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My entire life is a testimony to God says Ibori

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Left- Right - Chief James Ibori, His sister, Christine Ibori-Ibie and his daughter, Erhiatake Ibori, during Ibori Freedom Thanksgiving Service held at the First Baptist Church, Oghara, organized by the people of Oghara, yesterday. By Francis Sadhere, Warri Former Delta state governor, Chief James Ibori on Sunday said that his entire life is a testimony to ...

GBARAMATU COMMUNITIES CHAIRMEN CALL ON EKPOKO TO BUILD BRIDGES OF PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE, HARMONY WITH ITSEKIRI NEIGHBOURS

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By Our Correspondent Gbaramatu Communities Chairmen in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have called on   the new chairman of Itsekiri Leadership of Thought (ILOT), Chief (Barrister) Edward Ekpoko to use his position to build bridges of co-existence and harmony between Itsekiri and her neighbours, particularly Ijaws and Urhobos. The Chairman of Kokodiagbene Community, ...

Group Knocks NIMASA Boss Over Maritime University  Funding  

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**** Describes Tompolo As Hero THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has rained heavy knocks on the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside that the agency would not fund the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State. The oil monitoring group hailed Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) for the ...

24 YEARS OLD NIGERIAN MEDICAL DOCTOR LAID TO REST AMID TEARS IN WARRI

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  The late Dr Nancy Oghenetega Appih TEARS flowed freely recently in the oil rich city of Warri, Delta State at the burial of a fresh Nigerian medical doctor, Dr Nancy Oghenetega Appih. Dr Appih who was born July 6, 1992, graduated from the prestigious Ivana-- Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine and returned home after her graduation. But ...

Niger/Delta Amnesty: Gen. Boroh Unites Ex Millitants ahead of VP Osinbajo’s visit

  The visit of the Vice President, now Acting President to Bayelsa State, is an indication that the Federal government is committed to finding a lasting solution to the unrest, instability and underdevelopment of the Niger Delta Region. The above is contained in an online statement made available to the Fourth Estate of the realm recently by ...

NIMASA supports FG’s Establishment of Maritime University

By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said the agency’s attention has been drawn to speculations in a section of the media and a Press Statement from the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) to the effect that the Agency is opposed to the establishment of the Maritime University at Okerenkoko, in Warri South West Local ...

Delta lawmaker bans grazing in Ethiope East

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Christopher Odamah -Abraka The member representing Ethiope East Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Chief Evance Ochuko Ivwurie and his kinsmen has banned grazing in Abraka kingdom, Ethiope East Local Government Area, saying that it is a private business and no longer a grazing zone for the Cattle rearers. Hon. Chief Evance Ochuko ...

OGBODU RALLY SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN PDP IN DELTA

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              By Nyerovwho Oghenetejiri Members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ethiope West Local Government Area, Delta State and Nigeria in general have been called upon to work as a united body with a view to strengthen the party in order to win back members who had decamped, making plans to decamp to retain the state as ...

7 Russians, 1 Ukrainian Abducted By Pirates In Nigerian Delta

Pirates have abducted seven Russian sailors and one Ukrainian in the territorial waters of Nigeria, the Russian embassy has said. Russian Embassy in Nigeria reported on Wednesday: “The BBC Caribbean ship came under a piratic attack in the territorial waters of Nigeria.” The Russian embassy said on its Twitter page: “Seven Russian citizens and one Ukrainian citizen ...

Governor Obaseki signs 2017 Budget, Pension Bill into law

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 L-R  The Speaker  Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Justin Okonoboh, Hon. Damian Lawani, Chairman House committee on Budget, Governor Godwin Obaseki, Comrade Deputy Governor Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu and Hon. Folly Ogedengbe, The Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly. By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin ...

My Focus Has Shifted from 76 to Politics but I Will No Longer Contest – Princewill

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By Our Correspondent In a reveal-it-all interview that takes you into the mind of Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill, he finally speaks on national politics. His current relationship with his 'good friend,' Rotimi Amaechi, his political mentor, Atiku Abubakar and his governor, Nyesom Wike. He also airs his view on President Buhari's administration, the road so far, the ...

APC cannot divert Okowa’s attention from governance – Onuesoke

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By Francis Sadhere, Warri The Director of Special Projects to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Hon. Sunny Onuesoke on Monday said the All Progressive Congress (APC) cannot divert the governor’s attention from governance of Delta State, noting that no amount of blackmail will stop the governor from performing his duties to the state Onuesoke spoke to National Reformer while reacting ...

2017 budget: Edo Assembly passes N 153.2billion

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Governor Godwin Obasek of Edo State. By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City The Edo House of Assembly has passed the 2017 budget estimates of N153.2 billion. Governor Godwin Obaseki had on December 19, 2016 presented a budget size of N150 billion to the house for consideration and passage. The budget as presented by the governor consists of N75.11billion ...

Of Trump, Hitler and World History

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President Donald Trump Written By Ogbonna Nwuke It wasn't really supposed to be easy either for America or for a world order that has evolved over time. The signs had been there right from the time the new sheriff in town bared his fangs on the campaign trail. Now America and a bewildered world are stuck with a ...

Niger Delta Amnesty Beneficiaries to Kick Off First Ever Automobile Assembly Plant

...As Amnesty Office, Innoson Motors, Bayelsa State Government, Partner to Kick Start Process “The Niger Delta Region has in recent times been in the news for the wrong reasons; but after a meeting of the Bayelsa State Government, Presidential Amnesty Office and Innoson Motors, in Bayelsa State over the weekend, it seems this trend is about ...
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