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Group Commends Delta South Senator, Joel For Appointing APC Chieftain Ebiakpo Ezebri  A political pressure group, Ijaw Patriotic Front has commended the Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas for appointing one of the founding members of the Delta State All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Ebiakpo Ezebri as  senior Special Assistant, (SSA) The group in a release signed by self-styled Commander Ebi Prebor praised the Senator saying that he made the right decision.  Prebor said Ebiakpo Ezebri will use his wealth of experience to handle all assignments that will be entrusted to him by his principal. The statement reads, “Senator Joel is in good hands. Mr. Ebiakpo Ezebri will carry out his duties effectively, his competence is never in doubt".

BREAKING NEWS: Gbagi Rejects Tribunal's Judgement, Says Delta Must Be Liberated Governorship candidate on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the last general election in Delta State, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi FNIM, OON, has rejected the judgement of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. Gbagi, a renowned Criminologist, described the judgement as miscarriage of justice, insisting that he will exhaust every legal process available to him. The former chairman, Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Kenneth Orusi, on Friday September 29th 2023, disagreed with the judgement. He said the judgement striking out the 5th to 13th Respondents from his petition was not only ridiculous but laughable. While noting that the tribunal was the ultimate authority in the matter at the State level, he opined that, the responsibility now rests with the Appeal Court, which he has confidence in.   According to him, "I urge D...

Tribunal: What Gbagi Knows About Delta 2023 Election Judicial intervention has become an integral part of our electoral process, as a lawyer, criminologist, and gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP in the March 18, 2023 election, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi OON is aware that the governorship election in the state was a well-planned and coordinated crime implemented statewide and the outcome of that must not be allowed to stand. As a law-abiding citizen, Gbagi strongly believes that the Judiciary is the only legitimate channel to address his grievances against the conduct of the election, he took the step of seeking a redress.  Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, a former minister (State) is among those challenging the announced victory of Sheriff Oborevwri in the Governorship election that was not conducted by the 2022 Electoral Law. Other candidates whom he dragged into the legal process were to prove that they were qualified to contest the election at that...

IYC To President Tinubu: We Will Resist Sack Of Ijaws In NNPCL With An Attempt To Employ Only Northerners And Yorubas   We are compelled as leaders of Ijaw nation to issue this press release today due to certain actions deliberately taken against the Ijaws in the Nigerian State by the President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government of Nigeria.  The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, an umbrella body covering all Ijaw Youths in Nigeria and across the world have read on the pages of newspapers and other broadcast outlets in Nigeria weeks ago the purported sack of Ijaw sons and daughters in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited over alleged cooked and manipulated story of retirement.  This forceful retirement of Ijaws in NNPCL is something that we will resist with the last drop of our blood. We see this as an attempt to exclude the Ijaws from the scheme of things and a well hatched plot to only employ Northerners and Yorubas in NNPCL.  To us as a peo...

Oborevwori Urges FG to Revitalise  Refineries, Says Nigeria has no reason to import Fuel  Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, urged the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders to work towards revitalising the nation’s refineries, insisting that Nigeria has no reason to import petrol with its cost implications on the economy. Governor Oborevwori stated this when he received the National Executive Committee of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) led by the National President, Comrade Williams Akporeha at Government House, Asaba. He said there was no justification for an oil producing nation with four refineries to resort to fuel importation for its local consumption. The Governor described NUPENG as a critical stakeholder in the Nigerian project and thanked the President and the union for the support given to him during and after the general elections. Governor Oborevwori said: “I am happy that NUPENG have been in this str...

JUST IN: FG, NLC meeting ends in a deadlock The meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock with another meeting scheduled for a later date,  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, is also expected to meet with the representatives of the Trade Union Congress led by its national president, Festus Osifo, later Today. The PUNCH reports that following the NLC’s threat of indefinite strike action over what the Labour Centre tagged as “anti-poor” policies propagated by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, Lalong invited the unionists to a meeting in his office in Abuja on Monday. The meeting had in attendance senior officials of the ministry, the national president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, the general secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, national president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Titus Amba among others. Our correspondent learnt that no concrete solution was made nor was any major decision reached at the e...

Frontier Ladies For Sheriff Congratulates Askia Ogieh On His Birthday By Sunday Apah  A group, Frontier Ladies for Sheriff (FLS), has congratulated the immediate past Managing Director of DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh as he celebrate his birthday anniversary today 12 September, 2023. In a congratulatory message signed by the group’s Coordinator, Joyce Ese Okproko, described Ogieh as a visionary, committed and selfless leader, who contributed not only to Isoko nation but Delta state as a whole. The group said the PDP Chieftain has displayed pragmatic leadership with selflessness and dedication by rendering quality services to people at the local, senatorial district, state and national levels both in the private and public sector. According to the statement, “Ogieh's input in the growth and development of oil producing areas during his tenure as Executive Director, Finance & Administration and Managing Director, DESOPADEC is a clear testament to his visionary leade...

