25 years ago, P.M. News published this edition dated March 29, 2001, celebrating the 49th birthday of the then Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is now the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Got you. Here’s the *Ijaw LGAs in Rivers State + the major oil/gas fields & terminals they host*: ### *1. Bonny LGA - Ibani Ijaw* - *Major facilities*:     - *Bonny Oil & Gas Terminal* - Nigeria’s largest crude export terminal. Operated by Shell     - *Nigeria LNG Plant* - One of the biggest LNG plants in the world     - *Bonny Offshore Fields* - OML 11, OML 18, etc. - *Note*: Main revenue earner for Nigeria’s gas exports ### *2. Degema LGA - Kalabari Ijaw* - *Major facilities*:     - *Degema Riverine Fields* - Multiple onshore marginal fields     - *Offshore Blocks* - Close to Atlantic, lots of FPSO operations     - *Bille, Bakana, Tombia oil wells* - Traditional Kalabari oil communities - *Note*: Historic oil trading center. Heavy pipeline network ### *3. Asari-Toru LGA - Kalabari Ijaw* - *Major facilities*:     - *Buguma oil fields* - Onshore wells     - *Soku Gas Plant* - Major gas gathering faci...

By EgbemaVoice  The attention of myself and other well-meaning stakeholders of Egbema Kingdom has been drawn to a video currently trending across social media platforms made by Chief Otegha Tracely Ayebi In the said video, Chief Ayebi made defamatory, divisive, and inciting statements targeted at our foremost leader and father of the land, Hon. Alhaji Emmanuel Omoko, The Bolowei 1 of Egbema Kingdom. The clear intention of that video is to create problems, disunity, and unnecessary crisis among the peaceful communities of Egbema Kingdom. He said,  I reject this in totality.  Egbema Kingdom is one indivisible entity. From Opuama, Polobubo, Ogbinbiri, to Ogbudugbudu in Warri North local Government Area of Delta state and its environs, we share the same ancestry, the same struggles, and the same aspirations. The oil companies operating in our kingdom are located within these territories mentioned. For decades, our people have agitated for development, employment, ...

 By Basit Jamiu  Colonel Ma'aji, who was involved in a failed coup against President Tinubu in 2025, cited events under the Buhari administration as his motivation Ma'aji pointed to rising corruption, nepotism, and a wave of kidnapping and banditry across northern Nigeria as key grievances The colonel said military leaders at the top failed to act when the security situation became critical, pushing him toward the idea of intervention  Colonel Ma'aji, the army officer at the centre of a failed coup plot against President Bola Tinubu in 2025, has spoken about what drove him toward the idea of overthrowing the government — and his account largely blames the administration that came before Tinubu's. 112 Tadeusz Kościuszko - One... In remarks quoted by Premium Times, Ma'aji, an infantry officer who served across multiple military formations in Nigeria, said the conditions that radicalised him began deteriorating in the final period of former President Muham...

JUBILATION IN WARRI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY: NDP CANDIDATE MULADE SHERIFF PhD, PROMISES PEACE, UNITY, DEVELOPMENT, AMONG IJAW, ITSEKIRI URHOBO, By EgbemaVoice, Warri: A renowned Delta State-born United Nations Peace Ambassador and environmental rights activist, Comrade Mulade Sheriff has once again reassured the peace-loving people of Warri Federal Constituency that he would deepen unity, peace and development among the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo ethnic groups in the constituency if elected to the House of Representatives in 2027. The House of Representatives hopeful under the platform of National Democratic Party, NDP, assured the indigenes and residents of the Constituency of quality representation at the Green Chamber to attract the desired attention and development that will create employment opportunities for the teeming youths across the Warri Federal constituency. Chief Mulade, the Ibe-Sorimowei of Ancient oil-rich Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South...

Edo at 35: Mingo Accuses Government of Tribalism, Sentiment, Urges Okpebholo to Prioritize Development in Ijaw Areas …Says Edo Ijaws Have Been Marginalised in Political Representation, Infrastructure and Traditional Institutions By EgbemaVoice Niger Delta youth leader and KingdomVoice advocate, Comrade Mingo Meshach Sayami Ogumaka, has congratulated the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on the 35th anniversary of the creation of Edo State, while calling on the state government to urgently address what he described as decades of marginalisation, neglect and developmental imbalance affecting Ijaw communities across the state. In a goodwill message marking the anniversary, Mingo acknowledged the progress recorded in Edo State since its creation from the former Bendel State, but expressed concern that the benefits of governance and development have not been equitably distributed, particularly to Ijaw-speaking communities and traditional institutions. According to hi...

