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Chief Paul Obelley is a well respected community leader  and philanthropist in Eleme Kingdom of Rivers State. Our crew cought up with him in Eleme Town on the occassion of the Bishopric Thanksgiving and Episcopal Anniversary  of the Shammah Christian Ministry International INC presided over by his wife Bishop Elizabeth Obelley. In this interview, he speaks on some issues including the need for religious leaders to join hands in promoting inter religious harmony in the country among other issues. He also spoke on his Recreational Center project which is nearing completion a project he says will enhance healthy living and body fitness of the people. He says the centre will  engage the youths positively as well as promote the tourism potentials of Eleme as a whole. He said with the center the youths in the area will be more positively engaged. While condemning youth restiveness and the menace of cultism in the area, Chief Obelley stressed the need for prayers towards ens...

Jenas and ATM can be described as the next biggest acts that will be coming out from Abuja the nation’s capital city. With hit songs like "Mararaba" "Patience" Story Story" among others, Nigerians will soon be treated with good rap and pop sounds. In this interview with Nwokoma Messiah, Jenas and ATM who are of the BY ANY MEANS ENTERTAINMENT talk of their music and dreams to make an impact in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Enjoy watching

A front liner in the Niger Delta Freedom struggle High Chief Ateke Tom has called on Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari the support he needs to succeed as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Ateke Tom is also the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force NDVF. He  spoke with our crew at his Okochiri Okrika Home. He said it is imperative that the President and the legislature form a good working relationship so as to move the country forward. He called on Nigerians to show love and patriotism for the country stressing that this is the overriding motivation for his celebrating the Independence Day Celebration this for the past years. "My love for Nigeria is the reason why I have been celebrating the country’s Independence since I accepted amnesty. I have done this with pump and pageantry and will always do. You also know it is also the day former President late Umar Yaradua (May his soul rest in peace) granted me amnesty. I urge all Nigerians to learn to celebra...

The Shammah Christian Ministry International Eleme, organised the Divine Encounter With Jehovah Shammah In Episcopal Anniversary Convention at its Headquarters in Eleme recently. The programme was filled with a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Niger Delta Renaissance was there and brings to you pictures of the memorable event.

As the much expected Governorship election in Bayelsa State approaches, the Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation a socio political organization in the Niger Delta region has described Dr. Waripamowei Dudafa a former Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Matters to former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as highly relevant to Bayelsa State. The group made this known in a press statement it issued out to herald its RENAISSANCE WEEK taking place in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital. The group said while the various parties in the coming election gears up for the contest, they should realize that political peace is paramount in the stability of the state and everything must be done to ensure that the state does not erupt into violence as a result of the personal ambitions. The group said its RENAISSANCE WEEK will be used to celebrate Niger Delta people who have impacted on the region and also to Lunch its empowerment initiative to better the lots of the youths of the region. ...

COORDINATOR of Ijaw Monitoring Group, Comrade Joseph Evah in this interview calls for unity of purpose among political leaders of the Niger Delta extraction. He opines that with a common voice, the long expected development of the region may become realistic. What is your perception of the state of the nation? The way the Federal Government is handling the Biafra agitation in the East is very dangerous. They are taking the wrong steps by ignoring the agitations that are going on. For the first time since the end of the civil war, we are seeing an organised agitation. The Igbo man cannot ordinarily abandon his business for something else, but now we are seeing Igbo men leaving their businesses in order to agitate. That tells you that they are serious. Seeing them sacrificing their time, energy and money, should be enough to make the Federal Government interested in the matter.  Threats by the army, are not acceptable. We expect the government to tell us why they a...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arrested eight persons including consultants and contractors of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, reports PREMIUM TIMES. The eight suspects were arrested in connection with multi-billion naira contract scam allegedly perpetrated by the Kingsley Kuku-led Presidential Amnesty Office. Mr. Kuku was a Senior Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on the Federal Government Amnesty in the Niger Delta. Some of those arrested in connection with the scam include Kanmi Adediran, Tumo Yetunde and Collins Omokhojie. Others are Oluboye Adedokun, Ugala Jaachinma, Olukoya Olusegun Godwin, Oyinmi-ebi Bribena and Olukayode Raimi. A source from the commission who could not be named because he was not authorised to speak on the matter said the suspects were taken into custody in the early hours of Wednesday. “The suspects were taken into custody early today and are still being quizzed by a team of operatives our he...

Bishop Mrs. Elizabeth Paul Obelley is the General Overseer of Shammah Christian Ministry International INC. A growing non denominational Christian Centre in the industrial Town of Eleme. She was a guest at the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Ambassadors enlightenment Campaign in Port Harcourt. The ever charming woman of God spoke with Nwokoma Messiah. Please enjoy as you watch

PIQUED by the recent outburst by the Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on the Esama of Benin kingdom and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, women from across the state under the aegis of Concerned Edo Women Tuesday took to the streets of Benin to protest against the governor’s attack on the Igbinedion family. The women who were half nude and dressed in red attires expressed their displeasure and sadness over what they described as ‘disrespectful utterances by the governor on the Benin chief and father of the erstwhile governor of the state.” Women half nude protests against Oshiomhole's move to probe Chief Igbinedion Women half nude protests against Oshiomhole’s move to probe Chief Igbinedion They alleged that the insults melted on the notable Bini Chief is uncalled for noting that the insulting language employed by the state Governors was worrisome and offends the Benin nation, who were very ‘respectful people’ a...

