Again, Tantita Security Services Built a Magnificent Youth House for lsoko community in Delta State

As part of the organization corporate social responsibility, management of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, an oil pipeline surveillance company owned by a renowned Niger Delta warlord, High Chief.Dr. Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo has built and commissioned Isoko Youth House known as (Fred Obe Secretariat) at Ozoro community, headquarters of lsoko North Local Government Area of Delta State.

The magnificent modern community youth house costs the security outfit over Two hundred million naira, a rare kind gesture initiated by the pragmatic Managing Director (MD) of the company, High Chief. Engr. Kestin Ebimorbowei Pondi.

Recall that in the past month, the security company also built a multi millionaire modern police Divisional Headquarters for Ugborikoko Community in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta as part of its corporate social responsibility to aid Nigeria police in the fight against crime and ensure peace and security in our communities.

The commissioning took place on Saturday 31st May, 2025 as fulfilment of the number one pipeline security company in Africa to empower and support the growth of Isoko youths. The event marked a significant milestone in the company's commitment to community development and youth empowerment.

The Isoko Youth House, funded by Tantita Security Services Limited, is equipped with modern resources tailored to foster innovation, creativity, and personal growth among the youths. This initiative underscores the company's dedication to investing in the future of the community.

The commissioning ceremony was attended by prominent stakeholders, community leaders, and youths, who expressed gratitude to Tantita Security Services Limited for this visionary project. The facility promises to become a hub for youth development, providing opportunities for skills acquisition, mentorship, and socialization.

Through this initiative, Tantita Security Services Limited reaffirms its commitment to corporate social responsibility and community engagement, setting a benchmark for sustainable development in the region.

Roman catholic new pope, Leo XIV donates his monthly $2000 dollar salary to charity, says the needy deserves it more than him

Pope Leo XIV has allegedly refused the $2000 dollars salary given to him monthly for the needy in the society all over the world, especially victims of war and other natural disasters.

He insisted that it should be given to charity every month since he already has food, clothes, security and everything he needs. He said he doesn’t need any money and that his salary should be chanel to charity works around the globe.

This is great, this is how Christianity should be, not cruising in jets and luxurious cars when your congregation suffers.  

What moral lessons do you learn here...

Embattled Rivers State suspended Governor, Fubara Appreciates President Tinubu for Swift lntervention in Restoring Peace

Suspended Governor Fubara thanks President Tinubu for his swift intervention to salvage Rivers State from looming anarchy arising from the festering political crisis, says he has held reconciliatory meetings with Wike at the FCT minister’s residence.

He said, "We are already in the peace process. I want you to thank Mr President for his timely intervention to salvage the situation, and stabilise the polity and the State. If not for Mr President, the story today would have been different. 

Fubara added that since the President’s intervention, several reconciliatory meetings had been held, including some at the FCT minister’s residence.

He said: "There is no reason why there will not be peace between me and my Oga”, in reference to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and his predecessor, Chief Nyesom Wike, adding, "There will be peace. We are meeting. We will reconcile."

Governor Fubara stated these at a meeting with leaders and stakeholders of the Simplified Movement as part of activities to mark his two years in office as Governor of Rivers State in Port Harcourt on Thursday.

PANDEF hails South-South governors on drastic development, calls on Niger Deltans to support them as there is more to do for the region

MESSAGE TO  SOUTH-SOUTH GOVERNORS AND PEOPLE ON THE OCCASION OF CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY, 29TH MAY, 2025.

On this occasion of celebration of May  29th, Democracy Day, the National Chairman of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the foremost regional body championing the interests of the Niger Delta hereby extends heartfelt commendations to the Governors of the South-South region for their leadership and commendable performance in governance.

PANDEF especially salutes Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, Governor Prince Bassey Otu of Cross State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, and Governor Similayi Fubara of Rivers State, for their unwavering commitment to infrastructural development, including major road constructions, bridge expansions, urban renewal project, agricultural development and the initiation of port facilities. Added to them, the efforts of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, since his return and Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo during the past few months have been equally momentus

Combined, these efforts are significantly enhancing connectivity between our people, fostering regional integration, and laying a solid foundation for sustained economic growth within the individual states and across the Niger Delta. In addition to physical development, the governors have demonstrated a strong commitment to social welfare policies, particularly in the areas of healthcare, education, and the well-being of civil servants. These efforts are yielding tangible improvements in the quality of life for the region’s citizens in most places.

PANDEF observes that if this trajectory is maintained over the coming years, the region is poised to set national benchmarks and serve as a guiding model for other parts of the country. 