By KingdomVoice As Delta State marks 35 years since its creation from the former Bendel State , Niger Delta youth leader and KingdomVoice advocate, Comrade Mingo Meshach Sayami Ogumaka , has congratulated the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis  Oborevwori , on the historic anniversary. In his goodwill message, Comrade Mingo commended successive administrations and political leaders who have contributed to the growth and development of Delta State, while urging the present administration to take a fresh look at communities and kingdoms that, despite their enormous contributions to the state, continue to experience serious developmental deficits. According to him, Egbema Kingdom remains one of the glaring examples of underdevelopment in Delta State after 35 years of state creation. He noted that while Delta State has recorded significant progress in several sectors, the development story of Egbema Kingdom has remained largely d...

By EgbemaVoice, The Ondo State Youth Forum, led by Convener High Chief Sylvester Ayebi Sofiyegha, has declared its support for Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo)’s Door-to-Door Campaign for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The forum highlighted the Tinubu administration’s reforms and development initiatives, including youth empowerment, education, infrastructure, energy, oil-sector reforms, NELFUND, and the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway. It also commended the Presidential Amnesty Programme, under Dr. Dennis Otuaro, for scholarship and empowerment opportunities for Niger Delta youths. The group further praised Tompolo and Tantita Security Services for their role in protecting critical oil infrastructure and creating employment opportunities for Niger Delta youths, while acknowledging NDDC interventions across Ondo State. The forum called on youths across Ese-Odo, Ilaje, Irele, Okitipupa, Odigbo, Ileluji, Okeigbo, and the enti...

Otuaro Urges Niger Delta To Vote Massively For President Bola Tinubu As PAP Dispatches 150 Scholarship Beneficiaries To UK Varsities …Hails Tinubu For Prevailing Peace In Niger Delta By EgbemaVoice  The Presidential Amnesty Programme has dispatched 150 Niger Delta beneficiaries for postgraduate studies in universities across the United Kingdom, bringing the number of offshore scholarship deployments under its current leadership to 243 in 2026. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Presidential Amnesty Programme on August 21, 2026, by Mr Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator. The latest beneficiaries were sent out following a pre-departure orientation held at the PAP headquarters in Abuja, where the programme’s Administrator, Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, described the scholarship initiative as an investment in human capital development and the future of the Niger Delta. Otuaro urged people of the Niger Delta to support President Bola Tinubu ...

Birthday celebration  KINGS AND QUEENS DELTA STATE INTAKES – JULY 2007 BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY GALLERIES, Celebrating Our Members  Honouring Friendship • Cherishing Memories Welcome to the Kings and Queens Delta State Intakes – July 2007 Birthday Anniversary Galleries, a special collection dedicated to celebrating our members on their birthdays. Every birthday is a reminder of the journey we have shared, the friendships we have built, and the memories that continue to keep us together. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS! May your new age bring you good health, greater achievements, peace, happiness, prosperity and abundant blessings. As members of the Kings and Queens Delta State Intakes – July 2007, we celebrate each celebrant with pride and gratitude, wishing you many more fruitful years ahead. LONG LIVE KINGS AND QUEENS!  Courtesy: EgbemaVoice ...

EDO STATE IS OUR NEXT BATTLEGROUND: FOCUS EGBEMA GROUP ACCUSES GOVERNOR MONDAY OKPEBHOLO OF DEEPENING ETHNIC TENSIONS Calls for Equal Recognition, Protection of Ijaw Traditional Institutions and Justice for Edo State’s Indigenous Communities By EgbemaVoice, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE — The Focus Egbema Group (FEG) has raised strong concerns over what it describes as growing ethnic tension, political marginalisation and unequal treatment of indigenous ethnic groups in Edo State, particularly in the Edo South Senatorial District. In a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Comrade Mingo Friday Sayami Ogumaka, the group accused the Edo State Government under Governor Monday Okpebholo of allowing traditional and political structures to become instruments of ethnic domination, rather than promoting equality, justice and peaceful coexistence among the various ethnic nationalities that make up the state. According to the group, Edo State is a multi-ethnic society comprising diff...

