Category: Niger Delta
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2023: We insist an Urhobo son must emerge Delta Gov – URS declares
Ahead of the forth coming convention in Delta state, the Urhobo Renaissance Society, URS, an umbrella body of Urhobo sons and daughters on Saturday declared that an Urhobo son must emerge the next governor of Delta State in 2023. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a release issued and signed by the group’s President,…
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Supreme Court resolves 17 oil wells ownership tussle in favour of Rivers
The Supreme Court on Friday, in a landmark judgment, resolved the ownership dispute of 17 oil wells between Rivers and Imo states in favour of Rivers.
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Isoko Rep Race: How alleged hired political thugs attacked Ex-MD Of DESOPADEC, Askia
More facts have emerged on how immediate past Managing Director of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) and frontline House of Representatives aspirant for Isoko Federal Constituency, Bashorun Askia Ogieh, was attacked by political thugs during a consultative visit to PDP delegates in Isoko North, Delta State, have been revealed.
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Ayu’s veiled message: A signal Delta PDP may lose 2023 guber election
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP is not a diplomat but his message on Friday clearly points to one direction which is, critical stakeholders in Delta should put their house in order. PDP political gladiators do not need a soothsayer to tell them that zoning if not properly handled, APC with its artificial…
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Senate wants Slave Trade Centre in Bayelsa upgraded to National Museum
The Senate has urged the National Commission for Museum and Monuments to upgrade the Akassa Slave Trade Centre to a National Slave Trade Museum.
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Scores burnt beyond recognition as explosion rocks illegal refinery in Rivers
Scores of people were on Saturday burnt beyond recognition following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers. Mr Idris Musa, Director-General, National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), who confirmed the incident said investigation into the explosion by the agency is underway.
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Delta to terminate Mosogar electricity contract – Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday said that the state government may terminate the contract of the electricity supply project awarded to Mosogar, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.
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Delta Guber: PDP kicks against UPU’s endorsement of Edevbie
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Delta Central Senatorial District, has kicked against the endorsement of Olorogun David Edevbie, a governorship aspirant for the 2023 election, by the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU). The Party, in a statement signed by the PDP Delta Central Chairman, Chief Patrick Fovie, and 30 members on
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Delta APC hails Dafinone @ 60
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta State has hailed Chief Ede Dafinone as he clocks 60 describing him as a man whose professionalism, intellectual astuteness and philanthropy are attainments of national significance and international recognition.
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Again, Agip’s Ogboinbiri/OB-OB gas pipeline vandalised, set on fire [VIDEO]
Barely one week after it was attacked by vandals on March 29, the 24-inch Ogboinbiri/OB-OB gas pipeline has been vandalised and set ablaze, NAN reports. The breach of the pipeline, operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), cuts the oil firm’s gas export feed to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas gathering and processing plant. The…