OPU Rejects Reported Removal of President General, Declares Warri Delegates’ Meeting Unconstitutional

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  By Moses Omovevah     The leadership of the Ozoro Progress Union (OPU), led by its President General, Odio (Chief) Berkley Eloviano Asiafa, has rejected reports of his purported removal alongside members of the Central Executive Council, describing the development as unconstitutional and the resolutions of the meeting where the decision was allegedly taken as null and void.   The position of the Union followed a publication by Isoko Nation Newspaper titled, “OPU Delegates Sack Ozoro President General and His Central Executive,” concerning a disputed meeting reportedly held on…

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US Firm To Build $100m Gas Processing Plant In Bayelsa

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    By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   The Bayelsa State Government and US-based energy company, Fulcrum LNG Incorporated, have sealed a partnership to build a multi-million-dollar gas gathering and processing facility in Bayelsa State. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Douye Diri, Daniel Alabrah stated that the agreement was reached on Wednesday at the close of the two-day inaugural US-Nigeria Governors G2B Forum on Energy, Mining and Infrastructure held at the Sweet Water Country Club, Sugar Land, Texas. The forum, facilitated by Westpaq International in collaboration with…

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₦150m Can’t Buy Our Ancestral Land, Kare-Epere Tells SEEPCO

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  ..….Community rejects alleged 30-year lease, demands compensation for destroyed farmlands     The people of Kare-Epere Zion Community in the Agge axis of Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State, have rejected an alleged ₦150 million land deal involving Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO), declaring that no amount of money can make them surrender their ancestral homeland. The community also accused the oil company of allegedly invading its territory and destroying farmlands, crops and economic trees with bulldozers, demanding adequate compensation for affected families and clarification…

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2027: Orodje Blesses Dafinone, APC Candidates, Warns Against Electoral Violence

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  The Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Orhue I, CFR, mni, has offered royal prayers and blessings to Senator Ede Dafinone and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections, while warning politicians and their supporters against electoral violence, intimidation and acts capable of disrupting communal peace. The monarch gave the warning on Wednesday when Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly, led a delegation of APC leaders and campaign officials on a courtesy visit to his palace to seek…

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NCDMB, NLNG Commit US$9 Million to Endowment of Professorial Research Chairs in Six Nigerian Universities

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) have launched a US$9 million professorial chair endowment programme across six Nigerian universities to develop commercially viable solutions to industry challenges, strengthen local research capacity and advance technological innovation.   Under the Nigerian Content Research and Development (NC-R&D) Professorial Chair Endowment Programme, each university is to receive US$1.5 million to establish a specialised professorial chair focused on agreed industry research priorities. The initiative is being implemented in partnership with the NCDMB,…

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Media Practitioners Commend Diri Over Infrastructure, Cordial Relationship

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa         Media practitioners in Bayelsa State have commended Governor Douye Diri over his infrastructural projects and cordial relationship with journalists in the state.   Speaking in Yenagoa, the state capital, during a parley with the Technical Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Dr. Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli, the journalists said the governor’s infrastructural revolution has placed the state among the fast-developing states in the country.   They described the governor as a leader with the requisite experience and ideas whose initiatives have transformed the…

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2027: Oborevwori Tasks Udu Residents On Tinubu, Dafinone, APC Candidates’ Victory, Lauds Leaders, Youths Unity

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DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on political leaders, youths and other stakeholders in Udu Local Government Area to unite behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ensure the party’s victory in the January 16 elections. Oborevwori, who made the call during the APC campaign rally in Udu, expressed confidence that the party would record an overwhelming victory, saying the unity among political leaders, youths and stakeholders in the area had positioned the party for electoral success. He declared that Udu, which he said had consistently performed…

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Dafinone Pledges Stronger Representation, Vows To Revive DSC Aladja

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Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone, has pledged stronger legislative representation, equitable distribution of constituency projects and renewed efforts to revive the moribund Delta Steel Company (DSC), Aladja, if re-elected in 2027. Dafinone made the pledge shortly after receiving the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag as the party’s senatorial candidate for Delta Central ahead of the 2027 general elections. The senator, who is seeking a second term in the National Assembly, said the emerging political partnership between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and himself…

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Oborevwori Hails Egbetamah’s Return To APC, Says ‘We Are Stronger Together

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Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed delight over the return of former member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Collins Egbetamah, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing his decision as a welcome development for the party. Oborevwori publicly acknowledged and welcomed Egbetamah’s return at a political rally at Otor-Udu , headquarters of Udu Local Government Areas with hundreds of his supporters, expressing happiness that the former lawmaker had decided to rejoin the ruling party after a brief exit to pursue his political ambition. Egbetamah,…

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Analysis: Elder Patrick Emerhana At 77: A Life of Excellence and Enduring Legacy

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By Nelson Egware   At 77, Elder Onofefere Patrick Emerhana, FCA, FCIS, ACMA, ACTI, stands as a distinguished example of professional excellence, intellectual depth, public service and an enduring commitment to community development. His life is a compelling account of a man whose accomplishments have taken him across the worlds of banking, finance, management consultancy and public administration, without losing touch with his roots. For Emerhana, the journey from Emevor in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State to some of the most important professional and public institutions in…

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