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By Wilson Macaulay WARRI The apex youth body of the Itsekiri Ethnic nationality known as the Itsekiri National Youths Council,  INYC, on  Tuesday commenced what they called mother of all protest against President Muhammadu Buhari's nominees to the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, submitted to the National Assembly for screening and comfirmation as it contradicts the Act establishing the Commission regarding persons qualified  to be so appointed. Addressing newsmen at the NPA Warri entrance, the president of INYC, Comrade Weyinmi Agbateyiniro said the protest is taking place simultaneously across all Itsekiri oil bearing communities both in Delta and Edo States, expressing disgust over the continued marginalization of the Itsekiri ethnic group  that is the highest producer of oil and gas in Delta State and second in Nigeria as a whole. He reinstated that they bear the greatest brunt of oil and gas production and contribute hugely to the economic ...

 JUST IN: COURT OF APPEAL ORDERS INEC TO PUBLISH MATTHEW KOLAWOLE AS THE APC CANDIDATE FOR KABBA/BUNU/IJUMU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY By Muhammad Idris - Abuja Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has  Ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to publish Rt. Hon. Matthew Kolawole’s name as the Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Kabba/Bunu / Ijumu Federal Constituency in the forthcoming general election slated to hold on the 25th of February, 2023 on all its channels of publications and accorded him all privileges due to candidates in the election. The unanimous judgment which was delivered on behalf of his colleagues in the case marked  CA\ABJ\ 1000 \CV\ 2022, Justice Tsammani stated that the lower Court erred when it dismiss the suit of the Appellant, in the obvious uncontroverted evidence of the Appellant, and the 1st Respondent – All Progressives Congress. And as such even though, INEC has power pursuant to section 148 of the Electo...

 Egbema Communities Peace Development And Humanitarian Rights Association Congratulates  HRM Barr. Napoleon   Egin,  the Agadagba  Of  Egbema  Kingdom, Bini Pere lV   By Wilson Macaulay WARRI The leadership and the good people of Egbema Communities Peace Development and Humanitarian Rights Association of Egbema kingdom in Delta and Edo States a body  duly approved  by the Federal Government of Nigeria have sent a Congratulatory  message to HRM Barr. Napoleon Egin  on  his installation as the Agadagba of Egbema kingdom, Bini Pere lV. The Egbema Communities Peace Development And Humanitarian Rights  Association  in  their  congratulatory message to the Egbema Royal Father  wished   HRM Bar Napoleon Sekegbekumor  Egin the  Agadagba of Egbema Kingdom Bini Pere lV a  memorable reign on the reverred   ancient throne of the Egbema Kingdom Comrade Mike J K Tiemo ,the...

 NDDC BOARD: ITSEKIRI YOUTHS SET TO STAGE MASSIVE PROTEST AS THEY SEND SOS TO PRESÍDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI  By Wilson Macaulay WARRI The ltsekiri National Youth Council is set to embark on a massive protests over the list of the  newly appointed members of NDDC Board by Presídent Muhammadu Buhari Which is currently before the Senate for screening and ratification. The ltsekiri National Youth Council  press statement signed by Isaac Oritseweyinmi Agbateyiniro and Appearance Afejuku, President,  and Secretary-General respectively   of INYC reads in part:  " The Itsekiri National Youths Council, INYC strongly  hold the  view that   the nominations for both the Chairman and Managing Director in the composition of the new board of the NDDC as a calculated attempt to subjugate the oil bearing people of Warri kingdom by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.  The statement added that for the sake of equity, justice and f...

