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By Wilson Macaulay. Comrade Francis Obule the Delta State Coordinator of PDP .Mobilizers   has faulted  Senator Ovie Omo -Agage,  the Deputy Senate President for saying that  President  Buhari is  not to  blame for  the under development of the Niger Delta  region.  Comrade Francis Obule the PDP Chieftain who spoke in  Sapele Delta State  asserted with emphasis that  PMB having spent  five  solid years on the saddle of leadership is enough time  for him to make meaningful and  positive impact   for the  people of the  Niger region which is the nation's  major economic mainstay. Comrade Obule noted  in his speech thate eventhough he has  so much respect for the DSP  , Senator Ovie Omo Agege , but we need to tell ourselves the truth,  that since the day the  APC led Federal  government took over the reins of power all problems and  advancement  of this country  are  under the leadership of President Buhari .  He added : " therfore , the onus lies on him to prove his mettle  in s

  By  Wilson Macaulay  WARRI :   Mr. Philip Awani Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of   Maybedik Nigeria Limited has sent a compassionate appeal to governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to direct the Commissioner of Works , the Commissioner for Finance , the Accountant General and other relevant Agency of government   to pay his company a huge sum amount of debt  owed by the Delta State government to enable him settle subcontractors who are almost sniffing life out of him due to paucity of fund .  Mr Philip Awani onbehalf of the Management of Maybedik,  Staff and  Contractors told our correspondent that  the multi-million naira    Oghoye Ultra Modern Contrete Floating Market project was awarded and mobilised  in the spring of 2007 towards the end of Chief James Ibori second tenure and Maybedik worked far above the value of what the state paid with the hope that there will be constant funding because of the strategic economic importance of the Oghoye Market in Warri North L

 .....Says It is Egbema Turn To Produce Chairman of Warri North  By Wilson Macaulay .  The youths of Egbema kingdom in Warri North LGA Delta state have  pointed out    to the executive Governor of Delta state, His Excellency, Senator Dr Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, that he  need to run a more inclusive government that will carry them along as they are equal stakeholders like other youths in  Delta State.  The Youth Group argued in their Statement that from the prism where they stand, it appears to them that the Governor   who assumes  he operates a  prosperous, equitable and fair Government have indeed  sidelined Egbema kingdom, in terms of Development and appointments.  According to the Youths in the kingdom, that held a  brainstorm meeting at sapele town, Sapele LGA, Delta state, deliberated on  the long marginalization of Egbema kingdom in Warri North.  "Egbema people have been deprived  of  producing the warri North  Council chairman since creation of the local Government Area.   The

By: Wilson Macaulay   N iger Delta-born Playwright and Chieftain of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, from Patani LGA of Delta State in Nigeria, Peresine Watchman has expressed his displeasure over what he described as the continued stay of Hon. Nicholas Mutu in the Federal House of Representatives, an elective office that belongs to Bomadi and Patani LGAs, respectively. Peresine who expressed his deep sadness over this political unbalanced through his verified Twitter account on Thursday, August 20, 2020, called on political Leaders in Izon nation, PDP and Delta State to correct this injustice against Patani LGA in the 2023 elections, stating that the leadership and followership of Patani LGA should place the interest of Patani LGA above personal interest in the 2023 House of Representatives elections. The statement reads: "I have been following and studying the political scenario of Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives since 1999, but what I h

By Wilson Macaulay  The President of Nigeria Football Federation NFF ,  Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick on Thursday July 30th 2020 received the prestigious Delta Grassroots Media Icon Award of Excellence from the Delta Guild of lndigenous Newspaper Publishers DGINP , in Warri Delta State  at the Brown Hill Event Centre  on Elf-  road near Shell Industrial Area Office Ogunu.  Mr. Femi Odonmeta ,the President of the Delta Guild of Indigenous Publishers, who presented the award , in his speech noted with great excitement that the    Guild of Indigenous Publishers found  Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick worthy for the Excellence Media Award in Delta South Senatorial District  because over the years he has proven himself as a man of dignified personality, highly respected across board  in our county Nigeria ,  and even  beyond  the shores of our land  in the commity of nations as a global citizen.  Mr Femi Odonmeta ,the Guild's  President ,onbehalf of the highly powered delegation  stated in  the brief

  By Wilson Macaulay  The leadership of the Host Communities of Nigeria , Producing Oil and Gas HOSTCOM Urhobo Ethnic Nationality have made a compassionate appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to swear in the  Pius Odubu and Bernard Okumagba led board that has been screened by the Senate before the issue of Interim Management Committee arose.  Comrade Andrew Agoyo HOSTCOM Urhobo Nation Chairman in an  open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari made available to our correspondent  lamented  over the corruption saga that is currently  rocking the NDDC since the public hearing on the Commission's  Interim Management Committee began recently.   The HOSTCOM Urhobo Leader emphasized in his message to Mr President that,  the foul odour of the can of worms oozing from NDDC Management Staff and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs is worrisome and unacceptable, as their actions clearly demonstrate their insensitivity to the welfare  of the people they are entrusted to serve in the best intere

By Wilson Macaulay  WARRI.  General John Abugor aka point one ,  former leader,  Niger Delta Emancipation Camp and Chairman Presidential Amnesty Phase three, yesterday described the reelection of Chief Kingsley Esiso as the Delta State  PDP Chairman for second tenure as a victory well deserved based on the pedigree of his first outing.  General John Abugor who spoke in Warri stated in his jubilation/ congratulatory message to Chief Esiso saying :  " l join thousands of your supporters to rejoice with you on the occasion of your victory at the just concluded Delta State PDP Congress held on Friday 8th August 2020 at the state capital Asaba, adding that your reelection   is a clear testament of your loyalty  and  selfless service to the party and your total commitment to the  development and empowerment of human capital across board in the three senatorial districts.  Abugor the else warlord asserted that since one good turn deserves another , the reelection of Chief Kingsley Esiso,

  By Wilson Macaulay  This Piece is an attempt to  chronicle  a  Catalogue of  lofty ground breaking  projects initiated in the  Niger Delta Region only for such  Smart  initiatives  to be abandoned by the government  without    any plausible reason to  justify  their  " I don't Care Attitude "  for their reckless action or inaction.  Today ,  informed  opinions concurred across board  that it   is an incontrovertible truth that   if  these  abandoned projects in the Niger Delta  are executed  in record time,   the narratives  of the  region  could  have been different. .  Head or tail, many pundits have  reaffirmed   that if  abandoned projects are given the needed attention the persistent ethnic agitations will fizzle out without  any persuasion.  In the spring of 2018, 12th April to be precise , l red in the News Rangers Online Magazine  with constellation and a huge sigh of relief that finally the Federal government after a powerful delegation of the Olu of Warri, HRM