THISDAY The entire Ijaw nation was thrown into mourning Wednesday, following the death of 42-year-old businessman, politician and philanthropist, Mr Keniebi Okoko, in a Lagos hospital after a failed surgery. The son of Prof Kimse Okoko – a former Pro…
VANGUARD Thousands of residents, in Sapele,Delta State, today, grounded the timber town to a halt, when they took to the streets of the town, in protest, demanding an end to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s extension of lockdown in the state. The…
SWEET CRUDE REPORTS The Bayelsa Government has expressed readiness to negotiate the review of the revocation of its Oil Mining Licences, OML for 46 oilfields by the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR. Mr Daniel Alabra, Acting Chief Press Secretary to…
GBARAMATU VOICE The Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, has frowned at the alleged occupation of the Nigerian military in Salvation City, Bennett Island in Warri South West LGA, Delta state, on the afternoon of April 12, 2020. In a statement made…
VANGUARD By Owei Lakemfa A man was very poor. So much that even when he worked hard, begged and scavenged, he remained hungry. He decided that his best option was to die. So he went in search of death. He knocked…
VANGUARD By Owei Lakemfa. A veteran journalist called me on April 4 to confirm if indeed the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) issued a statement advising government against approving the Fifth Generation Mobile Technology (5G) claiming it is dangerous and linked to the…
TODAY.NG The Shell companies in Nigeria have presented eight vehicles to the governments of Lagos and Rivers States to support the efforts at contact tracing and treatment of novel coronavirus disease cases. The companies, comprising: The Shell Petroleum Development Company…
THIS DAY The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has appointed Nigeria’s two-term Minister of Finance and former Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to serve as a member of her…
NIGER DELTA NEWS FEED The oil spill that occurred in March at Angiama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa has been traced to equipment failure,. The spill reportedly emanated from Well No. 13 at the oilfield operated by…
THE GUARDIAN • ‘Lawmakers’ call for inclusive reform dangerous, regrettable’ • Uwais’ remarks unfortunate, baseless, says NASS The disagreement between the presidency and the National Assembly leadership over the management of the Federal Government Social Investment Programme (SIP) worsened yesterday.…