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Pipeline Surveillance Contract: Tantita Strengthens National Confidence as David Osia Applauds GOC Tompolo, Kestin Pondi, and Blasts Critics,

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Pipeline Surveillance Contract: Tantita Strengthens National Confidence as David Osia Applauds GOC Tompolo, Kestin Pondi, and Blasts Critics By EgbemaVoice The Niger Delta youth leader, Hon. David Osia, has issued a powerful rebuke of sustained media campaigns and coordinated attacks against Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, describing them as “deliberate acts of economic sabotage and anti-development propaganda targeted at destabilising one of Nigeria’s most successful indigenous security interventions in the oil and gas sector.” Speaking during a media interaction with EgbemaVoice news, Osia stated that Tantita’s emergence has fundamentally transformed pipeline surveillance and asset protection in Nigeria, restoring both national confidence and international credibility in the country’s energy security architecture. He praised the visionary leadership of High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (GOC Tompolo, PhD), describing him as “a strategic natio...
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Egbema Stakeholder Seeks Timeline for Oborevwori’s Project Commissioning,

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By EgbemaVoice The Niger Delta youth leader, Comrade Mingo Meshach Sayami Ogumaka, a critical stakeholder from Egbema Kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area, has applauded the Executive Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, for what he described as massive infrastructural projects across the state. However, the youth leader lamented what he termed the persistent underdevelopment of Egbema Kingdom, urging the governor to extend the MORE Agenda of his administration to the area. In a statement made available to newsmen, Comrade Mingo expressed concern over the condition of public infrastructure in Egbema communities, noting that many primary and secondary school buildings have fallen into serious disrepair due to lack of government presence. “Our communities are gradually turning into camps. Primary and secondary school buildings are dilapidated because of government neglect. Since Governor Sheriff Oborevwori assumed office, Egbema people have no...
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Mulade Advocates Peaceful Coexistence as CEPEJ-Africa Moves to De-escalate Warri Ethnic Crisis,

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CEPEJ-Africa launches multi-stakeholder peacebuilding dialogue to de-escalate recurring tensions among ethnic groups in Warri, Delta State  Mulade call for peaceful coexistence among Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobos in Warri federal constituency. By EgbemaVoice, A popular Human Rights and advocacy organization in the Niger Delta region, The Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) on Tuesday launched a high-level multi-stakeholder roundtable dialogue among the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Delta State with a view to de-escalating the recurring tensions among these ethnic groups and strengthen bonds of peaceful coexistence among the people. In attendance at the peacebuilding dialogue held at King George Hall, Warri South Local Government Area was a wide spectrum of stakeholders, comprising community leaders, security agencies, market traders, civil society organizations and representatives of the various ethnic nationalities resident across Warri...
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Dr Dennis Otuaro Congratulates IPF New Leadership, Calls for Support

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Dr Dennis Otuaro Congratulates IPF New Leadership, Calls for Support   By EgbemaVoice Dr. Dennis Otuaro has congratulated the new leadership of the Ijaw Publishers Forum (IPF), led by senior Comrade Ozobo Austin, charging them to have confidence in themselves as they lead the organization.  Speaking through Mr. Prebor Presley, the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme Delta/Edo State office, Otuaro Commended IPF for delivering on its mandate of telling the Ijaw/Niger Delta story from a rights perspective. He said growing the indigenous media platforms such as IPF should be everyone's priority, noting that IPF has a significant importance to Ijaw nation, Niger Delta and Nigeria at large. However, the Otuaro's message was conveyed at such a critical time when the Niger Delta needed stronger voices that would sharpen advocacy for the rights and interests of the Ijaw people and the Niger Delta region. He urged the new leadership to build on the success...
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Ijaw publishers Charged To Be Courageous As IPF New Exco Inaugurated

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….Ozobo, IYC, Eselemo Harp On Unity Ijaw media practitioners have been charged to be courageous enough to praise genuine leadership and bold enough to challenge failure amongst leaders in the Ijaw ethnic nationality and the Niger Delta as a whole. Chairman, Delta State Scholarship/Bursary Board, Dr. Shedrack Agediga, gave the charge in Warri at the inauguration of new executives of the Ijaw Publishers’ Forum (IPF). Agediga, who was the Chairman at the event, said IPF is not just a social club, describing members of the IPF as not ordinary publishers but nation-builders. According to him, for a long time, Ijaw stories have been told by mainstream media and outsiders with diluted versions, just as he stressed the need to support indigenous media. He added: “The Ijaw Publishers Forum is not a social club. It is a necessity. It exists because for too long, our story has been told about us, but never by us. And when others tell your story, they decide who is villain and who is v...
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Emulate Uma Ukpai, Gov Diri Urges Christian Ministers,

