Category: Niger Delta
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Police confirm release of abducted IYC President
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Thursday confirmed the release of Mr Peter Igbifa, President of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) who went missing on Tuesday while travelling to Abuja. Igbifa was on his way to Abuja on May 25, for a scheduled meeting with the Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Office, retired Col. Milland Dikio when…
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Board: Ijaw youths shut NDDC office, block East-West road after expiration of one month ultimatum to FG
Protesting members of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have sealed the office of the Niger Delta Development Commission in Bayelsa State over the Federal Government’s failure to constitute the agency’s board. This follows the expiration of the one-month ultimatum which they have given to the Federal Government to constitute and inaugurate a substantive board for…
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£4.2m Ibori loot: Deltans want to see positive changes with this money, APC begs Okowa
The Delta Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa to make judicious use of the £4.2 million recovered from former Gov. James Ibori, for the good of the citizens of the state. The party’s State Publicity Secretary (Caretaker), Mr Sylvester Imonina, made the call in a statement on Tuesday…
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Despite having crude oil, Niger Deltans treated like slaves – Clark
…insists we must restructure Nigeria …I am not leaving Nigeria for anybody …oil blocs are owned only by northern and Western people …says let’s go back to 1963 constitution …forget constitution amendment …I can’t make a statement on Delta State Frontline Niger Delta elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has said Niger Deltans are being treated…
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Gov Okowa appoints acting Chief Judge for Delta
Following the retirement of Justice Marshall Umukoro, former Delta State’s Chief Judge, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has announced the appointment of a new Chief Judge in acting capacity for the State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor Okowa appointed Justice Theresa Diai as the acting Chief Judge of the State. Recall that Governor Okowa had earlier announced that…
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2023: Former Minister, Oyovbaire faults Gov Okowa on PDP zoning in Delta
Former Minister of Information and Culture, and elder statesman, Prof. Sam Oyovbaire has faulted the position of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on the zoning arrangement of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Prof. Oyovbaire faulted the position of Governor Okowa on the PDP zoning arrangement in the State on Saturday while…
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NDDC audit: FG donates 33 vehicles to forensic auditors
The Federal Government said that it had donated 33 utility vehicles to the security committee working with the forensic auditors currently appraising projects executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, delivered the vehicles to the auditors in Port Harcourt, according to a statement by NDDC’s…
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Presidency approves verification of Niger Delta amnesty beneficiaries
The Presidency has approved the decision of the Presidential Amnesty Office to conduct verification on 30,000 ex-agitators captured under the programme in the last 11 years. Mr Tonye Bobo, Member, Think-Thank of the Amnesty Office stated this on Thursday in Yenagoa, during a call on Federated Correspondent Chapel members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,…
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Macaulay commends Southern Governors, chides Lawan for nation’s ills
A former Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has lauded Governors of the Southern States of the federation for their stance over the challenges defying the Nigerian state. Besides, he took a swipe at those attacking the Governors over their call for national dialogue, restructuring, ban on open grazing, among others,…
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Why I fired my SSG, Commissioners, others – Gov Okowa opens up
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has opened up on why he fired his Chief of Staff, 25 Commissioners, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), chief strategist of the Government, all special advisers, the senior political adviser, and dissolved the State Executive Council. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor Okowa on Wednesday gave the reasons at the…