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Disregard death rumour, Tompolo is alive and in high spirit – Aide

Disregard death rumour, Tompolo is alive and in high spirit – Aide Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, media adviser to Niger Delta Freedom fighter and high priest of Egbesu deity, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, has refuted the news making the rounds that he has been killed, saying he is hale, hearty, and doing well

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Breaking News

EFCC arrests Rochas Okorocha after hours of siege in Abuja

EFCC arrests Rochas Okorocha after hours of siege in Abuja Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have invaded the Abuja residence of former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and arrested him after a siege lasting hours in Abuja. [VIDEO] EFCC takes over Rochas Okorocha’s house in Abuja He was arrested on Tuesday evening at

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Delta News

Delta PDP releases schedule of activities for governorship primary 

Delta PDP releases schedule of activities for governorship primary  The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State chapter, has released the timetable for the primaries scheduled for 25th May, 2022. ALSO READ: BATTLE FOR 2023: Who will be the governorship candidate of PDP in Delta state? In the press release signed by Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza,

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Delta Politics

Delta Guber 2023: Mulade repeats call for delegates to vote Ijaw candidates in primaries

Delta Guber 2023: Mulade repeats call for delegates to vote Ijaw candidates in Primaries The initiator of the Delta ijaw for Governor 2023, Chief (Comrade) Sheriff Mulade, has again strongly appealed to all delegates across the state to kindly consider Ijaw aspirants and vote for an ijaw man to become candidate and flag bearer of

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Breaking News Video

[VIDEO] EFCC takes over Rochas Okorocha’s house in Abuja

EFCC takes over Rochas Okorocha’s house in Abuja Some personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed the Abuja residence of the former Imo State Governor and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha. Details of their mission were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but one of the

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Delta Politics

BATTLE FOR 2023: Who will be the governorship candidate of PDP in Delta state?

BATTLE FOR 2023: Who will be the governorship candidate of PDP in Delta state? So far, 13 aspirants from across Delta state have been given the clean bill of health by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to contest at its governorship primary tomorrow, May 25, 2022. Deltans are anxious to know how the party will

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Education

Oil industry: PTDF shortlists 8,800 for overseas scholarships

As part of efforts to boost the capacity of Nigerians to work in the oil and gas industry, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has shortlisted 8,800 candidates from over 26,000 applicants for this year’s overseas scholarship scheme, OSS. The PTDF OSS is an annual programme that awards scholarships to Nigerians for MSc and PhD

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Breaking News Rivers

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, dissolves cabinet

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, dissolves cabinet Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dissolved the State Executive Council, while his Chief of Staff, Emeka Woke and his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol were sacked . The dissolution takes effect from today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media,

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News Video

[VIDEO] Lion bites off man’s finger after he sticks his hand into cage in front of horrified visitors

Lion bites off man’s finger after he sticks his hand into cage in front of horrified visitors A fun day at the zoo for a group of visitors in Jamaica turned into an ordeal when they ended up witnessing a lion rebel against a person who appeared to be a zookeeper. WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/R-94oDr_h6A A

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Maritime News

Newly acquired Nigerian navy warship arrives Gabon enroute Lagos

Newly acquired Nigerian navy warship arrives Gabon enroute Lagos As part of her maiden voyage to Nigeria, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) KADA stopped over at Port Gentil, Gabon on Saturday 21 May 2022. This being her last Port Call before her arrival to Lagos. ALSO READ: Nigerian Navy’s new defence ship arrives Oman, set to

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National News

Kenneth Gbagi withdraws from PDP governorship primary in Delta, blames Okowa for Intimidation, threat to life

Kenneth Gbagi withdraws from PDP governorship primary in Delta, blames Okowa for Intimidation, threat to life One of the leading governorship aspirants on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has announced his withdrawal from the governorship primaries of the PDP slated for Wednesday March 25, 2023, in Asaba. GbaramatuVoice reports

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Travel & Tourism

Abuja 5-star hotels fully booked ahead of APC, PDP presidential primaries 

Abuja 5-star hotels fully booked ahead of APC, PDP presidential primaries  Transcorp Hilton Hotels now costs N243,000 per day  As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) prepare to conduct their presidential primaries next weekend, most of the 5-star hotels in the Abuja metropolis have been fully booked for delegates

