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News -- Delta State gets new private varsity
BOMADI — A new private institution, Zoro International Open University (ZIOU), has been established in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, with the aim of expanding access to tertiary education for residents of riverine communities. The university authorities said the institution was created to address the growing educational needs of young people in the riverine areas, where access to higher education has remained a challenge due to geographical limitations.
Nigeria: Bomadi LG Boss Declares Crackdown On Ritualists, Orders Vigilante Action
The Chairman of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, Rawlings Dagidi Andaye, has issued a stern warning to suspected ritualists and other criminal elements to steer clear of the area following a recent attempted beheading incident. The warning comes in the wake of an attack on a 60-year-old woman, Esther Bolozimor, who narrowly escaped death after being ambushed along Akepe Road in Bomadi about two weeks ago.
News -- Court acquits former NDDC director, Tuoyo Omatsui, three others of corruption, money laundering charges
DELTA—The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has discharged and acquitted a former Director of Projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Engr. Tuoyo Omatsuli, and three others who had been standing trial over allegations of financial misappropriation, money laundering, conspiracy and fraud. The ruling followed the conclusion of a case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The defendants in the case, marked FHC/L/238/18, included Engr.
Nigeria: 2027 - Non-Indigenes Vow Robust Support for Delta Lawmaker
BOMADI--Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Political Movement of Non-Indigenes in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State has pledged strong support for the re-election of the incumbent lawmaker representing Patani/Bomadi Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Nicholas Ebomo Mutu. The group made its position known in a statement issued yesterday in Bomadi, the council headquarters, and signed by its coordinator, Pastor Ujiro Peter.
Nigeria: Proprietors Seek Clarification On Operation Delta Sweep Activities in Riverine Communities
...Say visits overlap with roles of regulatory agencies BOMADI -- Proprietors of patent medicine stores in riverine communities of Delta State have appealed to the state government for clarification regarding recent visits by operatives of Operation Delta Sweep (ODS) to medicine retail outlets in parts of Bomadi and neighbouring areas.
News -- A Lieutenant-Colonel Josiah kidnapped in Delta community
BOMADI—An Army officer, simply identified as Lt.-Col. Josiah, has been kidnapped from his lodge, after attending a marriage ceremony in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which occurred, yesterday in Bomadi, headquarters of the council, has caused panic in the riverside town, with soldiers from the Bomadi Division of the military Joint Task Force, JTF, patrolling Bomadi and surrounding communities.
News -- Bayelsa student who scored 320 in JAMB seeks financial support to study Medicine at UNIPORT
• Says Dream of Becoming a Doctor is at Risk YENAGOA — A brilliant 16-year-old student from Bayelsa State, Master Kalizibe Tamadu, who scored an impressive 320 marks in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is appealing for financial assistance to pursue his dream of studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers State.
Nigeria: October 1 Protests - Mixed Reactions As Police Draw Battle Line
·Arewa youths opt for dialogue ·Traders, ex-Delta warlord, others warn protesters The October 1 planned nationwide protests are generating mixed reactions as traders and some residents reject the exercise, while others, like the Arewa youths and a former Niger Delta warlord, Godday Smith, are advocating dialogue.
October 1 Protests: Mixed reactions as police draw battle line
•Traders, ex-Delta warlord, others warn protesters •Arewa youths opt for dialogue By Nnamdi Ojiego, Omeiza Ajayi, Adeola Badru & Chancel Sunday The October 1 planned nationwide protests are generating mixed reactions as traders and some residents reject the exercise, while others, like the Arewa youths and a former Niger Delta warlord, Godday Smith, are advocating dialogue.
News -- Gov Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State commissions 14 landmark projects in Bomadi
• Hails Council Chairman’s Performance • .3,000-Capacity Event Centre, High Court Complex, Roads Among Projects Commissioned • as LG Boss Hon. Dagidi Andaye Marks One Year in Office BOMADI, Delta State — Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has lauded the Executive Chairman of Bomadi Local Government Area, Hon. Rawlings Dagidi Andaye, for what he described as “unparalleled achievements” in just one year in office, as he commissioned 14 completed projects in the riverine council.
