rivers, kidnap 19 occupants
Kidnappers struck again in Rivers State on Thursday, waylaying an 18-seater bus and abducting the 19 occupants of the vehicle, including the driver. It was gathered that the incident happened on Isiokpo-Elele Road in the Ikwerre Local Government Area, about 30 kilometres from Agip Junction in Port Harcourt, where the bus branded, Rivers Mass Transit
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Amnesty: Shell withholding evidence crucial to Ogoni Nine case
Amnesty International says oil giant Shell has refused to hand over 100,000 documents on the arrest, detention, and execution of nine men by the military regime of late Sani Abacha. Ken Saro-Wiwa, outspoken author and playwright, Barinem Kiobel, John Kpuine and six others were hanged in 1995 by the Abacha regime. They are collectively known as
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Dickson applauds accreditation of 10 courses in NDU
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has applauded the leadership of the state-owned Niger-Delta University (NDU) for securing full accreditation of 10 courses by the National University Commission (NUC). Dickson made the commendation when the Acting Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, presented to the governor the NUC’s 2017 May/June Accreditation report in Yenagoa.
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Assent To Petroleum Varsity Establishment Act, IYC Tells Buhari
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently assent to the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State Establishment Act which was recently passed into law by the national assembly. The Eric Omare led national executive council of the IYC made the call when it paid a visit
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Reconsider Your Threat, PANDEF Tells Niger Delta Agitators
-We are addressing the nagging issues
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DELTA LG POLL: Akpomiemie Declares Intention To Vie For Uvwie Chairmanship Seat
—I will bring democracy dividends to the doorstep of Uvwie people EFFURUN – As part of his early preparation for the forthcoming Local Governments elections in Delta state, an aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Napoleon Akpomiemie Iffie, on Wednesday 6th September, 2017, at the party’s secretariat in Effurun, declared his ambition to contest
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Oil theft still high in Delta ―Okowa
Activities of oil thieves have yet to abate in the creeks of Delta State, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa stated on Thursday. He bemoaned the activities of oil bunkers despite several sustained destructions of their hardware’s by security operatives. Okowa, however, observed that measures were being put in place to stop the activities of the oil thieves.
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Buhari After Me Because Of My Association With Jonathan—Tompolo
we will seek justice to apprehend and hold accountable the very soldiers responsible for his murder so that he can finally rest in peace and we his descendants can be fulfilled.
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Tompolo’s Father One Year Remembrance: President Buhari receives fresh powerful message
I, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo – the Ibe-Ebidouwei of Ijaw Nation, remember my father as always, who was killed by the Nigerian Army as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government of Nigeria, on September 7, 2016. I have been marked as state enemy number one by the President Muhammadu Buhari regime