Palliatives: Delta State Government Receives 13,800 Bags of grains  Delta State Government says it is in possession of 13,800 out of the 17,400 bags of grains expected from the Federal Government, as palliatives to cushion the impact of oil subsidy removal. Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, made this known in Asaba, the capital, during a meeting with state Steering Committee for Palliative Programme. He said the state government was taking full responsibility for the palliatives, adding that the Federal Government only acted as the facilitator by extending loan to the state, which would be repaid in 20 months. He said the 16,500 bags of maize and fertilisers, which were expected, would be allocated to poultry and fish farmers, noting that the rice was in 50kg bags. Emu said: “The distribution of the palliatives will be through the DSIEC wards structure, i.e. 500 distribution points, as each of the 25 local governments has 20 wards. “This is to ensure the vulnerab...

2023 Tribunal: Gbagi will be Governor in Delta State, Elder Statesman Ogbetuo Prays Elder statesman and Delta Central Senatorial Political leader of thought, Chief Godwin Ogbetuo JP has prayed for the Delta State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 poll, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi to secure victory with his petition at the Tribunal. The Elder statesman made the special prayer for Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi OON on Sunday, September 10, 2023, expressing optimism that Delta State will be liberated once Gbagi emerges victorious at the Tribunal. Without a doubt, Gbagi has been acknowledged as a visionary leader, a man who strongly believes in the principle of democracy and shares the value of good governance. His quest to govern Delta State was a battle between light and darkness,  hence he considered the Judiciary as the last hope of the common man and to dispense justice that would lead to the actualization of his dreams of building a qual...

N/Delta activist, Ezekiel vows to fish out criminal elements issuing threat on Ozobo  Renowned Niger Delta activist Comrade Daniel Ezekiel has vowed to bring to book what he described as faceless miscreants parading themselves under non-existing Anti-pipeline Vandalization and Crude Oil Theft Taskforce Group in the Niger Delta with Coalition of Ex-militant leaders Forum of Ijaw and Itsekiri in Delta State issuing life threat on Niger Delta senior citizen, Comrade Ozobo Austin. This is according to a statement signed by himself and a copy was sent to newsmen in Warri Delta State on Wednesday. The activist said identities of miscreants issuing threat on Amb. Comrade Ozobo Austin are known and place on notice by relevant authorities  in the state, adding that they would be made to face the music should ordinary headache happen to Ozobo. According to him, there was nothing wrong to cite Olu's ₦138.7 billion pipeline surveillance security contract by the Niger Delta adv...

  UK issues new entry requirement for Nigerians new travel requirement has been issued to Nigerians wishing to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) effective November 15, 2023. Except for British and Irish citizens, everyone including children who enter or transit through the UK will require permission before they travel. This means that all visa applicants wishing to travel to the UK will now need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). The category of persons who need the travel permit are those who are previously eligible to visit the UK without a visa and not already legally resident in the UK. Also listed for ETA are those on visits shorter than six months, business people, tourism, and those visiting family and friends. Applicants are required to apply online before booking any travel to the UK. Once granted, it will be valid for multiple journeys over two years or until the passport you are applying with expires whichever is sooner. According to the UK Home Office...

Only Tompolo has ability to end oil theft To avoid continuous illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta, Commanders of defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND and Movement for the Actualisation of the Dreams of Niger Deltans (MADND) have called on President Bola Tinubu to renew the pipeline surveillance contract of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited. The group made the appeal in a statement yesterday signed by Josiah Oyakonghan aka Commander Oyimi 1, Chairman, Sokere Ekpos, Secretary and Freeborn Ochuko, PRO. The advocacy group for the development, peace and stability of the Niger Delta said the call has become urgent in light of the calls by fifth columnist to end the contract. “We are calling upon the Nigerian Federal Government led by His Excellency, President Asiwaju Tinubu to as a matter of urgency to prioritize the renewal of the TANTITA security contract, a company own by our leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka GOC, Tompolo. “We all know the...

Oil theft: Enemies of Nigeria, Niger Delta working against Tantita contract renewal — Group Suspected unrepentant oil thieves and critics working against the renewal of the pipeline surveillance contract to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd. (TSSNL) are the enemies of Nigeria and the Niger Delta, whose singular motive is to ensure the return of massive illegal bunkering along the coastal areas with both their local and international collaborators. This is the submission of the South-South Professionals & Transparency Initiative (SSPTI), in a statement signed by its Chairman and Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ugochukwu Alozie, and Engr. Kayode Ayomide, and made available to journalists on Thursday in Warri, Delta State. The professionals, who appealed to the Federal Government not to succumb to the ongoing cheap blackmail against TSSNL in renewing the contract, stated that the outfit had done remarkably well in policing the nation’s critical assets across the region. While...