Nigeria: Okuama - Questions As Military Panel Visits Killings Site - Oborevwori, Police Denied Access
·No aid, no drug, no food - villagers lament plight in the bush 29 days after·What we told panel - Okoloba Chair INFORMATION that the Military Board of Inquiry, headed by Air Vice-Marshal David Ajayi, gained access to the Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, locked down by soldiers on cordon-and-search operation since March 14, when 17 military personnel lost their lives in the riverside settlement, has sparked curiosity.
Nigeria: Delta Killings, a National Calamity - Lawmaker
The lawmaker representing Bomadi Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Kenneth Oboro Preyor, has described the gruesome killing of soldiers on a peace and rescue mission at Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state as a national calamity, hence, called for the arrest of the perpetrators without delay.
Nigeria: 6 Dead, Many Wounded As Delta Communities Clash Over Land Dispute
Bomadi — Pandemonium in riverine communities as Okoloba and Okuama communities in Bomadi and Ughelli South Local Government Areas of Delta State, yesterday, engaged in a shootout over land dispute. Six persons were confirmed dead while many others sustained bullet wounds in the shootout.
Delta monarch to Gov Diri: Your re-election well-deserved
…Advises political actors to work for peace, progress By Chancel Bomadi Sunday The Ebenanaowei of Operemor Kingdom in Burutu local government area of Delta State, HRM (Dr) Ekio-emi Oweiagbe John, Gbesa I, has congratulated Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on his victory at the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state. King Ekioemi, who sent his congratulatory message, Wednesday noted that Gov.
New NDDC board performing below expectation — N-Delta stakeholders | Nigeria News Headlines Today
By Chancel Bomadi Sunday Stakeholders have urged the Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to sit up in the performance of their duties, stressing the new board was performing at a low ebb. This was revealed during Vanguard’s fact-finding interviews with a cross-section of stakeholders in the region, this week, on the performance of the new board, which was inaugurated in January 2023.
Patani/Bomadi Fed. Constituency: Mutu floors NNPP’s Eselemo in Court
…My victory is victory for democracy and my constituents — Mutu By Chancel Bomadi Sunday The incumbent lawmaker representing Patani/Bomadi Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Nicholas Mutu, has again floored Prince Collins Eselemo of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, at the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Tuesday, on petitions bothering on the 2023 National Assembly Elections filed by the latter.
Host community shots down SPDC’s flow station over breach of GMoU
By Chancel Bomadi Sunday, BOMADI Women, youths and leadership of Egbemo-Angalabiri Domain host to Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa state, have shut down the company’s flow station at Opukushi in a protest over breach of the Global Memorandum of Understanding, GMoU, between the duo.
2023 election victory: ‘Tinubu is capable of moving Nigeria out of present condition’ - Vanguard
By Chancel Bomadi Sunday Fierce Niger Delta militant group, The Force of Egbesu, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the 2023 general elections in the country. The Force of Egbesu, speaking through their leader, General Gbolodi, in a statement issued yesterday, commended Tinubu for a victory well-deserved, noting that Niger Deltans and Nigerians in general expected better service delivery from his administration.
PAP: Urhobo ex-militant leaders urge President Tinubu to appoint Deltan
By Chancel Sunday BOMADI—The Coalition of Urhobo Ex-militant Leaders, CUEL, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, from Delta State for the sake of equity and fairness to beneficiaries in the Niger Delta region. The group made the call, yesterday, against the backdrop of the seemingly unfair treatment of the state that is playing a pivotal role in the success of the amnesty programme, as well as peace in the region.
CAN holds solemn assembly, prays for Nigeria’s economy, Tinubu, N-Delta - Vanguard
By Chancel Sunday BOMADI—The Bomadi branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Delta State, weekend, prayed for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to deliver the dividends of democracy to Nigerians as well as prayers to embolden the body of Christ in the country.