 Ibori is fully in support of Oborevwori   ---- Amori By Wilson Macaulay WARRI Leader of the DC-23 Group and the Delta Central Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Ighoyota Amori, has assured that former Delta State Governor, Chief Onanefe Ibori, is fully in support of Rt. Honourable Sheriff Oborevwori in the 2023 gubernatorial election. Amori made the disclosure in Kokori, Ethiope East on Thursday afternoon when the State PDP train stormed the community in continuation of its ward-to-ward campaign. "I want to assure all Deltans that our leader, Chief James Onanefe Ibori is supporting Oborevwori to emerge as Governor of Delta State.  "We are his men and we can tell you. He brought all of us, including the Speaker into government and it is his joy to support each and every one of us. PDP is his party and he is not contemplating  and cannot contemplate any other option." Amori who led the struggle for the sustenance of the rotation system to...

 FUPRE Partners MAN On Research and Development  In Manufacturing Sector By Wilson Macaulay WARRI Nigerian’s first petroleum varsity, the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Tuesday 8th November, 2022 as part of its strategy to synergize for the development of globally-rated technologies to contribute to the transformation of the nation’s industrial sector. In his welcome address, Vice-Chancellor, Engr. Professor, Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, who hosted the officials of MAN in company of other egg-heads in the university, remarked that the university has experienced breakthroughs in research and development, having secured over 20 patents that are awaiting commercialization. Prof. Rim-Rukeh further noted that FUPRE is a fertile ground for a win-win partnership, and that the institution is on the quest to initiate and deepen collaborations with industry players fo...

Delta State campaign council management committee, CMC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the absence of two former governors of the state, Chief James Ibori and Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, from the campaign council inauguration on Thursday, does not connote division in the party structure for the 2023 general elections in the state. Assistant Deputy Director, Media and Publicity of the state campaign management committee, Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, in a statement on Friday, and made available to newsmen in Asaba, said Chief Ibori and Dr Uduaghan commands the respect of the entire party structures in the state, and were duly and respectfully invited to the inauguration ceremony and their names were duly published in the national dailies as key members of the campaign council. He further asserted that the absence of the two former governors, as well as Olorogun David Edevbie, Senator James Manager and other party men and women who for one personal reason or the other cou...

EGBEMA LEADERS OF THOUGHT’S (ELOT) REJOINDER TO CHAIRMAN WARRI NORTH LGA, MR. SMART YOMI ASEKUTU’S RESPONSE TO ELOT’S PUBLICATION OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 In our publication of September 21, 2022, ELOT (Egbema Leaders of Thought) asserted the indisputable facts that:- 1. Hon.  Smart Yomi Asekutu, Chairman of Warri North LGA had compromised his position as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the LGA; consequently, the Chairman cannot be trusted to play a role in the kingship issue that can guarantee an outcome that will earn respect and loyalty of the Egbema people.  2. The LGA Chairman had connived with and funded a few misguided chiefs in the Egbema Traditional Council of Chiefs (TCCs) to clandestinely and fraudulently impose one Barrister Napoleon Egin as the Agadagba-Elect of Egbema Kingdom. 3. The Chairman aided and abetted the creation of a faction in the Traditional council of chiefs to assault and denigrate our time honoured culture and traditions. He lied to the DSS that ...

EGBEMA LEADERS OF THOUGHT’S (ELOT) REJOINDER TO CHAIRMAN WARRI NORTH LGA, MR. SMART YOMI ASEKUTU’S RESPONSE TO ELOT’S PUBLICATION OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 In our publication of September 21, 2022, ELOT (Egbema Leaders of Thought) asserted the indisputable facts that:- 1. Hon.  Smart Yomi Asekutu, Chairman of Warri North LGA had compromised his position as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the LGA; consequently, the Chairman cannot be trusted to play a role in the kingship issue that can guarantee an outcome that will earn respect and loyalty of the Egbema people.  2. The LGA Chairman had connived with and funded a few misguided chiefs in the Egbema Traditional Council of Chiefs (TCCs) to clandestinely and fraudulently impose one Barrister Napoleon Egin as the Agadagba-Elect of Egbema Kingdom. 3. The Chairman aided and abetted the creation of a faction in the Traditional council of chiefs to assault and denigrate our time honoured culture and traditions. He lied to the DSS that ...