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By Deborah Nnamdi, Port Harcourt NIGERIA: The Nigerian Army said its men have destroyed 37 illegal refining sites and six wooden boats used for conveying stolen products in the Niger Delta Region of the country. A statement by Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Division Public Relations Officer, Lt. Col…

Gun shoots rent the air in Aboluma area of Port Harcourt on Saturday, as armed youths took over an election into offices of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, in the Eastern Zone. It was gathered that up to 10 persons were shot and hacked with machetes and other dangerous weapons,…

By Deborah Nnamdi, Port Harcourt The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, has promised cooperation with the Department of State Services (DSS) to address security challenges in the Niger Delta Region. He made this promise when the new Director of the Rivers State Command…

Nigerians are hoping for a crash in petrol prices as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and independent markets commence lifting of petrol products from Dangote Refinery. The cheery news followed an agreement between DRL and the presidential committee, which announced on Friday that state-owned oil company NNPC Limited will…

By Frank Efe, Warri The OML 150 Communities Consultative Forum, led by Dr. Monday Agbeyi, has denounced media reports that the forum has been dissolved. A statement issued by Vice Chairman Comrade Emmanuel Afotan described the claims as misleading and inflammatory, designed to create unrest among the OML 150 host…

By Deborah Nnamdi, Port Harcourt The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has said that the list of selected beneficiaries of the NDDC Youth Internship Scheme circulating on social media is false and fraudulent. In a statement signed by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama on Tuesday, September 10,…

By Francis Sadhere, Warri NIGERIA: A private security company, Tantita Security Services Limited, has presented a re-modelled Soldiers’ Transit Accommodation at the 3 Battalion of the Nigeria Army in Effurun, Delta State, to the Nigeria Army. Stakeholders said the project, which was unveiled by the General Officer Commanding 6 Division…

By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has attributed the drift in prospective economic development of the State to mismanagement. The governor assured that the State under his watch will be restored and transformed to its rightful position as an enviable and economically viable State. Governor Fubara disclosed this…

By Frank Efe, Warri NIGERIA: Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, on Monday morning faced another wave of violence, as armed men in military fatigue reportedly launched a coordinated attack on the village. Reports that could not be independently confirmed indicated that three persons were…

By Deborah Sunday Nnamdi NIGERIA: The Joint Representatives Council of Ogoni Youth Groups (JRC) has strongly condemned and refuted a recent press statement by Raymond Nwibani, calling for the removal of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission. In a statement signed by Ledogo Amabu, JRC…