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Oborevwori Identifies Electricity Distribution As Delta’s Biggest Power Challenge
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO Power Distribution Crisis: Oborevwori Promises Action as Delta Moves to Regulate Electricity Market GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has assured Deltans that his administration is pursuing measures to address persistent electricity shortages, identifying distribution problems as a major cause of unreliable power supply. According to the governor, Delta State already has the necessary […]
ANA Honours Nine Writers At Abuja Convention, Raises Literary Prize Money To ₦500,000
Association announces winners across major literary categories THE Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has announced the winners of its 2026 literary prizes, recognising nine writers for their contributions to Nigerian literature. The winners emerged across poetry, fiction, drama, literary criticism, non-fiction, children’s fiction, young adult literature and the Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature. Notably, the […]
53 Seats For Netanyahu, 48 For Opposition: Lapid Demands Action Amid Election Dispute
By ANITA KNIGHT Lapid Accuses Netanyahu Loyalists of Election Interference as Israel Awaits Final Results ISRAELI opposition leader Yair Lapid has accused loyalists of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within the security establishment of attempting to undermine the country’s parliamentary election. In a statement posted on X late Tuesday, Lapid urged opposition parties to put aside […]
Oborevwori Flags Off $70 Million Olam Agri Feed Mill, Targets Lower Feed Costs & Food Prices
Investment to strengthen agriculture & industrialisation DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for a $70 million integrated animal feed manufacturing facility by Olam Agri in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area. The project is expected to produce 450,000 metric tonnes of poultry feed annually and nearly 100,000 tonnes of […]
From Otuabagi To The African Imagination: King Dakolo’s Journey Through History, Oil & Literature
By NENGI ILAGHA The King, the Writer & the Search for Lost Time KING Bubaraye Dakolo, the writer, came to the realisation of his literary calling rather late. Since making that discovery, however, he has pursued it with considerable determination. Within a period of six years, he has produced six books and risen to the […]
WAFCON Champions Get Their Cash: Tinubu Fulfils $100,000 Promise To Super Falcons
By TAYO TAIWO (T. T.) OLUWOLE Presidential Reward Begins PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has fulfilled his promise to reward each member of the Super Falcons with the naira equivalent of $100,000 following Nigeria’s record-extending victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The players have begun receiving payments estimated at ₦140 million each, according […]
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The President We Want: Nigerian Youths Demand Jobs, Security & Real Change In 2027
By TINA TOLUTOPE & HALIMA TAKWAS & IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU & MAPHOSA AGUSE & MAY ETAGHERURE ATUZULO & ETETE EKONG & GEORGETTE CHIDI & ABDUL AHMED (A. A.) RUFUS FROM the fear of graduating into unemployment to the struggle to keep small businesses afloat, young Nigerians across several states have outlined the qualities and policies they […]
The Price Of A Medical City: Akwa Ibom Residents Fight Over Compensation For Demolished Homes
By EFFANGA OSOK ₦117.5bn Medical City: Akwa Ibom Families Challenge Compensation as Govt Keeps Silent THE construction of the Ibom Medical City in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is being presented as a landmark investment in healthcare. But for residents whose homes and properties stand within the project’s footprint, the development has […]
Delta’s Erho-Abraka Court Puzzle: ₦50 Million Reported Spent, Judiciary Says No Access To Funds
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO Budget records clash with judiciary’s account A ₦50 million magistrate court project in Erho-Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, has raised questions over the accuracy of the state’s public expenditure records. The 2024 Delta State budget allocated ₦50 million for the construction of the court under the High Court […]
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Oborevwori Flags Off $70 Million Olam Agri Feed Mill, Targets Lower Feed Costs & Food Prices
Investment to strengthen agriculture & industrialisation DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for a $70 million integrated animal feed manufacturing facility by Olam Agri in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area. The project is expected to produce 450,000 metric tonnes of poultry feed annually and nearly 100,000 tonnes of […]
Delta Opens CNG Refuelling Points In Asaba & Warri, Targets Cheaper Transport
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO & UCHE OGBODO THE Delta State Government has announced three designated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refuelling facilities in Asaba and Warri as part of efforts to promote cleaner and more affordable transportation. The initiative targets commercial drivers, transport operators and private vehicle owners. Consequently, the government is encouraging motorists to consider […]
Nigeria’s Revenue Gap Deepens: Why Rising Oil Earnings Cannot Keep The Federal Government Afloat
By OBIOMA TORI A Stronger Revenue Performance, but a Wider Fiscal Problem NIGERIA’S public finances are facing a difficult contradiction. Although the Federal Government collected more revenue in the second quarter of 2026 than it did in the preceding quarter, the improvement was not enough to meet its budget expectations. Consequently, the government remains under […]
Beneath The Lithium Rush: Broken Promises, Environmental Fears & Banditry Threaten Nigeria’s Mining Future
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO Nigeria’s Lithium Boom: A Billion-Dollar Opportunity, but Who Benefits? NIGERIA stands at the threshold of a potentially transformative mining boom. Beneath its soil lies a mineral resource increasingly sought after by manufacturers of electric vehicles, renewable-energy storage systems and other technologies driving the global transition away from fossil fuels. Lithium, a critical […]
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Ibaka Or Ibeno? Enyong’s Seaport Promise Reopens Akwa Ibom’s Biggest Infrastructure Debate
By ETETE EKONG THE proposed Ibom Deep Seaport has returned to the centre of Akwa Ibom’s political conversation as the 2027 governorship election approaches. This time, the debate has acquired a fresh deadline, a proposed change of location and new questions about how the multibillion-dollar project would be financed. Michael Enyong, the governorship candidate of […]
Delta APC Unveils 2027 Campaign Timetable, Takes Mobilisation Drive To All 25 LGAs
THE Delta State Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled its campaign timetable for the 2027 general elections, scheduling a statewide mobilisation tour across all 25 local government areas from 5 November 2026, to 7 January 2027. The campaign will begin in Isoko South and Isoko North before moving across the three […]
“Renewed Hope” For Whom? The Privilege Of One Family & The Poverty Of Millions
By HENRY OGHENEVWETA GRADEONE A husband reportedly buys private jets, a yacht and bulletproof Jeeps for personal comfort. His wife is said to provide Hummer buses for party women leaders in all 36 states, distribute billions to political loyalists and still leave struggling women to make a living by frying Akara. Meanwhile, the son reportedly […]
PDP Governorship Candidate Unveils Plan To Drive Akwa Ibom’s Industrial Growth
By JULIET EKANEM THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Engr. Emem Coffie, has promised stronger support for small and medium-scale enterprises if elected governor in 2027. He said his administration would improve access to affordable credit for traders and entrepreneurs. The initiative, he explained, would help business owners expand their […]