 

Looking forward, PANDEF reminds our Governors that the time to rest on our oars has not come, as there is more to be done. With our eyes on the ball, we should remain optimistic that the South-South region will continue on this path of growth and emerge as a beacon of hope, progress, and development in Nigeria as a whole. Furthermore,  forging closer collaborations within the framework of BRACED Commission and individual state-state support components  could subsequently build us all as economic corridors.

 

At the same time, the forum calls upon the people, especially our vibrant citizens, respected monarchs, elders, and community leaders to offer their full support and cooperation, and prayers for sustaining the  momentum in driving the region to even greater heights.

While acknowledging the various challenges that persist, including the unfortunate ongoing political crisis and the democratic erosion in Rivers State, PANDEF reaffirms its unwavering commitment to peace, stability, and progress in the entire Niger Delta. Knowing that Rivers State will soon be free, we will intensify our efforts to mobilize and unite our people towards peace.  This is the indispensable foundation upon which more meaningful development can thrive.

Again, congratulations and happy celebrations. 

Ambassador Dr Godknows Boladei Igali, OON l, National Chairman PANDEF

Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Orubebe Hails President Tinubu on Two Year Milestone Achievements

By Hon. Prince Edumogiren Augustine.

Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe, CON, a venerable statesman and former Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, has epitomized wisdom and leadership in Nigeria for decades. His deep insight into the country’s political landscape, coupled with an unwavering commitment to national advancement, has solidified his stature as a respected figure within the All Progressives Congress (APC). On this momentous occasion of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marking two years in office, Orubebe seizes the opportunity to spotlight the remarkable progress achieved under the President’s stewardship while calling for united support for his continuing endeavors.

Elder Orubebe offers heartfelt congratulations to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, as he commemorates the significant milestone of completing the first two years of his administration. He emphasizes that reaching this pivotal juncture is a commendable achievement, conveying his best wishes for the President’s continued success as he navigates the latter half of his tenure.

Orubebe commends the unwavering dedication and tireless commitment displayed by President Tinubu throughout his administration. He lauds the President's exceptional leadership and visionary approach, which have been instrumental in steering Nigeria toward a brighter horizon.

Recognized as the key figure stepping into the leadership void left by the late Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, Orubebe underscores the impressive accomplishments of President Tinubu over the past two years. He asserts, “Were it not for Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decisive victory in the 2023 elections, Nigeria might find itself in dire straits today. His bold move to eliminate the subsidy on petroleum products - an endeavor that previous administrations hesitated to undertake - has unleashed a multitude of advantages for our nation. Governors across the political spectrum are now expressing their gratitude for the increased allocations to their states, empowering them to initiate projects and manage their governance without the need for borrowing.”

Orubebe further highlights that the strategic decision to float the Naira, along with other prudent monetary policies, has invigorated both foreign and domestic investors, who are now eager to engage in a wide array of sectors within the Nigerian economy.

Moreover, the APC leader extol the significant infrastructure initiatives such as the ongoing Coastal Road Project, which will connect Lagos to Calabar, traversing through Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and culminating in Cross River State.

The Ijaw Leader envisions the initiative of the Lagos-Kano motorway, approximately 1,000 kilometers, as far more than merely a roadway; it stands an economic corridor that seamlessly links four geopolitical zones, including the federal capital city, Abuja, and integrates railways and other critical infrastructure currently under development to foster trade and facilitate the efficient movement of people.

Orubebe also commends the Tinubu administration for its unwavering commitment to combatting insecurity, addressing terrorism, banditry, and other criminal activities that plagued the nation upon the President’s assumption of office. He believes this steadfast resolve has rekindled hope and confidence among Nigerians, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous future.

As he reflects on the transformation witnessed during these two years of President Tinubu's leadership, the elder statesman articulates his pride in the significant changes that have occurred. He expresses profound optimism for the achievements yet to come in the remaining two years of the President’s tenure, reaffirming his unwavering support for Tinubu’s ongoing efforts and his steadfast belief in the President’s capabilities.

Looking toward the horizon of Nigeria’s future, Orubebe conveys a profound sense of hope, inspired by President Tinubu’s resolute determination and visionary leadership. He firmly believes that as the nation strides forward, the President’s unwavering commitment will serve as a cornerstone in shaping a more radiant tomorrow for all Nigerians.

 Grateful for the invaluable contributions of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Orubebe resolutely reaffirms his confidence in the President as an indispensable asset to the nation’s relentless pursuit of growth and development. Ultimately, he eagerly anticipates a flourishing Nigeria under Tinubu's enduring leadership, characterized by sustained progress, unity, and national prosperity.

Ijaw Media Executives Congratulate His Highness, Dr. Pilot Whiskey Arantan, the Pere of ljaws in Udu on his Birth Anniversary

Udu, Delta State___  Media CEOs from the ljaw extraction residents in warri on Thursday joined the great Pere of ljaw Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, His Highness, King Dr. Pilot Whiskey Arantan Ogedegbe-Arere on the auspicious occasion of his birth anniversary.