Ex-President Jonathan bungled Nigeria’s expiration in 2014 - Niger Delta top monarch - Vanguard
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — With mounting frustration due to an ailing economy, rising unemployment and looming deadly protests, Sierra Leoneans are heading to the polls on Saturday, June 24, to select their next president. Thirteen people are vying for the top job in the west African country.
Publication against me, handiwork of my political opponent — Mutu | Nigeria News Headlines Today
*Says it’s meant to blackmail, defame and misinform the public By Chancel Sunday, BOMADI The lawmaker representing Patani/Bomadi Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Nicholas Mutu, has reacted to a publication in The Pilot Newspaper alleging that his school certificates were forged, saying the said publication was made in bad faith with the intention to blackmail and misinform the public. Mutu, who issued his reaction, yesterday, through his Special Adviser on Legal Matters, Barr.
New militant group, ‘Force of Egbesu’ emerges in N’Delta; threatens 2023 elections
. …Threatens to disrupt Feb polls …Sends strong messages to President Buhari, N-Delta gov By Chancel Sunday, BOMADI A new militant group, The Force of Egbesu, has surfaced in the creeks of the Niger Delta with stern warnings to President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors to do the needful for the wellbeing of the oil-rich region, or else hell will be let loose during the February general elections in the region.
Delta community presents Akanigboro III to chief priests of Ijaw kingdoms’ gods | Nigeria News Headlines Today
You rule over three communities in Mein Kingdom’ By Chancel Sunday Heir to the traditional stool of Akanigboro, King John Falabu Court, Akanigboro III, a priestly stool of ancient Mein Dynasty, has presented himself to the chief priests of the gods in Mein Kingdoms.
2023: We must breed young leaders – IYC | Nigeria News Headlines Today
By Chancel Sunday The chairman, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC Worldwide, Ngbilebiri Clan, Comrade Ebolo Sam, has tasked the people of Burutu North Constituency in Delta State to rejuvenate a new vision and hope by voting out the old set of political officeholders in the coming 2023 general elections in the constituency.
Delta APC Primaries: N-Delta ex-agitator, Muturu, emerges winner in Bomadi Constituency, promises new dawn
By Chancel Sunday Niger Delta ex-agitator, Chief Kingsley Muturu has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primaries in Bomadi Constituency, Delta State, with a landslide victory over his contender, Hon. Ojoto Okubo. The exercise earlier scheduled for Thursday, was rescheduled for Friday due to late arrival of electoral officers from Asaba, the state capital.
Muturu dissociates self from planned siege on Abuja amnesty office, tasks security to unveil impersonators
By Chancel Bomadi Sunday Delta State chairman, phase 2 of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Chief Kingsley Muturu, has dissociated himself from a report published in online, alleging a move to besiege the PAP office in Abuja over lopsided patronage and discrimination against leaders of ex-agitators in Delta State by the PAP office.
Delta PDP Ward chairmen form united front
Inaugurate 8-man executive By Chancel Bomadi Sunday – Bomadi Ward chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta South Senatorial District, have formed a united body known as Delta South PDP Ward Chairmen’s Forum, DSPWCF, to chart way forward for the their political well-being and the party.
Nigeria: Amaechi Never Betrayed Jonathan - Niger Delta Youth Leader, Comrade Douye Kebbi
Comrade Alhaji Douye Kebbi is a Delta State-born Ijaw youth leader who is president, Niger Delta Peace Movement, NDPM. In this interview, he spoke on the political voyage of the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, his political strides, insinuations and popular opinions over the political controversy between the Transportation Minister and former President Goodluck Jonathan among other issues.
Nigeria: Panic in Delta Community As Rival Groups Engage in Shoot-Out
There was panic in the Ekpan area of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, as rival factional youths clashed. The youths set bonfire at two different ends of Ekpan but were dispersed by security operatives, who later brought the situation under control. Vanguard gathered that a youth leader in the area allegedly arrested a youth loyal to a rival group, a situation that led to an exchange of gunfire until security men took over major areas in the town.