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News Rivers

Farah Dagogo: PDP governorship primary in Rivers under threat

Farah Dagogo: PDP governorship primary in Rivers under threat …as court grants order compelling PDP, INEC to show why primaries should hold in rivers without Dagogo A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, today, May 23rd, 2022 ordered the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to show reasons why the

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Politics Rivers

Rivers deputy governor emerges PDP senatorial candidate

Rivers deputy governor emerges PDP senatorial candidate Rivers State deputy governor, Dr. Ipalibo Harry-Banigo, was on Monday elected as the senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Rivers West senatorial district. Also, elected as PDP senatorial candidates for Rivers South-East and Rivers East senatorial districts, were Senator Barry Mpigi and Chief Alwell Onyesoh,

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Delta Politics

Delta 2023: Kingsley Otuaro still in governorship race, says campaign organisation

Delta 2023: Kingsley Otuaro still in governorship race, says campaign organisation The director of media and publicity of the KBO Campaign Organization, Arex Akemotubo, has said that the Deputy Governor of Delta state, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro is still very much in the gubernatorial race and described whatever is trending in the media as only

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National News

Again, APC postpones presidential screening indefinitely

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the screening of all the presidential aspirants scheduled to take place on Monday, May 23 indefinitely. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka in a statement issued Sunday, said a new date for the screening exercise would be announced by the party. ALSO READ:

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Bayelsa Politics

Winners of Bayelsa State House of Assembly PDP primaries

PDP PRIMARIES: BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY RESULTS 1. Chief, Mrs Ebizi Ndiomu Brown Declared winner Salga PDP Constituency 3 Primaries 2. KOLOKUMA-OPOKUMA CONSTITUTUENCY 1 Hon. Pamoh Werinipre emerges Winner of the Kolokuma-Opokuma Constitutuency 1 in the State House of Assembly Primaries. 3. OGBIA CONSTITUTUENCY 2! Hon. Gibson Munalayefa wins Ogbia Constituency 2 PDP Assembly

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Delta Politics

Nicholas Mutu clinches Bomadi/Patani PDP ticket for 7th term

The member representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Nicholas Mutu has won the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency seat of Delta State for the Seventh term. The returning officer, Mr Fidelis Tilije who disclosed this on Sunday said that a total of 60 delegates were accredited

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Breaking News

Trouble for contractors as presidency cancels all projects awarded by NDDC between 2000 and 31st December 2019

Trouble for contractors as presidency cancels all projects awarded by NDDC before 31st December 2019 …Directs those already mobilised to refund monies to CBN The Presidency has canceled all projects awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for which the beneficiary contractors are yet to mobilize to the site. This is contained in a

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National News

Farah Dagogo drags PDP, INEC to court for removing his name from governorship primary in Rivers

Farah Dagogo drags PDP, INEC to court for removing his name from governorship primary in Rivers  A gubernatorial aspirant, in the 2023 election in Rivers State, Dr. Farah Dagogo, has taken the People’s Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to court for removing his name from the primaries in the Rivers State

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Uncategorized

Buhari yet to sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill – Presidency

The presidency has debunked speculations purporting that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the reviewed Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Recall that as of Saturday evening, there were insinuations that the President who proceeded on a trip to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates may have signed the bill into law, a development that was raising concerns in

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News Oil & Gas

Ijaws accuse FG of Insensitivity to plight of victims of Nembe oil spill in Bayelsa

Ijaws accuse FG of Insensitivity to plight of victims of Nembe oil spill in Bayelsa The Ijaw Elders’ Forum (IEF) and the Ijaw Nation Forum (INF) have accused the Federal Government of being insensitive to the plights of communities affected by the recent oil spill at Santa Barbara 1 well in Nembe, Bayelsa State. The

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National News

There’ll be confusion if Buhari does not sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill – Former NERC chairman

There’ll be confusion if Buhari does not sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill – Former NERC Chairman Sam Amadi, former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says there will be confusion if President Muhammadu Buhari does not sign the electoral act amendment bill. On Tuesday, the senate passed a bill allowing all statutory delegates

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National Politics

STATUTORY DELEGATES: Uncertainty in all political parties following Buhari’s delay in signing Electoral Act