In a surprise birthday visit, the Publisher of Niger Delta Mirror Newspaper Online, Comrade Oyinbi Onduku and the CEO of Delta Event TV, Mr. Mike Ugedi extended their heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Pilot Whiskey Arantan Ogedegbe - Arere, the revered King of the Ijaw People residing in Udu, on his lofty birthday. 

Known for his leadership, wisdom and selfless services to humanity, Dr. Ogedegbe is celebrated as a man with a golden heart,  pace setter and a mentor who has greatly impacted the lives of many in the region. His contributions to the ljaw community as a coach and guide have made a lasting mark on the hearts of the people.

As we celebrate his special day, Niger Delta Mirror and Delta Event TV wish him many more years of fruitful achievements, good health, and continued success in all his endeavors. His legacy of leadership continues to shine brightly, guiding future generations towards peace and prosperity.

Once again, we extend our warmest wishes to His Majesty, Dr. Pilot Whiskey Arantan Ogedegbe - Arere, on this momentous occasion. May the years ahead be filled with endless blessings and joy in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

Alaowei Louis Ogbeghan and Family Rejoice with High Chief. Godfrey Tare Pondi, GM Operations Tantita Security Services on his Birth Anniversary

I, Alaowei Preye Louis Ogbeghan aka Okpolokpo (CSO) and my humble family rejoiced with a wonderful boss and father figure, High Chief. Godfrey Tare Pondi, the lbe-Ebidouwei of Gbaramatu Kingdom and GM Operations Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited as you adds another glorious year today.

Happy birthday to an amazing boss and mentor! Your love, wisdom and strength inspire us every day.

Working under your tetulage is the best thing that has ever happened to me and my family.

We are very grateful for the countless memories of support and kindness you shown towards us over the years.

May this your new age usher you into another awesome dimension of strength and perfect health. We earnestly pray that God grant you the wherewithal to continually live life to the fullest and impact your generation.

You deserve all the happiness in the world. Thank you for being our guiding light and a constant source of support. Here is to celebrating you today and always.

We love you so much boss, happy birthday!

Signed:

Mr/Mrs. Louis Preye Ogbeghan aka Okpolokpo, CSO to the GM Operations Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited

Bayelsa born wrestler Blessing Oborududu bids emotional goodbye to wrestling with a gold medal

2021 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist, Blessing Oborududu, has bid emotional goodbye to wrestling after 19 years of active bout on the mat

The 14-time African champion won her final bout to clinch gold for Bayelsa in the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abeokuta and end an illustrious career 

The Bayelsa born wrestler received emotional farewell from national teammates with pleasant standing ovation from fans, officials, and wrestling stakeholders 

An emotional Blessing Oborududu in her farewell speech "I want to thank everyone who has been part of my journey, the Nigeria Wrestling Federation led by Daniel Igali and the board members, my teammates, and family. 

"After the Olympics, I thought of retiring, but the President suggested I retire officially at the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta where I made my first appearance as a young wrestler back in 2006".

"I created a lot of memories, but my most memorable one was the Tokyo Olympics, which ignited hope across Africa because it was the first ever medal from an African woman in wrestling at the Olympics, and I hope more will come for our future wrestlers" Oborududu said. 

In goodwill remarks, President Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Honourable Daniel Igali described Oborududu as an exceptional and absolute professional beyond being an athlete.

"The type of Blessing is not easy to come by, and not easy to replace. I get questions like how are you going to replace Blessing, the thing is you can't replace Blessing, you might have another athlete, but not Blessing. 

"That's why I say bitter-sweet because the selfish part of you wants athlete like this to compete forever because for you is not just to have any athlete that does well, but one who has that mindset, discipline, pureness for the sport and most of these wrestlers you see stay with her in her house and she takes care of them as a duty. She is like a big sister to them, and that only for me is more than being a champion on the mat." Igali stated. 

Also, Hannah Reuben led the tribute of teammates, who stated her heartfelt admiration for Oborududu, acknowledging her dedication, achievements, and impact. She expressed gratitude to her years of service and being a great teammate and captain, and wishing her well in her future endeavours. 

Promise Okotoko 

Media Assist. NWF 

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Just-ln: 19 Kidnap Victims Rescued Along Bille-Bonny Waterways by Asari Dokubo Private Security Outfit

Nineteen passengers who were kidnapped along the Bille-Bonny waterways in Rivers State have been rescued.

The victims, who had been held captive for 21 days, were freed on Monday during a rescue operation carried out by the Royal Fouche Security Services, popularly known as the Amama Soldiers. The security outfit is owned by the Amanyanabo of the Source, Elem Kalabari, His Royal Majesty Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari (Dabaye Amakiri I).

