Alleged diverting explosives: FG blacklists NDCC, revokes licence
The Federal Government on Thursday blacklisted the Nigerian Development and Construction Company (NDCC), an importer and seller of explosives in Koko, Delta State, for allegedly diverting explosives....
View ArticleASYARF condemns absence of Sports Minister, NFF at Keshi’s burial
. Demands explanation, apology The absence of the Minister of Youths & Sports and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) at the funeral rites of the Late Stephen Keshi was rather shocking and a...
View ArticleMilitants blow up oil facilities in Delta
Gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants have blown up oil facilities at Owhrode community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The scene of the incident is about 20 kilometres from the venue...
View ArticleTroops on “crocodile smile’’ record success
The troops on operation “Crocodile smile’’ in Niger Delta have raided criminal hideouts in the creeks of Ajaosolo, Okogho, Opumani, and Obodo area, making some arrests. The troops from of 4 Brigade...
View ArticleOkowa Advocates Sustainability Programmes To Protect Govt Projects
… Gets Kudos From EU For Paying N300 Million Counterpart Fund DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has said sustainability plans must be included in the design of projects to ensure that...
View ArticleThomas Ekpemupolo, Tompolo’s father dies due to military harassment
High Chief Thomas Osen Ekpemupolo, the Tunteriwei of Gbaramatu kingdom and father of embattled Niger Delta ex militant leader, Tompolo is reported dead on Wednesday. A confidential source discloses to...
View ArticleTackle recession, save Nigerians from suffering — Bishop Okah tells Buhari
National Vice- President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, South-South, zone, Bishop Simeon Okah, has beseeched President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately deal with the economic recession that...
View ArticleRecession: Nigerians fed up with APC’s economic policies – Delta PDP
Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Mr. Kingsley Esiso, has said that Nigerians “are obviously” fed up with the economic policies of the All Progressives Congress, APC, insisting...
View ArticleMilitants blow up NPDC/Shoreline pipeline in Delta
Renews warning to First Hydrocarbon, Seplat, Total E&P, Shell, Agip, Saipem, Mobil The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, a militant group in Delta State, yesterday, claimed that its...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death in Delta over girlfriend
A twenty-five year-old man, Matthew Iyede, has been stabbed to death by three friends due to a disagreement over a ‘girlfriend’ at Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. Daily Champiom...
View ArticleIPDI to Buhari: Allow N-Delta control its resources
The National president of the Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI, Austin Ozobo, in a statement, said: “If independence means freedom, then Niger Delta should be free from the age- long...
View ArticleLassa Fever: Delta govt. fumigates market
The Delta State Ministry of Environment has taken precautionary steps to prevent the spread of diseases such as the dreaded Lassa fever. The Lassa fever is an acute illness transmitted through...
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Drama as bride runs out of wedding, rejects husband
There was confusion in Delta State on Saturday as a wedding reception ended half-way, following the bride’s pronouncement that she was no longer interested in the few-hours-old marriage. The bride,...
View ArticleDespite Buhari, Niger Delta leaders meeting, militants blow up major pipeline
A day after President Muhammadu Buhari met with leaders of the Niger Delta to resolve the crisis in the region, a major oil pipeline was sabotaged.No group has, however, claimed responsibility for the...
View ArticleMilitants tell Buhari: We are ready for war
Niger Delta militants on Saturday threatened ‘war’ while dissociating themselves from the meeting elders from the oil-rich region had with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, last Tuesday.Apart from...
View ArticleGbaramatu women protest against alleged army invasion
Women of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State, have called on the Federal Government to withdraw military men who, according to them, have been invading their...
View ArticleMilitants blow up pipeline in Delta
An unknown militant group in the Niger Delta region has reportedly blew up the Abura oil pipeline, a major oil trunkline operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company around Osieta Avenue near...
View ArticleJonathan’s ally, Ima Niboro, joins APC
A former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Ima Niboro, has joined the All Progressives Congress, APC.Niboro was ushered into the APC on Monday at his residence in Udu Local...
View ArticleWe’ll not sack workers because of recession – Okowa
.LG salary in Delta too heavy Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said salaries owed local government workers were attributable to their unique salary structure and large number of staff.According...
View ArticleNiger-Delta region: New Army Division established to improve security
A new division of the Nigerian Army, Six Division, has been established in Port Harcourt to take care of the security issues in the Niger Delta region.The division is headed by Major General Kasimu...
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