Delta councillor saves monthly salary, builds public water project for constituents
•It’s a challenge to all councillors — Hon. Sinebe •I knew the sufferings of my people — Hon. Daye By Chancel Sunday, PATANI THE councillor representing Patani Ward 6, Ekise Quarters, in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Daye Ekiseh, has built a public water project for his constituents with monthly savings from his salary.
Okowa’s aide scores gov’s S.M.A.R.T Agenda high in performance
By Chancel Sunday Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state on Security, Mr H.M. Ebirie, has scored the S.M.A.R.T Agenda of the state government high in terms of project execution and completion. Ebirie, who commended the governor for fulfilling his campaign promises to Deltans, Thursday, in Ughelli, noted that the PDP-led government under Gov. Okowa was one of the best in terms project execution and completion as well as youth empowerment since creation of the state in 1991.
Delta 2023: APC’s Omo-Agege pledges better service delivery to Delta Ijaw
Delta 2023: APC’s Omo-Agege pledges better service delivery to Delta Ijaw Omo-Agege By Chancel Sunday, Bomadi Deputy Senate President and the lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ovie Omo-Agege, yesterday, visited Delta Ijaw at Bomadi, Delta State,… CONTINUE READING» HEADLINES NEWSLETTER Subscribe now for weekly news headlines roundup delivered directly to your inbox. Thank you for subscribing. Something went wrong. We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously
James Manager's brother stabbed to death over land dispute, son butcher's assailant
By Chancel Sunday, Bomadi Hon. Sele-oge Tom, half brother to the lawmaker representing Delta South Senatorial District at the Senate, Sen. James Manager, has been stabbed to death over a land dispute with a family member at Ogriagbene community in Bomadi local government area of Delta state. The incident occurred on Friday, generated chaos in the community with retaliation by the son of the deceased, who butchered the killer of his father while also sustaining an injury to his hand.
Nigeria: Delta 2023 - Delta-Ijaw Resolves to Produce Gov, Backs Okowa
Leaders and stakeholders of Ijaw ethnic nationality in Delta State have resolved that the indigenous extraction should produce the successor of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in 2023. Delta-Ijaw, which took the resolution, weekend, at a consultative meeting in Warri, appealed to other ethnic nationalities in the state to support an Ijaw candidate since all the senatorial districts in the state have produced governors.
By Chancel Sunday, Bomadi The Pere of Akugbene-Mein Kingdom in Bomadi local government area of Delta State, HRM Pere Luke, Kalanama Viii, has called on the federal government to as a matter of necessity, enshrine the role of traditional rulers in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Nigerians suffering because of APC - PDP chieftain, Opuofoni
Nigerians suffering because of APC — PDP chieftain, Opuofoni PDP and its colour flags By Chancel Sunday, BOMADI Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bomadi local government area, Delta state, Prince Opuofoni, has berated the leadership style of the… CONTINUE READING» HEADLINES NEWSLETTER Subscribe now for weekly news headlines roundup delivered directly to your inbox. Thank you for subscribing. Something went wrong. We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously
Nigerians must live right to redeem nation's bastardized name
By Chancel Sunday Catholic Bishop, Most Rev. Hyacinth Egbebo, has tasked Nigerians to live right to redeem the country’s bastardized image that has been a subject of harassment and stumbling block to well-meaning citizens abroad. Egbebo stated this yesterday at the occasion of his 13th Episcopal Anniversary at Bomadi, headquarters of the Catholic Diocese of Bomadi, Delta state.