Following the successful rescue, the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri, Da Amakiri Tubo, addressed the press, commending the operation and emphasizing the need for stronger security measures along the region’s waterways.

Out of the 20 abducted passengers, 19 were rescued alive. The 20th victim, a military officer identified as Lance Corporal Salisu Ibrahim, was not found. He had reportedly been taken away earlier by the kidnappers to an unknown location and remains missing.

Gov. Oborevwori Gives Account of Stewardship, Earmarks 42 Projects for Inauguration as he Marks 2nd Anniversary

 

...Gets Confidence Vote, Commendation From Delta Assembly 

 

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has earmarked 42 road projects for inauguration in celebration of his administration’s second year in office.

 

During his State of the State address at the State House of Assembly in Asaba on Wednesday, Governor Oborevwori unveiled several of the projects, including the 46-kilometre dualisation of the Ughelli–Asaba Road (Sectors C1 and C2), the Isheagu/Ewulu Road, and the Phase I bridge.

 

Other projects include the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of Mariere Street in Boji-Boji Agbor, the construction of the Kwale–Beneku bridge and approach roads, and the reconstruction of Orhorhor, Chechester, and Benjamin Oseregbaje roads in Sapele.

He also mentioned the construction of roads around Otovwodo junction in Ughelli and the maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction of various roads in Effurun and Ekpan.

 

Further works include the reconstruction of failed sections of Central Hospital Road, rehabilitation of the link road between the hospital and Police Command Roads in Warri, and the rehabilitation of General Hospital Road with a spur to Police Command Road from Warri/Sapele Road to Ajamimogha/Mabiaku Link Road.

Others he listed include the rehabilitation of Esisi Road from Warri/Sapele Road to Estate Roundabout with a spur to Nana College Road linking Ajamimogha Road, and the reconstruction of Upper and Lower Erejuwa Roads in Warri.

 

Also listed for inauguration are the construction of internal roads in Kokori, Mudi Beach Street in Abraka, and the Uruagbesa Oria–Abraka Road, off Sapele–Abraka Road (Phase I). Other roads include; Itoma Road in Umeghe Umiagha–Abraka, General Hospital Road in Oghara, Idumu Etiti Street with a spur to Market Road in Owerre Olubor, and Mission Road/Ogboi Street with a spur to Ogwashi-Uku Road in Akumazi. Additional roads include Boji-Boji Owa/Otolokpo, Otekpo Road in Ellu Town, and the Okpolo-Enhwe–Uwheru Road (Phase III) in Okpolo-Enhwe–Uwheru Town.

 

Further projects include the Obi-Ibabu Road at Onicha-Ukwuani, Ohorhe/Adagbrass–Ugolo/Okuodiete Road, Ezesi Road in Orerokpe, Okan/Oviri–Agbarho/Orido Road in Agbarho, and the old Okpanam Road from Post Office junction through St. Michael’s Catholic Church Roundabout to Okpanam Bypass junction. There is also the access and internal road at the Headquarters of the 63 Brigade, Nigerian Army in Ibusa, Ichie James Obodoechi Avenue/Chikozie Okafor Road in Asaba, Okirighwre–Benin Road from Sapele–Warri Road to Gammon Bridge in Okirighwre, Sapele, and Arhavwarien Avenue in DSC Township, Udu.

 

More projects include Ododegho Road (Phase I) from Ekiugbo junction, off Ughelli–Patani Expressway in Ughelli, Ovwodoremor Avenue in Iwreovie–Ogor, Ofuegbe Street in Amai, and remedial work on the old Umutu–Eku Road through Abraka. There is also work on the township road in Ogbinbiri and Ogbudugbudu communities, a slipway at Soki Zion in Ogbinbiri Community, Warri North, Kokodiagbene Community Road, and internal roads and drains in Kurutie Town (Phase II) in Warri South West Local Government Area.

 

Governor Oborevwori also highlighted his administration’s flagship projects, which include; three flyovers and three slipways in the twin cities of Warri and Effurun, saying; "these are currently at various stages of completion and are expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2026". He added that other major road projects across the state are also progressing at different stages.

 

Delivering what he described as the first-ever State of the State Address in Delta’s history, Governor Oborevwori said the mid-term report reflects the philosophy of the MORE agenda, which is driven by the core values of servant leadership, transparency, accountability, innovation, and excellence. 

He recalled that upon assuming office on May 29, 2023, he presented a roadmap for growing the economy, maintaining fiscal responsibility, enhancing a focused and efficient civil service, promoting investment, supporting social enterprises, and ensuring that the poor and vulnerable benefit from government policies and programmes.

 

He stated that his purpose at the assembly was to report on the progress made and to offer a glimpse of what to expect in the remaining two years of the administration.

