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The Niger-Delta Oil and Gas Liberation Movement has commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for advancing local content value in the oil and gas sector to 56% in 2024, compared to 54% in 2023. The group hailed the Executive Secretary of the Board, Mr. Felix Ogbe, for his visionary leadership and commitment to strengthening Nigerian participation in the sector. Speaking in Warri, Delta State, the Chairman of the Niger-Delta group, Elder Esimeburu Emmanuel, described the achievements as a testament to the Board’s 10-Year Strategic Roadmap. Built on five strategic pillars and supported by four enablers, the roadmap…

A US based charity organization, “Azuka and Ify Foundation”, has donated three thousand packs of multiple micronutrient supplement to the Lagos State government for onward distribution to pregnant women across the local government areas of the state. Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Dr Victor Azuka Ubani, said each of the packs contained 180 tablets and that the gesture was a community based initiative to improve maternal health through free distribution of essential prenatal vitamins. Dr Ubani while handing over the items to officials of the state government at a brief ceremony held at Lagos State Ministry of Health,…

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State on Media, Mr Nelson Egware, has been admitted into the Nigerian Institute of Social Media Analysts, NISMA, as Distinguished Fellow. NISMA, a member of the International Association of Social Media Analysts, is the foremost professional body committed to advancing the standards and practice of Social Media in Nigeria, was established for the training, certification and ethical practice in Social Media Management. The Institute plays a pivotal role in creating a structured approach to harnessing the power of Social Media while promoting professionalism, accountability and innovation. Egware was inducted alongside…

The dust being generated by the death of Pa James Oghoroko, the President General of Okuama Community, Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli south local government area of Delta state, while in detention at the military camp in Port Harcourt, Rivers State is yet to settle, as the Urhobo Media Practitioners and Advocacy Group, has called for thorough investigation into his death.   In a release made available to Journalists, on Monday December 9, 2024, signed by Mr. Okpare Theophilus Onojeghen, Chief Omafume Amurun and Comrade Shedrack Onitsha, condemned the action of the military in very strong terms.   According to the…

 FOLLOWING the death of Pa James Oghoroko, President-General of Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government Area, the community in a protest Sunday has given the Federal Government and Nigerian Army a seven-day ultimatum to release the detained leaders or they will resort to self-help.   Though peaceful, there was visible anger as the community protest the death of their PG, and continued detention without trial of five others.   Specifically, the community vowed to block the river Niger to access at the expiration of the ultimatum.   Late Oghoroko, President General of Okuama community was arrested alongside Prof Arthur…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Sunday, called on parents to dedicate more time towards training of their children as a panacea to the rising wave of crime and social malaise in the country. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge in his remarks at the dedication of Baby Tamara Guwor, daughter of Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Emomotimi Guwor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Redemption Hall, Airport Road, Warri. He said: “I am happy to be hear again for the second time. I am a promise keeper and when I make promises I keep…

The appointment of Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has been widely commended by journalists in Delta State. Ikeogwu, a Deputy General Manager at The Pointer newspaper, previously served as National Ex-Officio of the NUJ and chaired the Credentials Committee that oversaw the election of the Union’s current National Executive led by Comrade Alhassan Yahaya. His colleagues describe him as a consummate journalist and a distinguished union leader, whose appointment is a testament to his exceptional leadership, dedication to public…

Osakwe family of Ndobu-Igbodo in Ika North East local government area of Delta State, South-South, Nigeria, has fixed 24th December 2024 date for the installation of their Matriarch, Mrs Evelyn Nbanugor Osakwe, as Ada of Anieyime quarter, Igbodo. The installation of Mrs Evelyn Nbanugor Osakwe is the climax of her celebration as the oldest woman in the Anieyime quarter, in line with the tradition and cultural heritage of the people.   Dignitaries from all walks of life, including notable sons and daughters of the community, leaders of thought, relatives, friends and well wishers are expected at the event, scheduled for…

The Executive Chairman of the Delta State Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Hon (Chief) Solomon Ighrakpata, has expressed warmest congratulations to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on his induction into the Hall of Fame of the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, and conferment of the title, ‘Omorotomo of Urhobo land’ by the traditional rulers of Urhobo nation. Hon Ighrakpata who together with notable personalities across the globe witnessed the induction and conferment ceremony held at Urhobo House, Uvwiamuge, Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area, said Governor Oborevwori has been outstanding in promoting the welfare and development of the Urhobo people and Delta State…