Archives for March, 2014 - Page 4
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BONGA OIL SPILL: AFFECTED COMMUNITIES WITHDRAW CASES FROM COURT
Francis Sadhere
Affected communities of the Bonga Oil Spillage which took place in 2011, have resolved to withdraw all cases against Shell/SNEPCo, emphasizing on peaceful dialogue to settle the matter.
This resolution was taken in Warri, yesterday at the Niger Delta Communities Peaceful Dialogue Conference over the Shell Bonga Crude Oil Spillage of 20th December 2011.
Niger ...
2015: Why I’m In The Race – Griftson
Hon. Griftson Omatsuli is the former Chief Whip of Warri South Legislative Arm. In this interview with Tejiri Ebikeme, Nyerhovwo Oghenetejiri and Francis Sadhere, he spoke on why he is going to the Delta State House of Assembly and other issues. Read on:-
Comrade Griftson T. Omatsuli
May we meet you please?
My name is Griftson Oritsetimeyin ...
Itsekiris Fume Over Confab list, Give FG, Delta, Edo Govts 48hrs Ultimatum *Says Exclusion from list a Monumental Injustice
By Our Correspondent
The Iwere Development Association (IDA) an umbrella body of the Itsekiris has given the federal, Delta and Edo state governments including South-South leaders a 48 hour ultimatum to address what it called a monumental injustice of excluding the Itsekiri nation from the National Conference with a threat to convene its own ethnic conference.
A ...
Delta State NYCN Chairman Nominated For National Confab
By Our Correspondent
Chairman of Delta State Chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Comrade Hope George has been nominated for the proposed National Conference.
Comrade Hope George, Chairman National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Delta Chapter
In a letter by Elder Richard Uboh-Ekong, Chairman, Communiqué Crafting Committee and former deputy National President of NYCN ...
Accident: How God Saved Our Lives – Tracy
By Our Correspondents
But for God, they would have perished along the busy Airport road in the oil city of Warri, Delta State when their Jeep rammed into a trailer loaded with iron rods.
The crushed Jeep
It was gathered that the accident occurred at about 10:00pm on Thursday, March 6, 2014.
The next morning, the scene of ...
2015: Group drums support for Uduaghan
By Our Correspondent
Members of the Warri Political Forum have joined other pressure groups in Delta South Senatorial district to urge Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan to contest for the Senatorial election comes 2015.
The call on the governor was a unanimous decision made at an enlarged meeting of members of the group held in Warri.
Addressing the people, the ...
Delta Needs God-Fearing leaders – Oyibode
By Our Correspondent
In his continued efforts at sensitizing Deltans on his ambition, a Delta State gubernatorial hopeful in the 2015 election, Ambassador Gabriel Oyibode has said that the next governor of Delta state should be a God-fearing man of proven integrity and dignity.
Honourable Oyibode made this assertion while on consultation visit to some prominent Deltans, ...
Comrade Wisdom celebrates inauguration *****calls for unity of Ijaw Nation
Jesse Ese, Yenagoa
The Mobilization Officer of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli, has celebrated his inauguration as the Director in charge of mobilization which took place at the Ijaw House in Yenagoa on the 2nd day of March 2014.
Giving thanks to God at his hometown in Ogbia LGA on the eve of ...
IYC inaugurates National Executive Council members
Jesse Ese, Yenagoa
After resolving the crisis within between both presidential and secretarial aspirants, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has inaugurated members of the National Executive Council to pilot the affairs of the Ijaw youths.
The inauguration which is the 6th in the history of the IYC witnessed a lot of Ijaw personalities who came from far ...
Delta Police Nab 4 Suspected Armed Robbers
Francis Sadhere
The Delta State Police have arrested four suspected armed robbers who have been terrorizing Warri and its environs, just as they recovered a double barrel gun, two locally made single barrel guns and various charms from them.
The four suspected armed robbers arrested by the police in Warri
Addressing pressmen in Warri, the Delta State ...
Ugbuwangwe Community Protests Demolition of Market
Tejiri Ebikeme/Francis Sadhere
The peace-loving people of Ugbuwangwe community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State have protested the demolition of their market by unknown persons.
The demolished Ugbuwangwe market
Staging the peaceful protest in front of the demolished market located on the NPA Express Road, Warri, the people of the community described the action ...
Ex-freedom fighters want Boko Haram to accept amnesty
Jesse Ese, Yenagoa
Ex-freedom fighters from the Niger Delta have called on the Boko Haram group to accept amnesty and work towards the transformation of the country.
They also called on political leaders who are behind the insecurity in the North to accept peace in order to pave way for development.
This call was made last Saturday in ...
Bayelsa Gov’t enlightens public on existing environmental laws
Jesse Ese, Yenagoa
The Bayelsa State Ministry of Environment has started an enlightenment programme on the existing environmental laws in the state as they plan towards generating revenue from waste and also eradicating dust bins from the state.
In a meeting which involved the ministry and other stakeholders in the state to brainstorm the way forward on ...