By Omemiroro Maxwell Ogedegbe Esq. The Action of Setting of MT Deima vessel Ablaze by Tompolo and his men is an act of illegality, environmental pollution and jungle justice. We read with wide jubilation how the vessel allegedly caught loading supposed illegal crude oil in Delta by the Tompolo’s led Tantita Security Service Limited was set Ablaze on Monday 10th October, 2022 along the Warri River in Delta Stat. It is not news that the Tompolo and his security outfit are the new sheriff in the Marine world to tackle the illegal bunkering activities in the Niger Delta region.…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Delta South Senatorial District in the forthcoming 2023 General elections, Hon.Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has congratulated every girl child locally and internationally as the world marks International Day Of The Girl Child. Hon. Joel-Onowakpo made this known in a congratulatory message he personally signed and made available to pressmen in Delta State to identify with the girl child on this special day set aside to raise awareness on issues affecting them. While stressing g the significance of the day’s celebration, the APC Delta South Senatorial District candidate said there was no gainsaying the fact that…
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Hon. Tony Anukwu alleged to have built his house on waterways within the Asaba Capital Territory, which is said to be occasioning flood and erosion in the area has refuted the allegations as gimmicks of land speculators seeking to extort money from him. The structure was said to be blocking the access road and waterways in Airport View Estate, near Asaba in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the State. But Hon. Anukwu insisted that the said land was not in anyway connected or part of road or…
By Chukwudi Iwuchukwu Operatives of the security outfit of former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, have intercepted an illegal vessel loaded with crude oil in Delta State. One of the security personnel who was part of the operation mentioned that, they got a tip off that a ship was loading at the Escravos axis. The Tantita security personnel went to the place and got the ship arrested. The Tantita security personnel further added that he was offered a bribe of N25m to let the ship go but he turned down the offer. Tompolo’s security outfit was recently…
About 58 illegal oil points have been discovered so far since the operation to end oil theft on the waterways of Delta and Bayelsa states began Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, said this in a press briefing at Oporoza on Sunday where he also gave an update on the recent discovery of a 4km illegal crude oil pipeline in the Forcados area of Delta State. “I think we have found over 58 points that have been tapped in both Delta and Bayelsa states,” he noted. According to him, with this breakthrough, stakeholders in the region are optimistic…
Governors under the auspices of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have been encouraged to meet with the Minister of Water Resources, who has “worked hard on dams and water resources in the country,” fashion out solutions, and then escalate their conclusions to the Federal Government, to alleviate the plight of people currently being ravaged by flood round the country. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the counsel at State House, Abuja, Friday, while playing host to the outgoing Chairman of NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, the incoming Interim Chairman, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, and the Interim Deputy Chairman, Atiku…
By Onoriode Etatsemi. The Director of Public Prosecution Ministry of Justice, Delta State, Mrs Efe Jesin Odogun has appealed to Complainants to always give maximum corporation to State Counsels on cases reported to them. Mrs Odogun made this appeal when she featured on Delta Broadcasting Service Programme ” Justice Hour” which was monitored in Asaba. She explained that part of their duties was to render Legal advice on files sent by the police and other law enforcement agencies including the Courts, and Correctional centres base on the particular case file. According to her, other functions of DPP included rendering advice…
BY ALBUS DAUDA Kennena Eloka, a Canada-based indigene of Anambra who is also a prominent supporter of Peter Obi, has berated members of the Yoruba ethnic group as being from a ‘lineage of traitors and cowards’ during a rant on ClubHouse, an audio app that became popular with Nigerians and others around the world during the 2020 pandemic restrictions. Mr Kennena’s rant, which echoed tribal slurs that have now become a staple of the Obi campaign, came during a heated debate with other users of the app who are Yorubas and expressed a rejection of Obi’s presidential aspiration, according…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Residents of Airport View Estate of Asaba axis in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have today protested the blockage of what they called the only waterway channel causing lacked of access road into the area by a politician. The politician identified as Anthony Anukwu, a member of the State ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) bought a controversial piece of land and had erected a structure in the said land measuring 30fts by 200 blocking the waterways at Engr. Joseph Obi Street in Airport View Estate. According to the protesters / residents, the…
The Oko Landing Bay, one of the constituency projects attracted by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Honorable Ndudi Elumelu, for the people of Oko community in Oshimili South local Government area, Delta State, has been completed. The project, constructed and equipped by Gorrion Engineering, a reputable marine engineering company based in Port Harcourt, was completed in September, in line with specifications, after three Months duration. The project is in consonance with the Minority Leader’s assurance and commitment, towards helping in opening the riverine communities in Oshimili South Local Government area, through efficient and easy water transportation…