 

Following the address, and for his prudent management of the State resources, the Delta State House of Assembly passed a vote of confidence in the governor.

The vote of confidence came through a resolution following a motion moved by the Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Arthur Akpowowo and was seconded by the member representing Uvwie State Constituency, Hon  Edafe Emakpor.

Similarly, the House also commended him for what it described as visionary and transformational leadership, effective financial stewardship, and a firm commitment to human capital development across the state. 

This was sequel to a motion moved by the Leader of the House, Hon. Emeka Nwaobi, who praised Governor Oborevwori’s achievements in key sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and youth empowerment.

 

The motion was seconded by Hon. Ferguson Onwo, who represents Isoko South Constituency II, and was subsequently adopted through a unanimous voice vote presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor.

 

In his remarks, Speaker of the House, Rt. Emomotimi Guwor noted that Governor Oborevwori had done excellently through transformational leadership and strategic financial management.

He thanked the governor on behalf of the House for the commendable work being done for the development of the state.

Retraction and Public Apology on the publication title: 'IGP Arrests Endoro, Gbegha over communal crisis in Odimodi Community, as Sunny, lkisa, Teddy, Afidi, others on the run as police declares them wanted' By Niger Delta Mirror (The RealNews Media) Newspaper Online

Francis Tayor 

The management of Niger Delta Mirror also known as The RealNews Media, an online newspaper owned by Mr. Charlse Oyinbi Onduku hereby remorsefully retracts and renders unreserved public apology to Odimodi Federated Community, the Chairman, Hon. Chief. New-World Endoro, Mr. Solomon Gbegha, Hon. Chief. Combolous Ekisa, Chief. Sunday Gbegha, Mr. Doufe Justice, Hon. Teddy Benikurukuru, Hon. Akin Benikurukuru and Hon. Afidi Ebiarede respectively over the publication of a story dated Monday 26th May, 2025 at about 6:38AM with the caption: ' IGP Arrests Ndoro, Gbegha over communal crisis in Odimodi Community, as Sunny, lkisa, Teddy, Afidi, others on the run as police declares them wanted'.

In respect of the above, the management of the news media regrettably retract the entire publication and renders unreserved public apology which may have caused you public embarrassment, emotional pains or  tarnished your hard earned image over the years following the publication of the unintentional report as a result of misinformation by the source of the story.

The management offered this retraction and Public Apology in a good faith, with a sense of responsibility and a firm commitment to more informed, factual, truthful and balanced report in our future engagements.

The management having discovered the truth of the matter shortly after publication of the report, deem it fit to immediately pull down the entire publication from our news site, Facebook page as well as other social media Whatsapp groups on thesme Monday 26th May, 2025 at about 6:41AM.

The general public is hereby urged to disregard the earlier publication made by our media organization, that Odimodi Community is peaceful and there was no communal crisis caused by the names listed above in Odimodi Federated Community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

And that the Chairman Odimodi Federated Community, Chief. New-World Endoro and his predecessor, Mr. Solomon Gbegha was not arrested as a result of the alleged allegations of causing communal crisis in Odimodi Federated Community, rather they where charged to court following a false petition against them, and thereafter asked to bail themselves in which they where unable to met the bail application terms and conditions due to limited time factor.

And that the lnspector General of Nigerian Police Force, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun never declared the above names mentioned wanted and that they where all lies fabricated by our source to mislead the general public.

The management once again, expressed our deepest apology as regards to the misguided publication, considering mutual respect to personal dignity as well as towing the part of peace as a panacea for society development.

Signed:

Management

Dr Dennis Otuaro and the Self-acclaimed Emperors_By: Enewaridideke Ekanpou

Everything has a season on earth. There is a season to appoint people into political offices. There is a season to recall such people when there is an earthquake-like infraction. There is also a season to call people to order for corresponding step-retracing and reconnection just as there is equally a season to commend good performance. For me this is the season  Dr Dennis Otuaro should be called to order by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu because his policy thrust in the PAP office necessitates a special presidential communication and re-orientation.Wouldn't one demand presidential intervention where the yesterday self-acclaimed emperors of the PAP office, ethnic jingoists and their accomplices feel unjustifiably choked administratively by Dr Dennis Otuaro's prized policy of borderlessness that eliminates rising border tensions and divisions among people cosmically bound together for peaceful co-existence.

The Amnesty office is the home of all Niger Deltans  however the political affiliations. In the  Amnesty office division into political borders does not exist because identity-construction, identity-negotiation and social belonging channelled through the binaries of demarcated political borders always create unnecessary tensions. This is one area over which  praises should be showered on Dr Otuaro for the simple reason that he has been able to move the office from the binaries of religious, ethnic and political borders in his developmental interactions with the people. By attitude and deliberate policy thrust, Otuaro has made the Amnesty office a borderless entity accessible to everybody without the encumbrances of border demarcation. It is for this reason some thinkers market the perspective that  Otuaro should be called to order by President Tinubu because perspective is what matters however the wrong situatedness  -    as Papa Davina in Soyinka's CHRONICLES OF THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE ON EARTH would say glibly: 'Perspective is all'.

