Gas City Project: Ijaws, Itsekiris Sink Differences, Welcome Ground-Breaking Ceremony
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Ijaws and Itsekiris Wednesday in Asaba resolved their differences over the Gas City Project and appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to fix a date for the ground-breaking ceremony. Rising More...
Uduaghan Calls for Rigorous Voters’ Education As Elections Loom
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State and His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse II, the Olu of Warri when the Governor led the Delta State PDP Campaign train to pay courtesy a call on the Olu in his palace, Thursday. LAGOS More...
Feb. Polls: Itsekiris Move against Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan ….Promise to rally support for Buhari LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Itsekiri nation, under the aegis of a socio-political group, Itsekiri Legacy Rebirth (ILR), has vowed to work More...
$16b Gas Project: : Jonathan Mandates Uduaghan , Presidency to Fix New Date For Ground Breaking
President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Goodluck Jonathan has mandated the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, relevant authorities in the Presidency and the Ministry of Petroleum More...
Journalists Bared as Jonathan Paid Unscheduled Visit to Olu of Warri
President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, evening, paid an unscheduled visit to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame, Atuwatse II, in his palace in Delta State. The visit lasted for just 21 minutes More...
What Manner of Equity is PDP Practicing in Delta State?
By Victor Anya LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-It is shocking that Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2015 general elections in Delta State could pick his More...
2015: Why Urhobo must Join Others to Produce Delta Governor-Onuesoke
Chief Sunny Onuesoke Delta PDP Governorship candidate in 2007 general election and Country Director of Network for Good Governance (N4GG, ) Chief Sunny Onuesoke in an interview with our correspondent speaks on More...
Delta 2015; Okowa Picks Tompolo’s Loyalist, Otuaro as Running Mate
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Kingsley Otuaro, a loyalist of ex-militant, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has emerged the running mate of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party More...
Okowa, Ejele, Uduaghan, Ibori and Future of Delta
By Jesutega Onokpasa LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Earlier this year at page 12 of the Vanguard of Monday, May 26, 2014 a certain Cornelius Etaghene Onoriode caused to be published an advertorial I found to More...
Delta Gov: How Tompolo’s N3b Wins Primaries for Okowa, Position Ijaw for Deputy
Tompolo LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-More facts have emerged on the surprise that the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State turned out to be. The primaries, which took place More...
Why I Dumped Senatorial Ambition- Uduaghan
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH, 2014 ( URHOBOTODAY)-Determined to finish strong on his peace and security agenda, Delta State, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan yesterday in Asaba announced More...
EPZ Saga: My Take is on Justice, Equity and Fairness- Tompolo
Tompolo LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-So much has been said about the $16 Billion Export Processing zone(EPZ)which is meant to galvanize Nigeria’s economic growth through adequate gas processing and supply, More...
$16bn EPZ Saga: Tompolo’s Boys Abduct Journalists, Others On Delta Waterways
TOMPOLO LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The crisis trailing the botched groundbreaking of the $16billion EPZ Delta City Gas Project in Delta State by President Goodluck Jonathan, Sunday, took a dramatic twist More...
“One Million Tompolos Cannot Threaten Or Intimidate Us,” Keyamo Tells Jonathan
Festus Keyamo LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Following claims of continued threats from former Niger Delta militant Tompolo against the Ugbodoro community in Warri, Delta State, human rights attorney Festus Keyamo More...
The Position of Urhobo Nation in 2015 General Election
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In November 4th, 2014, Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) addressed a world press conference which they declared their position towards the 2015 general election. The press conference More...
Omo-Agege, Delta State Symbol of Unity for 2015
National Political Leader, Chief Edwin Clark and Delta State PDP Governorship aspirant, Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege during his consultant visit to Clark country home at Kiagbodo, Burutu LGA By Ijeoma Uba. LAGOS AUGUST More...
Delta 2015: Delta Political Vanguard Canvasses Clarks’ Support for Okowa
(L-R), Chairman of Delta Political Vanguard, Evangelist Michael Diden , Vincent Uduaghan, Julius Takeme and Alhaji (Barr) Isa Clark LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-A political group under the aegis of Delta Political More...
How Legal Staff Plots with EFCC to Fleece DESOPADEC Million of Naira
LAGOS JULY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-It is amazing that while people of Delta State are yet to benefit from the objectives of which Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC) is set up, a syndicate More...
Delta 2015: Isoko Leaders Pledge Support for Omo-Agege Governorship Ambition
(L-R) Isoko Leader, Chief Dennis E.A Etaloku having a handshake with Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege during Omo-Agege consultation visit to his resident at Igbide LAGOS JULY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The gubernatorial quest of More...
Delta Gubernatorial Political Game: Who Plays it Better?
By Onajite Ese The whistle may not have been blown, neither has the starter gun been fired, but the inevitable truth and incontrovertible fact is that the political race has since begun, and it will be foolery More...
Delta 2015: The Bitter Truth About Zoning
By Ese Onajite LAGOS APRIL 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-AGREED, equity is fair, equity is justice. This is the pillar on which those from Delta North have hung their demand for the position of Delta State governor to be More...
Uduaghan, Ayiri Blame JTF over Increasing Crude Oil Theft
Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan LAGOS APRIL 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Delta State governor Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has blamed the security agencies in the Niger Delta, especially the Joint Task Force’s “Operation Pulo Shield,” More...
Delta: Warri BRT Lane to Swallow N6b
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State Government has earmarked N6 billion for the ongoing Bus Rapid Transit lane project in Warri. The Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuama, made this known at the Palace More...
Much Ado about Power Shift in Delta State
By Prince A.Abugo LAGOS APRIL 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The agitation for “turn by turn” rotation of the office of Governor through “power shift” is the political issue today. Since Felix Ibru and James Ibori More...
Urhobo Nation and Her Three Core Enemies
By Godwin Etakibuebu LAGOS MAR CH 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-THE President inaugurated the National Conference in Abuja on Monday. By so doing, he has fulfilled another promise of “this nebulously packaged Transformation More...