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Niger Delta

INEC’s Proposed Ward Delineation In Warri Threatens Chaos, ONAC Tells Tinubu, INEC

A coalition of 25 Yoruba leaders says the ward proposal ignores court rulings and archives, favouring Ijaws over Itsekiris.

Politics

NNPC Boss Ojulari Targets 3 Million Barrels Per Day by 2030

The chief executive told staff in Abuja the firm seeks $60 billion in investment, with higher refining and gas output.

Politics

Arrest Otuaro Over INEC Delineation Plot -Chief Emami

The APC chieftain says the adjustment stripped Ugborodo and other Itsekiri areas from the 500-metre Deepsea Buffer Zone; Otuaro has not responded.

News

Olu of Warri Shares Vision for Itsekiri Youth Body at Lagos Summit

Ogiame Atuwatse III also urged aggressive road building to fight poverty and proposed compulsory schooling for Nigerian children from birth to 23.

Community

Isoko South Chairman Urges Calm Over Irri-Oando Protest

Residents accuse Oando of ignoring a memorandum signed before its takeover from Agip, giving the company two weeks to respond.

Opinion

Opinion: Boundaries or Breakdown? Warri’s Fragile Balance Under Threat

The writer warns that INEC's unfinished delineation is reviving Warri's ethnic wounds and threatening its fragile peace.

Community

Nigerians Lose Over N1.3 Trillion as CBEX Collapses

Investors were locked out and balances wiped this week, prompting outrage online as the SEC promised tougher fintech enforcement.

Politics

Oborevwori Dismisses Ned Nwoko’s Claim of Planned APC Defection

The governor's spokesman called the claim laughable and baseless, challenging the senator to produce evidence that he sought APC membership.

Politics

Nigeria Prison Service Denies Claims of Starving Inmates

Spokesperson Abubakar Umar says inmates receive three meals daily and dismissed reports of hunger deaths as sensational and inaccurate.

Politics

“Itsekiri Gave You Shelter,” Edon Tells Tompolo, Fact-Checks Claims to Warri Southwest

Edon disputes Gbaramatu Ijaw population and land claims, insisting Warri Kingdom predates Gbaramatu and accusing them of misinforming INEC.

Community

Suspected Herdsmen Abduct Six in Delta State Amid Growing Insecurity

Vigilantes tracking the gunmen through the bush have yet to free the victims, while police have made no official response.

Community

Delta Pastor Banished by Community Over Alleged Abuse of Teen Boys

Leaders say Onome Imoniruvwe, 33, targeted boys aged 14 to 16, and had earlier been expelled from Iyara.

Community

Odokun Youths Call for Probe into Tantita’s Role in Rising Ethnic Tensions

The council accused Gbaramatu Ijaws of weaponising the pipeline security contract against Itsekiri communities and urged the federal government to revoke it.

Community

Edo State, FG Set Up Fact-Finding Committee to Probe Uromi Killings

Governor Okpebholo announced the panel while hosting a Kano delegation in Benin City, then visited Uromi to meet the Hausa community.

News

NBA Relocates 2025 Conference From Rivers Over Emergency Rule

The lawyers say the sole administrator in Rivers breaches Section 305, and will now hold the August gathering in Enugu.

Politics

Tompolo Inciting Ethnic Tensions, Misleading the Public -Group

Warri Concerned Youths for Peace want his Niger Delta security contract reviewed after the Ogidigben facility shutdown by Itsekiri protesters.

Politics

PINL Surveillance Scope Does Not Cover Ogidigben Oil Fields -Edema Replies Tantita

The Warri Kingdom says the Ugborodo protest was peaceful civic action over ward delineation, not a security contractor matter.

Culture

NBC Bans Eedris Abdulkareem’s “Tell Your Papa”

The commission classified the track as not to be broadcast, saying its lyrics breach the code's public morality standards.