From Bulou Kosin Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro says the Federal Government has perfected arrangements to commence discussions with oil communities in Delta State who had threatened shutdown of oil operations to press home demands for marginal oil fields and other concerns. He also asked oil companies to support the peace process. Otuaro spoke to newsmen yesterday in Asaba on arrival from Abuja where he was invited, along with Petroleum Minister, Chief Timipre Sylva, to clarify issues of agitation by the communities to the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo who, it was said, does not “want…
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From Bulou Kosin Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has pleaded with oil producing communities in Delta State to accept the Federal Government dialogue window over their demands for marginal fields in their domains amongst other concerns. Otuaro spoke to newsmen yesterday in Asaba, against backdrop of insistence by some oil communities among the Urhobo, Isoko, Ijaw and Itsekiri to go ahead with earlier threats to shutdown oil operations in Delta State following expiration of their ultimatum. “I informed oil bearing communities penultimate week that the FG has reached out to the Delta State Government which had…
With child abuse and domestic violence on the rise in the country, governments at all levels have been encouraged to renovate and build juvenile centres and Government-Private run Safe Shelters for victims, especially children and teens who are victims of sexual gender based violence and domestic violence. The advise was given by the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity Vito Corsica Deck during her 2020 Annual Feast of Barracuda Public Lecture titled ”CHILD RIGHTS” – The House-help As A Metaphor Of Abuse. The leader of the Vito Corsica Deck, Dr. John Emethilue, said that the Pyrates Confraternity was aimed at…
With the rise of child abuse, domestic violence and sexualisation of Children documented on a daily and weekly basis in Delta State and Nigeria, governors of Nigeria are being asked to take immediate action to renovate and build juvenile centres and Government-PPP run Safe Shelters for victims, especially children and teens who are victims of sexual gender based violence and domestic violence. The call was made by the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity (PC), Vito Corsica Deck during her 2020 Annual Feast of Barracuda (FoB) Public Lecture titled “CHILD RIGHTS – The Househelp As A Metaphor Of Abuse” last…
The Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi has distanced himself from the list of contractors handling projects for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC as contained in a letter by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. Reacting to the inclusion of his name as one of the NDDC contractors with 53 contracts in a Press Release signed by his Legislative Assistant on Constituency Office, Awele Onokwai Snr on Monday 27 July, 2020, Senator Nwaoboshi described the actions of…
The Urhobo people of Niger Delta, under the aegis of Campaign for the Economic Survival of Urhobo Nation (CATESUN), recently assembled at Ovwian, Udu Local Government Area, Delta state with a view of executing their planned shutdown of operations of Multinational Oil Companies in Urhobo territory, saying there is no going back on the ultimatum earlier issued to federal government to do something tangible to avert the looming strike. President of the group, Olorogun Ese Kakor said, the decision to execute their earlier threat was as a result of the expiration of the ultimatum handed down to the Federal Government.…
From Bulou Kosin Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has advised aggrieved Ijaw of Gbaramatu Kingdom and Itsekiri in the Escravos area of Warri South-West LGA to sustain dialogue to achieve win-win outcome with the Federal Government (FG), over pending demands. In an earlier world press conference, the Gbaramatu Kingdom in statement by its spokesman, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, threatened to shut down oil operations in its area with an ultimatum expiring tomorrow, over alleged Federal Government adamance to longstanding demands. Also, the Itsekiri citing similar demands in a statement by Mr Besidone Samuel, spokesman of Itsekiri Oil/Gas Producing Communities, said…
By Celestine Afokoba EWULU COMMUNITY IN ANIOCHA -SOUTH LGA, DELTA STATE: The residents of Ewulu Community in Aniocha South Local Government Area (ASLGA) of Delta State have commended the Councillor representing Ewulu Ward in the Aniocha South Legislative House of the Local Government, Hon. Patience Igbadi for the rehabilitation of the Ewulu earth road which has been in deplorable condition. The Ewulu residents said the lawmaker road palliatives was timing because the raining season was in its peak and no other access road to the Community. In her remarks, the Leader of the ASLG Legislative House said was touched by…
By Iteveh Ekpokpobe Journalist and Activist, Mr. Nnamdi Okose, has called on Nigerians to rise now and question the COVID-19 budget and expenditure of the Federal Government or face dire consequence in weeks time. In an article titled, “To all those who will be sick eventually”, Okose posited that the surge in cases may get out off hand and invariably trigger limited resources. In this lieu, he said there would be a high level of medical negligence by practitioners on patients. He stressed that accountability seemed to be the only succour Nigerians could bank on if they must survive the…
From Bulou Kosin Engr Dr. Sony Emeka Ali, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Civil Engineers, says if Nigeria is desirous of improved human development index (HDI), it must make conscious efforts to develop technologically. Ali bared his conviction during a lecture titled “High Ethical Conduct of Engineers as Veritable Tool for National Development” delivered through interactive zoom application meeting recently organised in Warri by the Engr. Benjamin Ozobeme-led Warri branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. . The lecturer of the day stressed that achieving technogical advancement itself required compliance by Nigerian engineers to ethical standards in their…