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By Amos Odhe The Director-General, Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA), Hon. Benjamin Okiemute NN (Rtd), has announced a partnership with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), aimed at enforcing traffic rules in the state. Okiemute noted that this collaboration will address the growing concerns of traffic violations, road congestion, and accidents. “This will also enhance road safety and ensure stricter compliance with traffic regulations, across the state” Okiemute made the announcement on Tuesday in Asaba, when he visited the sister agencies, accompanied by the Chairman of the Board and members of…

By Amos Odhe The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has approved a License to Establish (LTE) for a new 10,000 barrels per stream day (BPSD) modular refinery in Imode, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The announcement, made by NMDPRA via their official social media channels, revealed that the LTE was granted to MRO Energy Limited, an indigenous energy company. The license allows the company to proceed with the construction of the refinery, which is expected to contribute significantly to Nigeria’s refining capacity and reduce the country’s dependence on…

RE: REPLY TO ELEM-KALABARI COUNCIL’S PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 21, 2025 FROM: THE PEOPLE OF DABIRA, COMMUNITY BILLE KINGDOM. DATE: JANUARY 23, 2025 We, the people of Dabira community, hereby submit this formal reply in response to the Ijaw National Congress (INC) press release issued by the Elem-Kalabari Council of Chiefs on January 23, 2025. In response to the claims made by the Elem-Kalabari community, we provide the following perspectives based on territorial rights, historical ownership, and the law. We categorically reject the assertion by the Elem-Ama Council that the Bille people’s claims of encroachment are “false alarms.” The ongoing…

… Accuses Asari of Using Militants to Patrol Bille Kingdom By Mandy Tina The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has appealed to the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, to intervene in what it describes as unauthorized territorial encroachments by the Amayanabo of Torusarama Piri, Asari Dokubo, into Bille territory. Speaking at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, the Financial Secretary of INC’s Ijaw Clan, Adokiye Levi-Akinda, on behalf of the Chairman, Comrade Andrew Kio, called on the governor to halt what it termed “unlawful and provocative” activities by Asari Dokubo in the Kalabari-Bille region. The INC alleged that Asari Dokubo,…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Unenurhie community in Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown into mourning on January 18, 2025 as three young secondary school leavers, one male and two females died in a ghastly motor accident along the Ughelli/Patani federal highway. Road users and community people who rushed to the scene immediately the news filtered into the community said the accident happened as a result of a truck that broke down near the Unenurhie/Uwheru bridge, and was left parked on the middle of the road. Those that spoke to our correspondent the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Movement for the Survival of Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has expressed “unwavering solidarity with the beleaguered residents of the Bukuma community in Rivers State, who are currently grappling with a multifaceted environmental and humanitarian crisis.” According to MOSIEND, “the alarming situation is unfolding due to a catastrophic fire and an uncontrolled leakage from Well 8 not only poses a significant threat to public health and safety but also highlights a severe failure of regulatory oversight on the part of the Federal Government and related agencies that are charged with maintaining our…

Civil society groups in Nigeria have called for a halt to the contemplated resumption of oil extraction activities in Ogoni Land, pending “meaningful consultation with the Ogoni people and full remediation of the damaged environment.” The civil society groups, made up of members across the Niger Delta, in a press statement made available to our correspondent on Tuesday, frowned at what they see as decisions that “disregard the enduring environmental, social, and economic injustices faced by the Ogoni people.” The statement was signed by Miideekor Environmental Development Initiative-MEDI, Health of Mother Earth Foundation-HOMEF, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa-CAPPA, Ogoni…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Unenurhie community in Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has “fully reconciled” with the clan head, HRM, Oghenekevwe Kumane, Eruvwedede 111, Ovie of Evwreni kingdom. The reconciliation move which was recently taken by the new Odion’Rode of Evwreni kingdom, High Chief James Amuke, the Otota of Unenurhie community, Chief Frank Imudje and the president-general of Unenurhie community, Mr. Peter Maison on behalf of the entire community yielded fruitful results at the end of the day. Speaking on behalf of the Unenurhie delegation which comprised the elders, women leaders, youth…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Indigenes of other South South states, residing and doing business in Bayelsa State, have been urged to support and cooperate with the Governor Douye Diri-led ‘Prosperity Government’. This is given the fact that the administration “has created an enabling environment for the non-indigenous communities in every nook and cranny of the state, and also considers them major stakeholders in its developmental policies and program. Outgone president of a socio-political organization, known as South – South Community In Bayelsa, Dr Dokubo Madapuye Felix made this known at the swearing-in/inauguration of the new executive of the body at…

The Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament christened the ‘Prosperity Cup’ Season Six may have come and gone, but the sweet memories of a tournament that saw Ogboinbiri FC of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area emerge as champions is still fresh in the minds of football enthusiasts across the nation. According to a renowned philosopher, Albert Cullum Aesop “Good things come in small packages”. The tournament, which started with 106 teams in 2015, then called Restoration Cup, has today become Nigeria’s biggest grassroots soccer competition, with over 200 teams. Last year Ogboinbiri FC emerged champions of the 6th edition of Nigeria’s biggest…