Otuaro knows that tensions arise when symbolic borders are manipulated  by the rulers and the privileged few.As a manager of borders, he works hard to see how border tensions can be held at bay. He knows that poor border management leads to the Israel-Palestine, Us-Mexico, Russia-Ukraine border crises,, Nigeria-Biafra civil war and  many others. Past PAP Administrators lacked this knowledge and so they ran the office along borders that create dichotomies of oppressors and oppressed as evident in the cries of Amnesty beneficiaries whose monthly entitlements were fingered by some notorious self-acclaimed emperors without justification.

Right from the dawn the PAP office had been  routinely run on a lane that bred borders. On these different borders are people conditioned to appropriate the resources  for their own self-aggrandizement and self-exhibitionism at the expense of the real beneficiaries of the programme.These people strut everywhere like pigeons and flaunt their acquired wealth and power. At such time salaries of beneficiaries were tampered with and real beneficiaries displaced in skills acquisition and empowerment programmes.

These privileged individuals became emperors in the PAP office that any new administrator was structurally compelled to worship them contractually and otherwise or be prepared to leave the PAP office on the strength of a systematically built blackmail, browbeating and propaganda. Particularly for PAP Administrators with no roots in the Niger Delta struggle, they became puppets to these self-acclaimed emperors  who often  journey to the media at the slightest provocation to batter the image of the PAP Administrator using any narrative that gives their story apparent believability.

Awakened to the reconceptualization and reconfiguration of borders necessitated by the reshaping of borders in the 1980s, borders as social constructs, they are sites for exchanges, interactions and self-actualization as the authentic PAP beneficiaries  strive to realise their self-actualization in the face of self-acclaimed emperors   who have wreathed themselves around them like killer pythons. Contrarily, borders become sites of tension and crisis when the rulers and the so-called emperors manipulate the symbolic borders to create dichotomies that antagonise and alienate the authentic beneficiaries and plant non-beneficiaries on empowerment platforms genuinely designed for the people. With the oppressive posturing of the emperors, the real beneficiaries strive to achieve their self-actualization and social belonging. 

It is a known affirmation that  for the real PAP beneficiaries, their identities as the right beneficiaries of PAP must be constructed and clearly defined. With the symbolic borders administratively  manipulated in the PAP office, border tensions and crises proliferate among the contending forces whose self-actualization possibilities have been systematically blighted. Endless border tensions habitually  became the heritage in the PAP office passed on from one head to another like a valued archaeological object. This was the state in which Dr Dennis Otuaro met the PAP office. Would Dr Otuaro also manipulate the symbolic borders,  create tensions, divisions, new emperors and provoke incendiary self-actualization struggle between emperors and the actual beneficiaries?

Let me quickly proclaim that Dr Otuaro intellectually has roots in border studies as a political scientist. Both as a geographic construct and  a social construct, he knows the dangers of symbolic borders administratively manipulated and mismanaged through self-serving policies ambitiously pursued. With his academic exposure, Dr Otuaro consciously laboured to ward off any form of border tensions resulting from the self-actualization drive of the PAP beneficiaries. In his policy formulation and policy implementation, he did not create borders in the PAP office as an enlightened administrator. For the conservative apostles of borders deliberately created in the PAP office, Dr Otuaro deserves expulsion from the office for working devotedly to end border tension through a refined touch to existing programmes such as beneficiary management, stakeholders engagement, scholarship scheme, vocational trainings and empowerment programmes.

Specifically, Dr Dennis Otuaro became the Administrator of PAP on 14 March 2024. As a man with deep roots in how tensions emanate from compromised and manipulated symbolic borders, he gave priority attention to some key issues as soon as he was appointed. Through a thorough verification of beneficiaries, 1,129 fake beneficiaries were identified and expunged from the bloated list of 12,467 beneficiaries. In the 2024 academic session, scholarship beneficiaries were increased from 1,700 to 2,500 with 53.3% allocated to women as a demonstration of gender sensitivity and balance in distribution of available opportunities of growth. 

It is noteworthy that as a step towards  continued demonstration of gender sensitivity, Dr Otuaro also created a space for over 1,300 women to be engaged vocationally; and at the end of the vocational training,  1,208 women were given empowerment support packages just as over 90 maritime cadets had refresher courses to enhance their capabilities as an enablement to attain the Officer of the Watch certification.Towards an ambitiously  proper aviation and maritime training , 40 aircraft maintenance engineers and four cadet pilots have been sent to South Africa.

