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We Are Ijaw: Kantu Community Leaders Denounce Historical Distortion, Dismiss Itsekiri Claims
THE leadership of Kantu (also known as Ikantu) Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has reaffirmed its ancestral roots as an integral part of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, strongly rejecting what it described as “misguided claims” that the community belongs to the Itsekiri nation. In a press conference held at […]
DOPF Condemns Military Crackdown On Peaceful Protesters In Abraka
THE Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has strongly condemned the use of brute force by military personnel against peaceful protesters in the university town of Abraka, Delta State. The protesters, made up of students, residents, and indigenes, had taken to the streets to raise alarm over the spiraling insecurity and rampant kidnappings in the area. […]
Tantita Security Services Reaffirms Commitment To Peace And Development In Niger Delta
BY JOHN PAUL TANTITA Security Services Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting peace and development in the Niger Delta region, pledging continued collaboration with stakeholders and investment in youth empowerment initiatives. The company’s Managing Director, High Chief Keston Pondi, made this declaration on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the official commissioning of the […]
DOPF To Delta Assembly: It’s Time For A New Security Law That Delivers
THE Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has called on the Delta State House of Assembly to enact an entirely new legal framework for the establishment of a functional, grassroots-oriented Community Security Corps, declaring that the previous law was never implemented and has therefore failed in its purpose. This position was articulated in a comprehensive memorandum […]
Ignore Mischief Makers, NMU Staff Back Council On Recent Appointment As They Reject Claims Of Irregularities
STAFF of Nigeria Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu Kingdom,Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have pooh-poohed falsehoods published by certain faceless individuals seeking to discredit the Council’s recent appointment of Principal Officers. The staff gave backing to the excellent procedure that the University Council adopted to fill the vacant positions. This was […]
Delta Assembly Invites Stakeholders To Public Hearing On Community Security Corps Amendment Bill
A public hearing on a bill for a Law to amend the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency law, has been scheduled for Friday 9 May 2025. The public hearing, being organized by the Joint Committees on Special Committee on Bills, and House Committee on Peace and Security, will hold at the Press center, Delta […]
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Progressive Vanguard Association Of Ubulu-Unor Unveils Scholarship For Indigenes
THE Progressive Vanguard Association (PVA), a frontline movement for the progress and development of Ubulu-Unor, a peaceful community in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, has beckoned on indigenes of the community in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions to apply for a scholarship programme sponsored by the group. A member of the association, […]
Breaking: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Bows Out At 95
POPE Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday. It said that the 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. The Pope Emeritus has been down with sickness. The statement reads: “The Holy See […]
Why I Wore Sneakers To NBA Conference – Shettima
VICE-Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in next year’s elections, Kashim Shettima, has explained that he wore sneakers with a corporate suit to the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference held on Monday to taunt mischief-makers. Shettima’s outfit to the one-week long event at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos had attracted widespread […]
Business
Tompolo Named Private Security Personnel At New Telegraph Awards/Dinner Night 2024
AT the New Telegraph Awards/Dinner Night 2024, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, was recognized for his pivotal role in securing Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Named Private Security Personnel of the Year, Tompolo’s efforts have not only curbed oil theft and pipeline vandalism but also significantly increased production, strengthening Nigeria’s economic […]
Encomiums Pour In For NNPCL, Tantita, Others As Crude Oil Production Hit 1.8 Million bpd, Gas’ 7. 4 Billion scfd …We Remain Committed To Attainment Of Over 2 Million bpd -Tantita
ENCOMIUMS have been pouring in for Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and a private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) as the nation’s crude oil production hit 1.8 millions barrels per day (1.8m bpd) The board and management of NNPCL, which announced the feat on Thursday, also disclosed that gas production has […]
NOVA Merchant Bank Set To Begin Commercial Banking Operations
NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, a leading merchant bank in Nigeria, has announced that it is set to begin its conversion to a full Commercial Banking Business following its recent requisition of the national commercial banking license from the relevant authorities. To this end, the bank has appointed Mr. Adebowale Oyedeji, as Managing Director and Chief […]
Banks To Deduct EMTL On Foreign Currency Transactions
NIGERIAN banks will deduct the backlog of Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) on old foreign currency transactions carried out by Nigerians beginning January 31, 2024. The deductions will cover transactions between 2021 and 2023 according to the message sent by the banks to their customers on Tuesday. The banks noted that this is in line […]
Politics
Tinubu’s Livestock Ministry: Matters Arising
BY TONY EKE THE creation of the Ministry of Livestock Development by the Tinubu administration may seem purposeful from the conceptual framework yet it’s beguiling in every material classification. As noticeable since his emergence fourteen months ago, there’s something cryptic about the policy initiatives of President Bola Tinubu as a veil lies beneath the potential […]
LG Poll: Ethiope West Chairmanship Candidate, Onogba Promises Purposeful Leadership
By PDP Media/Publicity Committee EWLGA The chairmanship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) for Ethiope West Local Government Area, Chief Christian Onogba, has pledged to provide responsible and purposeful leadership if elected into office at the July 13th Local Government Council elections in the State. Speaking during the LG PDP campaign rally for Wards 11, […]
LG Poll: Ethiope West PDP Kicks Off Campaigns, Seeks Royal Blessings
By PDP Media/Publicity Committee EWLGA IN a display of cultural reverence and political courtesy, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ethiope West chapter, led by its Chairmanship candidate, Chief Onogba Chris and all 20 Ward councillorship candidates, officially kicked off its campaign for the July 13th Local Government Council Elections yesterday with visits to the three […]
Anioma State: Ned Nwoko’s Open Letter, An Act Of Self-Glorification- Godini Darah
THE chairman of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, in Delta State, Prof. Godini Darah, has said that “Senator Ned Nwoko’s open letter on the creation of Anioma State is an act of self-glorification.” Recall that Senator Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District in the Senate in recent times has continued to push for the creation […]