BREAKING: Wike dissolves cabinet
RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, dissolved the State Executive Council. The dissolution of the council came barely two days.
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Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja impasse: IYC hails Okowa over peace committee
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide has hailed the Governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa for setting up a committee to.
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Politics
FG Declares Two-day Public Holidays
Federal Government has declared June 26 and 27, as public holiday to mark Id-El Fitr celebration. Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, minister.
Entertainment & Events
Olamide, Phyno, Tekno, others to perform live at Warri Mega Fiesta
King of Street lingo, Olamide, aka Badoo, will join six other A-List Nigerian musicians to perform at the Opening Ceremony of Multi Million Naira.
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Withdraw ultimatum, embrace peace, PANDEF tells New Avengers
*Says 13% derivation be used to develop oil producing communities Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has appealed to New Delta Avengers to withdraw.
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Drama! Shut up or I expose your wife, Amaechi threatens Wike
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday verbally attacked his successor, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, and threatened to expose the.
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Court to rule on Tompolo’s fundamental rights suit July 14
A Federal High Court, in Lagos, on Monday, further adjourned till July 14, to deliver judgment in a fundamental rights suit filed by.
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THE NEED TO RESUSCITATE NNPC MEGA FLOATING STATIONS
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Oil bearing communities of Niger Delta, despite being the nation’s source of crude oil, had no easy access to.
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Implement promises to N-Delta, ex-militant, Bounanawei urges FG
Prominent Niger Delta former freedom fighter and Senior Special Assistant (General Duties), to Bayelsa State Government, Mr. Goddy Smith aka Bounanawei, has advised.
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New Avengers Oil Threat: Delta Govt Sues for Dialogue
Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. (Deacon) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, says the Delta State Advocacy Committee Against Oil Facility Vandalism which he chairs.
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OKERENKOKO LISTED IN WORLD MAP-DELTA DEPUTY GOVERNOR
We will revamp education, infrastructure – new chairman Delta State Deputy Governor, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has said that Okerenkoko community is one.
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Hon. Pondi moves motion for NNPC floating stations resuscitation
Member representing Burutu Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Julius G. Pondi today moved a motion for the resuscitation of Nigerian National.
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DRAMA! IYC CRISIS: IJAW ELDERS CLASH OVER REPORT
The report of the Joshua Fumudoh-led committee on the succession crisis rocking the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has divided Ijaw elders. Prominent.
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World Day Against Child Labour: Queen of Izon-Ibe embarks on sensitization campaign
To mark this year World Day Against Child Labour, the Queen of Izon-Ibe, Miss Elizabeth Tonghan yesterday embarked on sensitization campaign against child labour.
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Buhari directs Osinbajo to sign 2017 Budget
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to go ahead and sign the 2017 Appropriation Bill into law. The Senior.
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Those behind Igbo ‘quit notice’ must be arrested, prosecuted – PANDEF
The Pan Niger Delta Forum has condemned the ultimatum issued by some Arewa youth groups to Igbo residents in the North, noting that.
Life & Living
Being married ‘protects your health’ – Experts
Marriage can boost your survival chances if you have a major heart risk factor such as high cholesterol, researchers have said.Based on a.
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Oil & Gas
Return Our Oil Blocks Within 3 Months – Niger Delta Militants to Northerners
A coalition of the Niger Delta militants held a meeting in Port Harcourt on Friday and have called on the Federal Government to.
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Delta Deputy Governor To Grace NAGS Convention
Delta State Deputy Governor, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro is expected to be special guest of honour at this year’s convention of National Association of.
Life & Living
Stop giving juice to children below one year
Fruit juice is not fruit. Experts warn that juice for babies in their first year of life offers no nutritional benefit and should.
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Obaseki versus Ize-Iyamu: Appeal Court gives verdict today
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City will today deliver its judgment on the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
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Presidential Amnesty enrolls 200 ex-militants for sports
The Presidential Amnesty Programme on Wednesday enrolled 200 ex-militants from the Niger Delta for an all-inclusive sports competition. The Coordinator of the amnesty.
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Despite nationwide condemnation, threat of arrest, Arewa group insists Igbos must leave Northern Nigeria
The leaders of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, have said that the threat of arrest by the government of Kaduna State will.
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Protesting PTI students shut down campus
The peaceful atmosphere on the campus of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta state was on Thursday shattered as angry students of.
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Quit ultimatum: Restructure Nigeria or let us go – Igbo groups
A coalition of Igbo groups, the Eastern Consultative Assembly, on Thursday, said Igbos should be allowed to secede in peace, if Nigeria was.
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Give peace a chance, NMU is for all, Gbaramatu chairmen tell Itsekiris.
Chairmen of Gbaramatu communities, Delta State, have appealed to their Itsekiri neighbours to embrace peace and work towards the successful take off of.
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Fulani herdsmen attack may lead to inter-ethnic crisis, IYC warned
*Attacks no more acceptable – Ekiyor Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has called on Federal and Delta State governments to protect lives and property.
Life & Living
Mosquitoes Are Our Friends, Stop Killing Them – University Don
A DON at the University of Ilorin has advised Nigerians should stop killing mosquitoes as they are friends that deserved to be managed.
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JUST IN: Court orders final forfeiture of Ikoyi’s $43.4m, £27,800, N23.2m to FG
Justice Hassan of the Federal High Court orders final forfeiture of $43.4m, £27,800, N23.2m discovered in an air-conditioned flat in Osborne, Ikoyi to.
Oil & Gas
Proposed NLNG’s Act Amendment: 18,000 Niger Deltans May Be Jobless –BGF
Bonny Graduates Forum, BGF, has expressed fears that about 18,000 jobs would be cut in the Niger Delta, as a result of the.
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Modular Refinery: FG robbing Niger Deltans, Grants 56 Licenses To Non-niger Deltans – Hon. Ahiakwo
The Chairman of Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Environment, Hon Christian Ahiakwo, has accused the federal government of insincerity with its.
Oil & Gas
WED 2017: Over 50 Years, Chevron committed to environmental stewardship, sustainable development
The World Environment Day (WED), held annually on June 5, is the biggest event to celebrate and promote environmental awareness and sustainability across.
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Delta Ijaw Community Appeals To Okowa To Resettle them In their Ancestral Home
The people of Diebiri Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state have appealed to the State Government to resettle.
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Rivers
N100m defamation suit: EFCC dismisses Jonathan godson’s threat
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed the threat by the political godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. George Turnah, to.
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2010 Abuja bombing: Bayelsa youths protest Ebiwari’s life imprisonment
Concerned youths in Bayelsa State, yesterday, took to the streets of Yenagoa, the state capital, describing as unjust and misplaced, the life imprisonment.