……….AS ATIKU ACCUSE THE GOVERNORS OF SABOTAGE Amid rising defections and internal wrangling, seven governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), along with influential party leaders including former governors and National Assembly leaders, met on Sunday in Abuja to strategise on the party’s future ahead of the 2027 general elections. The…
DELTA: Staff of the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have thrown their weight behind the institution’s Governing Council over the recent appointment of principal officers, dismissing attempts to discredit the process as “baseless and mischievous.” In a statement signed by Comrade Moses Oghenekome Ogege,…
– Chairman: Chibudom Nwuche from Rivers State – Managing Director: Usoro Offiong Akpabio from Akwa Ibom State *Executive Directors* – *Projects*: Hon. Marcus Nie Eji from Rivers State – *Social and Human Capital Development*: Engr. Aganaba Preye Steven from Bayelsa State – *Corporate Services*: Dr. Timi Alari Ayibatonye from Delta State – *Commercial and Environmental…
By Kevin Onyekachukwu, Asaba DELTA: Former Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan, has rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a move that could reshape the political equation ahead of future elections in the oil-rich South-South region. Uduaghan, a two-term governor who left the APC shortly before the 2023 general elections, was formally re-registered…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is seeking to explore areas of possible partnerships with the United Nation, UN, and its affiliate agencies especially in the area of technical support and provision of expert services in the development of the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, who led a delegation of…
By Meluwa Kelvin, Asaba DELTA: Operations at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) in Delta State came to a halt on Monday as hundreds of protesting support staff blocked access to the facility, accusing the management of exploitation and broken promises. Chanting solidarity songs and wielding placards, the workers who constitute a large majority…
By Kelvin Onyekachukwu, Asaba DELTA: A coalition of Nigerian farmers has raised an urgent alarm over the worsening food crisis and youth unemployment across the country, warning that the situation poses a serious threat to national unity and security if immediate intervention is not taken. The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), in a letter…
From Meluwa kelvin in Asaba DELTA: A fierce legal storm is brewing in the oil-rich Niger Delta as Chief Tunde Smooth, known as the Prime Minister of the Niger Delta and Bolowei of Ijaw Nation, has filed a suit against oil giant Shell Petroleum Development Company and Renaissance African Energy Limited over the controversial sale…
From Meluwa kelvin in Asaba In a dramatic political realignment that has redrawn the legislative map of Delta State, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, and 21 other lawmakers originally elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), effectively transforming…
