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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Former executive director, Projects (EDP) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Olorogun Dr. Samuel Adjogbe recently led other personalities and political leaders across Delta State to join the Otota’Rode of Evwreni Kingdom, High Chief (Hon.) Felix Ayovwe, at the funeral of his late mother, …

By Amos Odhe There is rising tension among officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) following the alleged plot by the outgoing Comptroller General Caroline Wuraola Adepoju to install her alleged preferred successor, an officer promoted to comptroller in 2022 and to ACG in 2023 “without interview,” while retiring seniors …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Ebilade Ekerefe has described as distasteful and shameful calls by some Urhobo indigenes and ex-agitators for the sack of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), retired Major General Barry Ndiomu. According to him, their …

By Mandy Tina TotalEnergies Nigeria limited says it has reached zero routine flaring in all its operations across Nigeria, becoming the first EP company to do so. Announcing the feat on Thursday 15 February, 2024, to newsmen in Port Harcourt, after an inspection tour of OML100, the managing director, TotalEnergies …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa In keeping with Nigeria’s leadership role in the development of local content in Africa, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has concluded a two-day Local Content development experience-sharing session with a delegation from Mozambique’s national oil company, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH). The engagement …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Members of St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Unenurhie in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State and the family of Rev. Canon Austin E. Onoyasakpo have invited parishioners in the Ughelli Diocese and beyond to his Collation thanksgiving as a canon in the Anglican Communion. …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Stakeholders from Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have called on prominent sons and daughters including the former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to intervene in the leadership crisis rocking the Ogbia Brotherhood. The fold of the umbrella body of Ogbia sons and daughters, Ogbia Brotherhood, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ex-Agitators under the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, phase 2 beneficiaries, have vowed not to be deterred by arrest of its members until the alleged “monumental fraud in the Amnesty office is exposed.” Our correspondent gathered that the newly elected leadership of the Phase 2 beneficiaries, inaugurated …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The president-general of Unenurhie community, Mr. Peter Maison, has spoken extensively on why the Unenurhie people continue to agitate for their separate kingdom from the present Evwreni kingdom. In a recent interview held at his residence in Unenurhie community, the president-general told our correspondent that, …

By Mandy Tina Concerned residents of Rivers State have raised eyebrow over Police silence on arresting prime suspects in the gruesome murder of SP Bako Angbashim. February 8, 2024 made it five months after suspected Iceland cult members, led by one David Gift aka 2Baba, operating in Ahoada East Local …