INEC to display 1,036,442 voters’ register in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa State on Monday said it would commence the display of voters’ register…
IYC kicks as Operation Crocodile Smile begins in Niger Delta
Ahead of the commencement of Operation Crocodile Smile 111 by the Nigerian Armed Forces in the Niger Delta this week,…
Delta sets aside N1. 1bn for youths, women empowerment in 2019 budget
In line with the vision of the Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the state government has earmarked N1.1 billion…
Ogbe-Ijoh seeks permanent peace with Aladja
The Ogbe-Ijoh community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has appealed for a cessation of hostilities…
Okowa begs FG, private sector to assist flood victims
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has called for relief materials from the Federal Government, organised private sector and individuals…
Why over 200 cultists/militants accepted amnesty in Akwa-Ibom
Last week, the efforts of Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa-Ibom State in partnering security agencies to entrench a peaceful state…
NNPC/CNL JV, IRDC train 443 Itsekiri youths
FOUR hundred and forty-three Itsekiri youths from 23 communities around NNPC/Chevron Nigeria Ltd Joint Venture Operational areas, on September 6,…
Flood alert: Bayelsa sets up response team to mitigate disaster
THE Bayelsa State government says it has set up a response team to mitigate flooding of communities on the…
Greenhouse promises increased food production
DETERMINED to increase food productivity, the Chairman of Greenhouse Farms, Benin, Captain Idahosa Okunbo, has rolled out plan to scale its scalable and modula…
Edo people protest over abandoned hospital in Benin
Angered by the refusal of the Edo State government to equip and put to use the new Central Hospital, Benin,…
Total E&P lifts A/Ibom with N40m project
As part of its corporate social responsibility to host communities in Niger Delta, Total E&P has donated a N40 million…
Obaseki approves N951m for education in oil-producing areas
HEEDING the cry of neglect by oil and gas producing communities in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved…
Sapele-Okpe community decries lopsided political appointments since 1999
The leadership of Sapele-Okpe community in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State has decried alleged lopsidedness in elective and…
Warri LG chairman urges communities to comply with anti ‘deve’ law
Following Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s recent assent to the Delta State Public and Private Properties’ Protection Bill 2018,” otherwise called anti-“deve”…
Okowa gives December deadline for devt of industrial parks
DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has given industrialists with landed property at the state industrial estates till December…
‘3.5m matrimonial cases reported in Delta in 3 years’
At least 3,500,000.00 marital cases ranging from economic stand point, infidelity etc have been reported in Delta State since 2015.…
FG should subsidise prices of flour, butter, others — Bakers
Bakers in Delta State have urged the Federal Government to subsidise the cost of the importation of flour and other…
Water hyacints take over Delta communities waterways
People living in riverine communities of Delta State are at the verge of being cut off from civilisation as water…
Three wounded as volunteers, drivers clash in Benin
HELL was let loose in the Edo state capital of Benin, on Monday as suspected hoodlums violently attacked officials of…
Direct participation of oil communities will check restiveness in N/Delta —HOSTCOM
A direct participation of oil-bearing communities in the oil and gas operations will mitigate tension and youth restiveness in the…