The overseas scholarship scheme for PAP beneficiaries had  been either comatose or dead for years, but Dr Otuaro has revived it. Over 50 Niger Deltans have  been despatched to UK, USA and Canada to study different courses of their choice.These achievements can only be credited to a PAP Administrator who is not only intellectually equipped but also prudent in resource management, developmentally ambitious and audacious. These are the positive things that characterise the reform-consolidated steps of Dr Otuaro.

Towards the eradication of any tension that may stem from compromised border management and to ward off individualised dichotomies in building broad functional relationships  and synergies across the Niger Delta, 135 existing  conflicts have been proactively identified , and out of this number, 100 conflicts have been resolved by Otuaro through the Alternative Dispute Resolution approach. Dr Otuaro has been able to achieve all these with amazing speed  and ease through proactive grass roots engagement of all core stakeholders in the Niger Delta struggle for developmental manumission and breathing space.

Amazingly, there is an ease with which Dr Otuaro daily  runs the PAP office. Otuaro knows that borders as social constructs can be meaningfully engaged to attain self-actualization and social belonging of the beneficiaries if the social borders are not manipulated by administrators. Because the social borders have been functionally and meaningfully engaged by Dr Otuaro, self-actualization opportunities have been opened up for the real beneficiaries of PAP. The so-called  self-acclaimed emperors whose self-serving, narcissistic and exploitative tendencies have been caged through right policy thrust are the ones who constantly fill the social media with tendentiously cooked distracting stories about Dr Otuaro since the social, as Wole Soyinka would say in CHRONICLES OF THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE ON EARTH: 'The social media is always hungry for scandal. The electorate can be swayed by the most trivial speculation' (503).

 Where Dr Otuaro strives to stop divisions and establish borders where all Niger Deltans can interact meaningfully and realise their dreams of self-actualization and social belonging as accredited PAP beneficiaries, the self-acclaimed emperors peopled by some ex-agitators, expired ethnic jingoists and their accomplices strive to restore and  recreate divisions that intensify border tensions.  Otuaro believes in functional borderlessness in running the PAP office because it is only  borderlessness that can counter and stop targeted ethnicization, hegemonization and individualisation.

Because Dr Otuaro is at work to remove borders in PAP and enthrone borderlessness where the real beneficiaries can realise their dreams of self-actualization and social belonging, where beneficiaries can access any opportunity without a godfather or political connections, the self-acclaimed emperors who have positioned themselves as the deadly detractors of the Amnesty boss have contrived to throw image-killing deadly stones at Dr Otuaro through co-ordinated and evilly synchronised media war  -  sometimes vindictively extended to High Chief  Dr Tompolo, who is the first  incarnation of borderlessness in building functional relationships across all borders in Nigeria. 

To create a meaningful sustainable space for my prefatory declaration I must clearly establish the stand that  for Otuaro's achievements in the PAP office traced to his roots in the policy of borderlessness,  President Ahmed Bola Tinubu should call him  to order by telling him  to walk undistractedly  on the borderless path in the running of the PAP  because his 'Macbethic'  detractors, deliriously wild with wild stories of denigration, will die a natural death when Dr Otuaro remains  botherlessly borderless in his policy thrust as a veteran in the Niger Delta struggle who had tasted a forest life of survival  in the heat of the Niger Delta agitation when Tompolo was declared wanted.

Ekanpou writes from Akparemogbene, Delta State.

Gov Umo Eno’s Defection: A Clear Sign of Weak Leadership, Not Political Strategy:By_ Oto-obong Ntia

I’ve taken time to listen to Governor Umo Eno’s reasons for decamping from PDP to APC, and to be honest, those reasons are not just weak — they are laughable.

The Governor claims he's leaving because the PDP at the national level has two factions of national secretaries. Really? Is that enough reason to abandon the party that gave you the platform to become governor? Let me ask the Governor — Sir, if your house has a leaking roof or your family is facing internal issues, will you pack your bags and move out? No! You fix the problem. Leadership is not about running away; it’s about standing firm and providing solutions.

He even admitted that the PDP in Akwa Ibom has the structure to deliver his second term. So why jump ship to APC? Has he forgotten that during the 2023 elections, APC in the state was divided into factions, each headed by different governorship aspirants? What makes him think APC is immune to internal crises? Now that he is running away from PDP to go and face old folks that left PDP for him to APC, does he think the journey for his APC ticket will be that smooth? I can bet you that the governor will not get the APC ticket unopposed. 

