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 Our Officer Not Killed – DESTMA DGBy Dave Okpogadie, Asaba The director general, Delta State Traffic Management Agency (DESTMA), Commander Azubuike Idah Rtd. has described as malicious the publication in Opera News and other online platforms that one of its officers was shot dead by gunmen in Ughelli.Commander Idah said Opera News platform had been known for spreading fake news and its publications should be taken with a pinch of salt.“You need to take any news from Opera with a pinch of salt. Opera is known for so many fake news”. “As regards the subject of killing which they reported happened in…

OIL MASSIVELY DEVASTATED TSEKELEWU COMMUNITIES SEND SOS TO FG, OKOWA , Sylva, NASS*One Dead, Babies, Several Others Sick, Livelihood, Environment Seriously Impacted * Environmentalist Call For Immediate Stoppage of Spill, Care of Impacted Community PeopleBy Constance Meju            Pa Anthony EbiogboAs bewildered members of Polobubo Communities Bloc struggle with the after-effect of a massive oil spill which hit NPDC/ELCREST  E&PJV facility in OML 40 rudely distorting lives in the host communities, the president of the Polobubo Bloc of POLOBUBO Communities, Mr. Paul Toruwei has sent a save our soul (SOS) message to the minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Slyva, governor…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said the state government would partner Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to develop the state’s maritime potential.Okowa stated this when the director-general of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh and his management team visited him at Government House, Asaba.He commended the management of the agency for reaching out to stakeholders in the littoral states in its determination to develop the maritime sector.He said that the take-off of the Maritime University in Okerenkoko had brought peace to the Niger Delta and pledged the support of the state government to the growth and development of…

Gov. Douye DiriBayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has inaugurated two roads and some school projects constructed by Delta State’s Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Warri area, with a call on Deltans to sustain prevailing peace in the state.The projects are the Ubeji access road in Warri South Local Government Area, access road from NPA to Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area and Ighogbadu Secondary School, Okumagba Layout, Warri.Diri lauded Okowa for linking communities in oil-rich Warri with motorable roads and providing functional schools.According to him, the completion and inauguration of the projects will enhance the economy…

On March 8 every year, the world through the United Nations, celebrates the gains and challenges of women. This year the theme is #ChooseToChallenge. And the message: A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements.Collectively, we can all help create Federal Government response to the harrowing menace of bandits: From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge- An apt time…

 PIB: SOUTH SOUTH GOVERNORS DEMAND 10% AS HOST COMMUNITY TRUST FUND***WANT NDDC FUNDS ESCROWED TILL NEW BOARD IS CONSTITUTEDGovernors of the South-South States demanded an upward review of the provision of 2.5 percent as Host Community Trust Fund in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to 10 percent in the best interest of oil communities and the nation.The governors have also advised President Mohammadu Buhari that in the absence of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), funds for the commission beyond the payment of salaries should be put in an escrow account until he constitutes the board.Chairman of…

Governors of the South-South States demanded an upward review of the provision of 2.5 percent as Host Community Trust Fund in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to 10 percent in the best interest of oil communities and the nation.The governors have also advised President Mohammadu Buhari that in the absence of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), funds for the commission beyond the payment of salaries should be put in an escrow account until he constitutes the board.Chairman of the South-South Governors Forum and Governor of Delta State , Senator Ifeanyi Okowa made this assertion at the…

With the support of Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), a coalition of civil society worked to help secure the detained protestors access to family and lawyers after months of being denied both. The Nine #EndSARS protestors from Rivers State were held without an offer of bail, between 21 October 21, 2020 and February 17, 2021.The judge quickly ascertained the innocence of all nine detainees, adding to the sense of injustice from months of avoidable detention—with the accompanying psychological, physical, and emotional impacts. Nigeria must remember that all people are to be treated as innocent until proven guilty in a fair trial.…

By Eferebo HenryGender Based Violence has dominated media space for some years now, especially, since the increased awareness campaigns by Non- Government Organizations (NGOs) and the buy- in by the public, security agencies and the traditional rulers. Several members of the public, mainly women and girls has been killed, raped, abused and their rights denied because of some traditional beliefs while many others are stigmatized and others demoralized as a result of such abuses.The Coalition of Eastern Non- Governmental Organizations (CENGOS) in collaboration with Civil Research Development and Documentation Centre (CIRDDOC) with the support of AMPLIFY CHANGE has intensified efforts…

CENGOS Moves to Curb GBV, Inaugurates Community Educators By Eferebo HenryGender Based Violence has dominated media space for some years now, especially, since the increased awareness campaigns by Non- Government Organizations (NGOs) and the buy- in by the public, security agencies and the traditional rulers. Several members of the public, mainly women and girls has been killed, raped, abused and their rights denied because of some traditional beliefs while many others are stigmatized and others demoralized as a result of such abuses.The Coalition of Eastern Non- Governmental Organizations (CENGOS) in collaboration with Civil Research Development and Documentation Centre (CIRDDOC) with…