STATUTORY DELEGATES: Uncertainty in all political parties following Buhari’s delay in signing Electoral Act …Nobody has exact number of delegates for presidential primary – VON DG …President’s delay has caused confusion, threat to 2023 polls – Reps majority caucus …Buhari must do the needful before it gets out of hand – Reps Majority leader, Dogowa

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Business News

CBN to phase out N5, N10, N20 notes soon

CBN to phase out N5, N10, N20 notes soon The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday in Asaba, Delta State, said the lower denomination of the nation’s currencies including N5, N10 and N20 would soon be phased out of circulation. While the said lower denominations have almost become worthless owing to the declining purchasing

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National News

Farah Dagogo to miss out on PDP primary in Rivers as court adjourns bail hearing

The hope of one of the governorship aspirants of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, to participate in the party primaries appears to be uncertain. This is as the Rivers State High Court again adjourned his bail application to May 25, 2022. The PDP has also fixed the same date for

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Opinion

Season of money rain for delegates and empty promises

NigerSeason of money rain for delegates and empty promises By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah As the political parties move to beat the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline of June 3 for their primaries, aspirants have intensified their move to woo delegates. Most of the aspirants, especially the presidential hopefuls, have been cross-crossing the country selling their

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Personality Profiles

Meet Karebo Samson, the Acting Controller General, Federal Fire Service who is an Ijaw man

Meet Karebo Samson, the Acting Controller General, Federal Fire Service who is an Ijaw Man An Ijaw man, Karebo Samson Peremobowei, was appointed Acting Controller General of the Federal Fire Service in December 2021. Karebo Samson was appointed the Acting Controller General of the Federal Fire Service by President Muhammadu Buhari. Karebo succeeds the immediate

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Bayelsa News

BAYELSA: Ogbia youths lament devastating erosion in Anyama community

BAYELSA: Ogbia youths lament devastating erosion in Anyama community …Call for help from government, interventionist agencies The Ogbia Brotherhood Youth Council, (OBYC) worldwide, the apex youth organization in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has lamented the devastating effect caused by erosion in Anyama community. The youths on a working tour to the area

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Opinion

Kingsley Otuaro: Clear capacity to industrialize Delta 

Kingsley Otuaro: Clear capacity to industrialize Delta  By Bulou Kosin Deputy Governor of Delta State, and leading Guber Aspirant for Delta 2023, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has promised, principally, to Industrialize Delta. Industrialising Delta seems a tall order but here is a promise matched with Otuaro’s capacity to deliver! Admittedly, governments, especially of African states,

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Politics

PDP PRIMARIES: Delegates are asking us to pay them exorbitant amounts – Aspirants cry out in Delta

Aspirants contesting for the Delta State House of Assembly primary under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), this Saturday, have raised the alarm over the exorbitant fees be­ing charged by delegates in order to vote for them at the election. Investigation revealed that the unwholesome act of the delegates was pres­ently causing ripples with­in the PDP

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Delta News

Delta: Bello Oboko says Ijaw leadership in 2023 will properly distribute development resources

President of Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC, Chief Bello Oboko, has said political control by Ijaw of Delta State, in 2023, will properly distribute development resources largely derived from their areas, and fast-track reconciliation/integration of the estranged Ijaw people. Oboko, who spoke in Warri as the Ijaw of Gbaramatu Kingdom marked the now annual

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National News

High powered United States delegation visits Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom

A high powered delegation from the United States of America led by Mr. Brandon Hudspeth, Head Political & Economic Chief and Acting Consular General, America Consulate in Nigeria, today paid a courtesy visit to the Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, at his palace in Oporoza, headquarters of the kingdom.

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Breaking News

EFCC arrests former NDDC MD, Nsima Ekere, over alleged N47bn fraud

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Nsima Ekere for alleged diversion of funds to the tune of N47 billion through registered contractors of the agency. ALSO READ: PMB and the NDDC, by Femi Adesina This is according to the

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Uncategorized

Pandemonium as gunshots rock APC secretariat in Rivers 

Gunshots amid protests, on Wednesday morning, rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat along Woji Road, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during screening. Hundreds of the APC members loyal to a former federal lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, thronged the premises, alleging hijack of state assembly aspirants screening and ward/state delegate selection. ALSO READ: 2023: PDP,

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