It’s more troubling that a sitting governor, who should be a leader in PDP, is acting as if he has no power to influence order at the national level. The problem PDP is facing today is as a result of injustice when the Northern Cabal of the party refused to zone 2023 presidency to Southern Nigeria. Wike is fighting a good fight to protect southern interest and that is why he is supporting Tinubu as a southern  president instead of Atiku Abubakar a Northerner who wanted to continue from where Buhari stopped. 

Why can't my Governor stay calm and solve PDP issues at the National level? That’s not leadership — that’s fear, lack of capacity, and political cowardice. Why not meet Wike for advice? 

Also my Governor says he admires President Tinubu’s leadership. But what has he learned from Tinubu’s political journey? When Tinubu was governor of Lagos under AD, he stood his ground even when Obasanjo withheld state allocation. He didn’t defect. He stayed, fought, and built his structure. That’s why he is President today. If Tinubu had behaved like Gov Umo Eno today, he would have become irrelevant politically. 

Look at Wike — the former governor of Rivers State. In 2015, when Jonathan lost and APC took power, Wike stood his ground. He didn’t defect to APC despite the storms. He built PDP into a strong opposition. Even today, he’s still a member of PDP despite working as a minister under an APC government. If Wike can remain in PDP and support Tinubu, why can’t Umo Eno do same?

Now to the most laughable part — I’ve heard that Governor Umo Eno plans to still control PDP in Akwa Ibom even after joining APC. That’s where he will completely lose it.

Governor sir, if you want to leave PDP, do so with your full chest. Carry your bags and go with everyone who wants to follow you. But please, leave PDP alone. We have members who are not beggars. We don’t depend on state funds to survive. We have seasoned technocrats and business owners who can fund the party from their personal pockets.

Let it be clear — any attempt to remain in APC and control PDP from the backdoor will be resisted by true PDP stakeholders. You can’t eat your cake and still have it.

Some of us have contested primaries in this party and were rigged out, but we stayed. We’ve never asked for food from your government. Yet we remain loyal to our party. So when you say you won’t allow “strangers” to take over PDP, who exactly are the strangers? Some of us have been in PDP since 1998, from the very beginning of this democracy.

You may not know us because we don’t play “stomach infrastructure” politics, but we are the backbone of PDP — the real grassroots believers who value this party. Like God told Elijah that there are prophets he doesn’t know who have not bowed to Baal, so will it shock you to know that there are many PDP loyalists ready to fund and revive this party — without collecting a single naira from you.

So, goodbye His Excellency. But as you leave, don’t look back. Because the PDP you are despising today will surely bounce back tomorrow — stronger, united, and ready to win.

Otuaro Hails President Tinubu for Distribution of 663 Laptops to Amnesty Scholarship Beneficiaries

 

PRESS RELEASE

Otuaro Thank President Tinubu As PAP Presents Laptops To 663 Scholarship Beneficiaries

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has concluded the distribution of laptops to final year beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme aimed at enhancing their academic research in universities across Nigeria.

The agency presented a total of 663 laptops to the beneficiaries in the 26 partnering and 72 non-partnering universities at the end of the exercise, which lasted between April and May 2025.

The PAP also carried out physical verification and orientation programme for the newly deployed 3,171 beneficiaries in the resumption list for the 2024/2025 academic session.

Various teams coordinated by the PAP's Head of Education, Dr Charles Ariye, visited the schools to distribute the laptops to the beneficiaries and perform the verification and orientation programme.

Speaking on the laptops distribution, the PAP Administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, reiterated that the decision was based on the realization of the usefulness of the mobile computing device to the students' academic pursuit and overall success.

He said the gesture was in fulfillment of his promise to the scholarship beneficiaries during his tour of partnering universities in 2024.

While expressing optimism that the laptops would help the beneficiaries a great deal, Otuaro urged them to make good use of them and justify the government's huge investment in their education.

He also said the physical verification and orientation programme was part of his leadership's policy of due process, transparency and accountability to ensure a headcount of all beneficiaries, and enlighten the fresh beneficiaries on the PAP's education policy.

Otuaro advised all PAP scholarship students to take their studies seriously and shun acts capable of putting their academic pursuit in jeopardy and ruining their bright future.

He restated his leadership's unwavering commitment to implementing the programme's objectives for the advancement of the Niger Delta and in support of President Bola Tinubu's avowed commitment to the region's peace, stability and development.

"We will continue to partner with the institutions and create access to university education for our youths, thereby reducing the human capital gap in the Niger Delta and contributing to national manpower development.

"This is also with a view to deepening efforts to ensure sustainable peace, stability and socio-economic growth in the region in line with the renewed hope agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR", Otuaro said.

The PAP helmsman expressed profound appreciation to the president for his massive support for the programme, noting that it demonstrates his undiluted love for the Niger Delta and the youths in particular.

Signed:

Mr Igoniko Oduma

Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme

21/05/2025