Category: Niger Delta
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FG moves to tackle crude oil theft
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it has developed key initiatives aimed at reducing to the barest minimum activities of crude oil theft and illegal artisanal refining. Engr Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer, NUPRC, made this known at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Public Private –…
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Marginal fields: Amid rancour NUPRC awards licences to 161 coys
Amid rancour, The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has awarded Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPLs) to 161 successful 2020 marginal fields awardees. The commission also officially unveiled the Host Communities Development Regulations and model Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPLs).
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Tension in Delta community as soldiers kill teenage boy
Palpable tension has engulfed Ogulagha, an Ijaw community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, following the killing of a young man identified as Endurance Oweiye Kalaepele. Kalaepele, 27, was allegedly shot dead on Monday night by soldiers deployed to secure an oil facility in the Forcados Terminal in the area of the oil-rich…
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Police kill 3, arrest suspected robber in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has allegedly killed three suspected armed robbers and arrested one, in two separate robbery operations in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Warri.
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Police arrest suspected ritualist in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has apprehended a 33-year-old suspected ritualist in the state. The state command’s spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe ,disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri.
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Fanfare as Olu of Warri hosts 3rd Ghigho Aghofen ceremony
Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, on Saturday, hosted the third edition of “Ghigho Aghofen” ceremony for Omadino Community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta to a fanfare. The ceremony was hosted at Olu’s palace, amidst cultural display from various ethnic nationalities residing in the oil-rich kingdom.
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Okowa berates critics, urges them to visit Delta
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday berated his critics and urged them to come to Delta to assess the level of infrastructural development across the state. The governor gave the charge while addressing newsmen after inspecting the ongoing projects at the Dennis Osadebey University, Asaba.
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Delta govt vows not to pay N80m to AIT presenter
Delta Government says it will not succumb to any blackmail to pay N80 million for a TV programme allegedly proposed by Mr Felix Akugha, presenter of AIT Inside Niger Delta programme The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, said this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday, in Asaba on alleged attacks on the Gov. Ifeanyi…
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Delta: Oborevwori finally speaks after clinching PDP guber ticket
Speaker of the Delta House of Assembly and PDP Governorship standard-bearer, Sheriff Oborevwori says his victory at the PDP governorship primaries on Wednesday in Asaba is for the people of the state. The PDP governorship candidate in a statement he personally signed on Thursday in Asaba, said there were no losers in the contest, adding…
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Alleged N47b contract scam: EFCC releases Nsima Ekere
Nsima Ekere, a former Niger Delta Development Commission Managing Director has been granted bail by the Anti-graft Commission, according to competent sources privy to this development. . Ekere, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was arrested on May 18 on allegations of stealing N47 billion, spending three nights in custody before he was…