Ambassador Emmanuel Nkweke is the President of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Ambassadors. In this interview with Nwokoma Messiah, he speaks on the Sustainable Development Goals and the plans of his group to take the awareness Campaign round the country. Enjoy watching.

Delta State Governor, Dr. lfeanyi Okowa, has challenged the state governments within the Niger Delta region to harness the region’s natural resources for sustainable growth and development. Okowa made the call on Tuesday in Asaba during a two-day Niger Delta Development Forum with the theme, “Collaborative Efforts For Stimulating Investment and Inclusive Economic Growth in the Niger Delta” organised by Partnership Initiative For Niger Delta (PIND). The governor also observed that it was important for collaborative efforts towards speedy growth of the region. He said: “This forum is an important platform for the various states in the region to focus on challenges and issues of common interest, foster more dynamic and equitable arrangement for regional prosperity and deepen our collaboration for using the region’s natural resources for inclusive growth and sustainable development.” Okowa described the theme of the conference as apt, explaining that  “the princi...

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Ambassadors yesterday in Port Harcourt the capital of Rivers State  kick started its awareness initiative aimed at enlightening the people on the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Rivers State Governor Barr. Nyesom Wike CON was ably represented at the event by his Deputy Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry. The President of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Ambassadors, Ambassador Emmanuel Nkweke later told our media team that the awareness initiative will take them round various states of the federation. We give you a picture speak of the event.  Deputy Governor of Rivers State and a guest Singing the National Anthem  DR. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Delivering the Governor's Address

The people of Niger Delta have called on President Mu­hammadu Buhari to go beyond rhetoric and ensure immediate implementation of his directive on clean up of Ogoni land and extend same to other oil pro­ducing communities af­fected by environmental degradation. This was the resolution of the concerned stakeholders who converged on the Nation­al Theater, Iganmu, Lagos, on Friday to mark the 20th an­niversary of the execution of environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa and others dur­ing their struggles for envi­ronmental justice. The Guest Speaker on the occasion, Mr. Eifye Bribena, in his paper entitled: Overcoming the tri­angle of irresponsibility in the Niger Delta Environment, blamed successive govern­ments, oil companies as well as their host communities for the absence of sustainable en­vironment plan for the Niger Delta region. He expressed skepticism over the commitment of the Buhari administration to fron­tally deal with the environmen­tal issues causing agitations in...

SaharaReporters has exclusively obtained a leaked confidential memorandum of the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) showing that the office is investigating what are described as the “subversive activities” of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and their alleged alliance with some Niger Delta militants. The memorandum, which underlines that the operations are in line with the NSA's directives regarding the confirmation of the alleged activities, references “Special Operations covering the South-East (SE) and the South-South (SS) Geo-political zones” by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). It described conversations between NSA officials and prominent militant leaders and stakeholders in the Niger Delta area. Included in the discussions was King Dodo II of the Bilabiri Mein Kingdom of Bayelsa State, who “acted as an intermediary between the NSA Team and a Militant Group kn...

Ahead of the December 5 th Governorship election in Bayelsa State, the Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation has urged all stakeholders in the state to eschew violence and campaign of calumny against perceived political enemies. The group while making an assessment of the campaigns so far said there was a deliberate ploy by individuals and groups loyal to the various candidates to paint perceived political enemies in bad light so as to foster the acceptability of their candidates. The NDRO described this kind of politics as not being the best kind of politics for the state. The group particularly urged the media team of the Bayelsa state governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to call his men to order. The group said the media team of the governor has been engaged in unnecessary character assassination of some accomplished Bayelsans who are not even  partisan in their disposition but have been perceived to be so due to their distancing themselves from hi...

    What you are about to read is probably the most anticipated story of the year birthed in the long awaited authoritative investigative newspaper of the future. This pregnant saga fell into labour last week in the pre-natal wing of Pendulum ward  and it has now given birth to a big bouncing baby christened, The Boss. This is an apt metaphor for the melodramatic scoop which is the cover of the first edition of what I believe will be a catalyst for unbiased investigative reporting in Nigeria. The Boss had long been conceptualised as a  leadership newspaper to occupy the void created by lack of true and credible investigative journalism in some traditional and online media. The original plan was to launch in December or early January. But the Diezani-Alison Madueke story changed all that. It was too compelling to restrict to the Pendulum column alone.  And here we are with what promises to be an exciting addition to the media landscape in Nigeria and b...

The Governor during his three-day community to community campaign, visited Koluama I and II, Foropa, Ukubie, Ogboinbiri, Olugbobiri and Korokorosei, Igbomotoru, Peremabiri and Azuzuama. Meanwhile, Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, asking it to abort the governorship election. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/904/2015, the party urged the court to nullify the election guidelines and timetable released by INEC on July 10, 2015, on the ground that they offended section 153 and 159 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended. Aside HDP, the suit which was equally endorsed by Chief Bulus Wombu and Hon. King George as co-plaintiffs , has INEC as the sole defendant. In all the communities visited, the people came out in their numbers to give the campaign train a rousing reception with drumming, singing and dancing to solidarity songs. Commending the Governor for his developmental strides, especially the on-going Yenagoa-Oporoma ...