How Commencement of Oil Production in Warri Refinery Reduce Importation of Fuel
LAGOS JULY 28TH (URHOBTODAY)-The Federal Government has expressed readiness to scale down the importation of refined petroleum products following the anticipated bridging of demand gap in local consumption with More...
President Buhari Dissolves Board of NNPC
Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate dissolution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The decision was conveyed in a letter, dated June 26, 2015, signed by the More...
Buhari’s Priority is Genocide-for-Oil, not Boko Haram
Buhari By Prof Chinweizu LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Buhari’s priority is Genocide-for-oil, not Boko Haram, or corruption or the fuel, power shortages etc. that he claimed. In his Inaugural speech on May 29, More...
Okonjo-Iweala Warns Her Successor of Tough Year Ahead
Okonjo-Iweala LAGOS JUNE 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said her successor will face a “difficult” year because of plunging oil revenues and the economy needs expert More...
There is no Missing Oil Money- Allison-Madueke
Deziani Allison-Madueke Last week we brought you the first of interview of former Petroleum Minister, Deziani Allison-Madueke. In the second phase of the interview, she explained on allegation of missing oil money, More...
Okolugbo Urges Deltans to Extend Same Support Given to Uduaghan to Okowa
Sir Kenny Okolugbo taking LAGOS MAY 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Commissioner representing Ndokwa Nation in the board of Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESPADEC), Sir Kenny Okolugbo has called More...
$20bn: My Govt. has Nothing to Hide, Jonathan Tells Antagonistic Buhari
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday declared that his administration had nothing to hide on the alleged missing $20 billion oil money. Jonathan made the declaration while reacting More...
Nigerians Expect a Lot from You, Obasanjo Tells Buhari
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in group picture with APC Leaders LAGOS APRIL 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to realize that Nigerians are expecting More...
Celebration in Northern Nigeria as Buhari Wins Presidency
Gen Mohammadu Buhari, President-elect LAGOS APRIL 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)- The Morthern part of Nigeria erupted in jubilation and celebration as Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Atahiru Jega More...
Alison-Madueke Drags Premium Times, APC, 9 others to Court over Report on Missing $20bn
Allison-Madueke LAGOS MARCH 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)- The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has sued PREMIUM TIMES and 10 other individuals and organizations to restrain them from further reporting More...
Jonathan To Dump Allison-Madueke
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A report on Monday indicated that President Goodluck Jonathan may reshuffle his cabinet any time soon, a development that may consume some powerful Ministers. According to Blueprint, More...
Dokubo Dares North, says N’Delta Militants’ll Match Them Violence for Violence
Asari Dokubo LAGOS JANUARY 21TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former militant leader,Asari Dokubo says he and other Niger Delta militants will match the North violence for violence before,during and after the 2015 general election. Asari More...
Investors Panic as Oil Prices Drop to $46.69
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Prices of many crude oil grades have crashed from over $55 to below $50 per barrel in the global market. Price of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, basket More...
DESOPADEC Commissioner, Okolugbo Hails Uduaghan’s Conduct of Ad Hoc Delegates Election
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan NOVEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESPADEC) Commissioner representing Ndokwa Nation, Sir Kenny Okolugbo has commended the More...
DESOPADEC Commissioner, Okolugbo Commends Uduaghan Peace Initiative, Present Bus to HOSTCOM
DESOPADEC Commissioner Ndokwa Nation, Sir Kenny Okolugbo (Centre) flanked by Ngokwa -West LGA Chairman, Barr C.E. Egri-Okwaji (left) and HOSTCOM Chairman Ndokwa-West, Mr Peter Egedegbe during presentation of the More...
Delta Beyond Oil Vision: A Vehicle for Diverse Economic Prosperity
By Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The “Delta beyond Oil” initiative is an economic vision of the award winning Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmaunel Uduaghan. The idea is to shift More...
Trouble Looms in Bonny Community over Misappropriation of Shell’s N500m
By Anderson Hart LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Mismanagement and misappropriation of about N500m from multinational oil giant shell, and impunity over the running of the oil rich Oloma community funds in Bonny More...
Clarion Call on Jonathan, Uduaghan to Inject $500m on Reconstruction of Kokori
(Left) President Goodluck Jonathan and Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan By: Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe. LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Delta State oil producing and political town of Kokori is an integral part of the various 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...
Crisis Looms in DESOPADEC over Alleged Kpogho’s Withholding of Worker’s N200m
LAGOS JULY 19TH (URHOBOLAND) Crisis is looming in Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) as workers of the intervention agency are spoiling for war over alleged withholding of their More...
4,000 NDDC’S Uncompleted Projects Litter Niger Delta Region
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-THE Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is in a pitiable state it may never recover from, if it continues operating in its current ways. The 14-year-old interventionist agency, More...
DESOPADEC Commissioner, Ominimini Empowers Professionals with Working Tools
(Left) DESOPADEC Commissioner representing Ukwuani, Hon Ken Okolugbo congratulating a benefitiary, while DESPADEC Commissioner representing Ughelli North and Ethiope-East LGA, Rt (Hon) Christopher Ominimini Obiuwevbi More...
Delta: Group Gives Oil Company Conditions to Explore Oil in Urhobo Communities
LAGOS MAY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Group under the aegis of Urhobo People’s Right Monitoring Group (UPRMG) has giving Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC) conditions on which it would be allow to continue exploration More...
Goodluck Jonathan Presidency and the Place of the Urhobo Nation (PHOTOS INCLUSIVE)
Obasiri Ovie Omo-Agege (Centre) arriving at the venue of Isaac Boro public lecture and award eevent at Ughelli Town Hall By Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege On Sunday May 18th, 2014, former Secretary to Delta State Government More...
Ughelli-Asaba Dualisation Project’ll Attract Investment to Delta State-Onuesoke
Chief Sunny Onuesoke By Oghenekevwe Laba The Special Project Director, office of Delta State Governor, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has revealed that the ongoing Ughelli-Asaba dualisation project will attract economical More...