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Emulate Uma Ukpai, Gov Diri Urges Christian Ministers By EgbemaVoice, Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised Christian clerics to imitate the ministry of the late international evangelist, Rev. (Dr) Uma Ukpai, who took the Gospel of Christ beyond state capitals to remote communities. Governor Diri said the late Rev. Ukpai distinguished himself among preachers for propagating the Christian faith in many rural communities and outside urban areas across Nigeria. The Bayelsa governor, who paid tribute to the popular minister during a condolence visit to his family in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, said Ukpai finished his course on earth and that God called him home. He recalled the late preacher’s several visits to Bayelsa communities and how he was a blessing to the state during state programmes. He said: “Our late Papa Ukpai impacted so many lives through his evangelism and messages. He was a man who went into the interior and villages of our state to pr...
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Ozobo Sworn In for Second Term, Urges Unity and Mutual Respect Among Ijaw Youth; Demands Boro’s Portrait in Every Ijaw Home,

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Ozobo Takes Oath of office for second term, preaches mutual respect among Ijaw youth, says Boro portrait be displayed in every home in Ijaw Nation By EgbemaVoice, The newly elected President Comrade Ozobo Austin, and his executive committee of the Ijaw Publishers' Forum (IPF), has taken the oath of office for a second term, pledging to uphold the organization's values and promote Ijaw Nation's development.  The inauguration ceremony, held at Chief Tunde Smooth Playground in Warri, Delta State, was attended by dignitaries, including Dr. Dennis Otuaro, Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, and Amb. Dr. Sheriff Mulade, National Coordinator, Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Amb. Jude Ebitimi Ukori (JP), the spokesman of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Amb. Princewill Binebai; Hon. Kofee Amasuomo, Others were the national chairman of the Forum of the delegates of the Third phase of the presidential amnesty programme General God...
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Awolowo Was Mentored in Journalism by Ernest Okoli — Eselemo,

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Awolowo was a mentee of Ernest Okoli in Journalism -Eselemo  By EgbemaVoice, Prominent Ijaw leader and historian Prince Collins Eselemo has revealed that Nigerian journalism has its roots with an Ijaw man, Earnest Ikoli, who mentored Chief Obafemi Awolowo, former Nigerian president and other pioneering journalists. Eselemo made this disclosure at the second inauguration ceremony of NEC of the Ijaw Publishers Forum (IPF) in Warri, Delta State. Eselemo emphasised that the Ijaw people are proud and intelligent, and that IPF members are making the Ijaw nation proud by coming together as publishers and journalists. He urged them to practice journalism responsibly, pursuing truth, fairness, and justice. Eselemo also criticized the federal government for betraying the Niger Delta region, saying the Presidential Amnesty Programme has not yielded meaningful development. He accused the government of not implementing the programme's blueprint and called for more development in the...
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PAP Boss Applauds Oluremi Tinubu Over Landmark Visit to Warri

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By EgbemaVoice, The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), High Chief (Dr.) Dennis Brutu Otuaro, has congratulated the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her visit to Warri in Delta State, on Thursday, February 26, 2026. In a statement signed by Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, PAP, Otuaro described the First Lady's one-day visit as a significant and welcome development for the government and good people of Delta State. The Administrator expressed the confidence of PAP stakeholders and beneficiaries that Senator Tinubu's visit to Warri would serve as an impetus to the Programme's drive for sustainable peace, security and development in the Niger Delta. Dr Otuaro described the First Lady as a symbol of national peace and unity, which are cardinal pillars of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. He highlighted the fact that Her Excellency is a compassionate leader, who has demonstrat...
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WARRI KINGDOM CONFERS UTUKPA-ORITSE TITLE ON OLUREMI TINUBU,

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WARRI KINGDOM CONFERS UTUKPA-ORITSE TITLE ON OLUREMI TINUBU, By EgbemaVoice, The Warri Kingdom has marked a historic milestone as His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, conferred the revered chieftaincy title of Utukpa-Oritse on Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. The colourful investiture ceremony symbolized a heartfelt homecoming for the First Lady, who proudly traces her maternal heritage to the Itsekiri people. In addition to the prestigious title, she was inducted into the Royal Order of Iwere (ROI)—one of the kingdom’s highest honours reserved for distinguished sons, daughters, and allies of Iwere land. The grand ceremony attracted an array of eminent personalities, including the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori; the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; and the Dein of Agbor, Benjamin Ikenchukwu Keagborekuzi I, alongside other royal fathers, political leaders, and dignitaries from across the country. The event not only celebrated Warri...
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