NIGER DELTA YOUTH LEADER MINGO MESHACH SAYA OGUMAKA CELEBRATES ENGR. FRANKLIN OGBUDU ON BIRTHDAY Describes Ken Tari Ken Ikiyou Ogbo Chairman as a Humble, Committed and Selfless Community Leader By EgbemaVoice, WARRI NORTH, DELTA STATE — Niger Delta youth leader and publisher, Comrade Mingo Meshach Saya Ogumaka, has felicitated with Engr. Franklin Ogbudu, Chairman of Ken Tari Ken Ikiyou Ogbo, popularly known as “One Voice,” on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. In a goodwill message, Comrade Mingo described Engr. Ogbudu as a humble, committed, selfless and people-oriented leader whose years of service have demonstrated genuine passion for the unity, progress and development of his people. Mingo particularly celebrated Engr. Ogbudu as a true son of the soil of Egbema Kingdom and, indeed, Ogbinbiri Federated Community in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, commending his remarkable contributions to community development and the promotion of uni...

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU VOWS TO REVIVE THE REFINERIES AFTER A RESET, WELCOMES VALIDATION OF REFORMS BY NUPENG President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said refineries will not be allowed to waste away, given the huge investments made over many years, assuring that in-depth research, restructuring, and leadership will reposition them to deliver value and profit.   President Tinubu stated this when he received the National Executive of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), led by its National President, Comrade Salimon Akanni Oladiti, at the State House.   The President, while responding to a request by NUPENG to revive the nation's oil refineries, explained that the challenges confronting the refineries would be addressed through a systematic, evidence-based approach rather than short-term interventions. According to him, the Federal Government will encourage detailed research and technical assessments to identify the stru...

EGBEMA KINGDOM APPRECIATES GBARAMATU LEADERS, DEBUNKED EZEKIEL DANIEL'S FALSE CLAIMS AGAINST TOMPOLO AND OTHERS _____ HON. EBENEZER BIGHA  BY gandi wisdom   The Councillor representing Ogbinbiri Ward 17, Egbema Kingdom at the Warri North Legislative Arm, Hon Ebenezer Ebikabowei Bigha has called on the general public to disregard the falsehoods leveled against a foremost Leader of the Niger Delta High Chief Dr Government Oweizide Ekpempolo Popularly known as Tompolo by one Mr Ezekiel Daniel and his cohorts on social media handles.  Hon Ebenezer stated emphatically during the week in Warri that Ezekiel Daniel knows nothing about GOC, he is a migrant from the West, born and brought up in Ibadan Oyo State. He has no clue neither did he took part in the Niger Delta Liberation struggle, he was not even an Ex militants who contributed to the process that birthed the Presidential Amnesty Program. he is only an opportunist being used by mischief makers who a...

Burutu Ex-Aspirants Knock, Trash Vote of Confidence on Takeme, Demand Probe of ₦23.7bn Council Money By EgbemaVoice  The Genuine Forum of Former Chairmanship Aspirants in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has dissociated itself from a purported vote of confidence issued in support of the council chairman, Mr Julius Takeme, describing the publication as misleading and insisting that those behind it do not represent the genuine members of the forum but political appointees and people of poor pedigree. In a statement signed by seven members of the genuine forum, including Hon. Jude Angodideke, Hon. Paul Oruma, Hon. Duncan Tamaradoubra Forcados, Hon. Chief Godspower Tomone, Hon. Chief Lucky Feizy Oweimieotu, Hon. Stephen Eniekezimene and Hon. Comrade Ozobo Austin, the forum said its members remained the genuine members and committed to transparency, accountability and prudent management of public resources. The genuine former aspirants alleged that individuals who...

General Siemens Nisor Bekes Cautions Daniel Ezekiel Against Insults on Tompolo, Gbaramatu Leaders,  By EgbemaVoice  The Niger Delta former warlord and Edo State General, Chief Siemens Nisor Bekes, has cautioned Egbema youths and other Niger Delta youths against insulting High Chief (Dr.) Government Oweizide Ekpomupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, the GOC and Ibidouwei of Ijaw-Ibe, as well as other prominent Gbaramatu leaders. General Siemens Nisor Bekes specifically condemned the use of harsh language, social media attacks, and the circulation of videos or other materials on Facebook pages and groups aimed at insulting or disparaging Tompolo and other Gbaramatu leaders, including Dr. Dennis Burutu Otuaro, High Chief Kestin Pondi, Engr. Mathew Tonlagha, and others. According to him, it is not advisable for any son or daughter of the Niger Delta to insult Tompolo, considering the sacrifices he has made and continues to make for the development, peace and interests of...