Egbema, Gbaramatu communities reject PIB, send strong warning to FG
Oil producing communities in Gbaramatu and Egbema Kingdoms, Delta State, have rejected the recommended governance model under the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, 2020 for host communities’ development where oil companies…
Unbelievable! How I discovered my first three children were not mine, says Justice Ezonfade Okorodas
By Our Correspondent A Delta State High Court judge, Justice Anthony Ezonfade Okorodas has narrated how he discovered that his first three children, born to him by his first wife,…
Inauguration: Deputy Governor Otuaro set to storm Kokodiagbene Community
By Ebi Perekeme Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro is expected to lead a high-powered delegation of the state government to oil-rich Kokodiagbene community on Wednesday, February 3,…
NDDC to distribute boat ambulances to improve healthcare in Rivers, Akwa-Ibom
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to distribute 36 waste disposal trucks, two boat ambulances and 162 waste bins to the Niger Delta states to improve…
Panic as parents withdraw their children from school over spread of COVID-19 in Delta
Panic seems to have overwhelmed Government Modern Secondary School, Asaba, Delta State, as several students are said to have contracted COVID-19. It was learnt that a large number of students…
Egbema leader, Pa Pagblogba, passes on at 95
By Godbless Motiola Foremost Ijaw leader and the Miyenkirigbolomowei of Egbema kingdom, High Chief Robert Ayenor Pagblogba, is dead. He was aged 95. The Tonkepa of Egbema kingdom, Chief M.…
[BREAKING] Fight breaks out at House of Reps PIB Public Hearing
By Our Correspondent It was a free-for-all by oil producing communities in the Niger Delta region on Thursday during a public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB) at the House…
Delta Assembly Majority Leader, Owhefere Is Dead
By Enaibo Asiayei Majority leader of the Delta House of Assembly, Tim Kome Owhefere (Esq.) is dead. Owhefere, a four- time member of the House, died around 11pm on Wednesday…
[BREAKING] Delta State Governor, Okowa, Loses Father
By Our Correspondent The father of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Chief Arthur Okorie Uzoma Okowa is dead. He died in the early hours of Thursday at the age…
Niger Delta: Delta Govt presents position on Petroleum Industry Bill
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Government has presented its position on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the National Assembly where it sought for legislation that will give more…