2 people shot, one stabbed as cult groups clash in Delta community
2 people shot, one stabbed as cult groups clash in Delta community By Chancel Sunday, Bomadi Two people sustained severe bullet wounds with one severally stabbed as two cult groups clashed in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi local government area of Delta… CONTINUE READING» HEADLINES NEWSLETTER Subscribe now for weekly news headlines roundup delivered directly to your inbox. Thank you for subscribing. Something went wrong. We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously
Nigeria: Monarch Appeals to Delta Govt Over Abandoned Poly, Electricity Project
The Pere of Kerebiri-Mein kingdom, Bomadi local government area of Delta State, HRM Godspower Oporomo, has called on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to resuscitate the abandoned Bomadi Polytechnic project as well as fulfil his long promise to link the kingdom to the national grid.
Delta lawmaker thanks constituents for unwavering support, promises better service delivery
By Chancel Sunday, Bomadi Deputy Majority Leader, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Oboro Preyor, has sent Christmas greetings to his constituents with a promise of better service delivery in 2021. Preyor, who represents Bomadi Constituency in the state assembly, sent the greetings on Christmas Day at his country home at Kpakiama, Bomadi local government area of Delta state. ALSO READ: Gov.
TERROR: Nigerian Army Burns Down Innocent Citizens' Homes In Niger Delta as it "Searches For Kidnappers"
By Chancel Sunday The Military Joint Task Force, JTF, yesterday, invaded Bolou-Tubegbe community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, reportedly in search of kidnappers. Men of the 222 Battalion, Bomadi, Delta State, who carried out the joint operation, were reported to have burnt down houses in search of kidnappers, with sporadic shootings.
Nigeria: Houses Burnt As Military Invades Delta Community in Search of Kidnappers
The Military Joint Task Force, JTF, yesterday, invaded Bolou-Tubegbe community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, reportedly in search of kidnappers. Men of the 222 Battalion, Bomadi, Delta State, who carried out the joint operation, were reported to have burnt down houses in search of kidnappers, with sporadic shootings. Reacting to the incident, the Egbesu priest of Esuku Kingdom, King Para Ekiyes, said: "As I'm talking to you, several houses have been burnt down in my community.
BAYELSA WEST: Violence mars exercise at Ekeremor, Sagbama
BAYELSA WEST: Violence mars exercise at Ekeremor, Sagbama By Samuel Oyadongha and Chancel Sunday Violence has reportedly marred conduct of the Saturday Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election in Ekeremor and Sagbama communities, headquarters of Ekeremor… CONTINUE READING» HEADLINES NEWSLETTER Subscribe now for weekly news headlines roundup delivered directly to your inbox. Thank you for subscribing. Something went wrong. We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously
BAYELSA WEST: Violence mars exercise at Ekeremor, Sagbama
By Samuel Oyadongha and Chancel Sunday Violence has reportedly marred conduct of the Saturday Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election in Ekeremor and Sagbama communities, headquarters of Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas, respectively, in the state. Former deputy governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peremobowei Ebebi, condemned the incidents after casting his vote at Ekeremor Ward 2, Aleibiri community.
Nigeria: Explosion - Delta Community Shutdown NAOC Gas Facility
Bomadi — A gas wellhead belonging to Nigeria Agip Oil Company, NAOC, at Tuomo community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, which exploded a fortnight ago following an equipment failure, has been shut down by the community. Disturbed by what they described as the hazardous effects of the explosion on the environment, the traumatised natives, weekend, besieged the facility, known as Well 4T Tuomo to protest their frustration.
Okowa's aide commends S'South Govs over Obaseki's victory
By Chancel Sunday – Bomadi Special Adviser to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on Youth, Comrade Moses Amatu, has commended the South-South Governors’ Forum for their efforts made towards Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s re-election in Edo state. Comrade Amatu made the commendation Monday amidst celebrations by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi local government area, Delta state. He commended Gov.
News -- Coastal communities in Delta State demand ban on nighttime movement of crude oil vessels
• .Petition NIWA over SEEPCO’s operations Coastal communities along the Ramos River in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have raised alarm over what they describe as the reckless and dangerous nighttime operations of crude oil-laden vessels by Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO).
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