Warri Ward Delineation Dispute: Itsekiri Challenge to INEC Report Keeps Tensions Alive Ahead of 2027 Elections
An Itsekiri lawsuit challenging INEC’s Warri ward delineation report keeps the dispute over Ogbe-Ijoh wards in Warri South alive ahead ...
Tompolo News
Follow the latest Tompolo news on The Trumpet. High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, is a former Niger Delta militant leader from the Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West, Delta State. He is the chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, which NNPC engaged in 2022 to provide pipeline surveillance in the Niger Delta.The Tantita contract is credited by its supporters with reducing crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism, and in April 2026 the National Assembly passed a vote of confidence in the company. Critics have questioned its cost and called for it to be reviewed or decentralised, and it remains the subject of public dispute and court cases.Our coverage includes Tantita’s arrests of oil thieves and illegal refinery operators, the debate over pipeline surveillance contracts, Tompolo’s interventions in Delta and Ijaw affairs, his community and youth projects, and Niger Delta politics. Scroll down for every Tompolo story, newest first.
Nigerians Question ₦2.7 Trillion Pipeline Security Claim as Olu of Warri Demands Proof
Nigerians have taken to social media to question an alleged ₦2.7 trillion annual pipeline surveillance payment linked by Niger Delta ...
Olu Of Warri Denies Receiving N2.7tn Annually From Pipeline Surveillance Contracts
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has denied allegations by Niger Delta activist, Asari Dokubo that he receives N2.7 ...
Asari Dokubo Alleges N2.7trn Pipeline Surveillance Contracts For Olu Of Warri, Others
Niger Delta activist Asari Dokubo has alleged that the Olu of Warri and other individuals are receiving as much as ...
Tompolo Hails Azikel Refinery, Calls Eruani Azibapu Leader of Niger Delta’s New Industrialisation
Frontline Niger Delta leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has commended the industrial development of Azikel Refinery, ...
Tompolo calls for calm, peaceful resolution of Warri ward delineation controversy
The Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has called for calm ...
Tompolo Pipeline Contract: Kpokpogri Alleges Smear Campaign, Urges Tinubu to Maintain Status Quo
The Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum, Comrade Prince Kpokpogri, has raised concerns over what he described as a ...
Tantita arrests 586 oil thieves, initiates legal action in 225 cases
Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, leading to the ...
Delta Senators U-19 Unifier Cup kicks off in Ozoro as Joel-Onowakpo, Tantita back youth Football development
The Delta Senators U-19 Unifier Cup officially kicked off on April 17, 2026, at the Southern Delta University Stadium, drawing ...
IYC weighs in on pipeline surveillance contract controversy, urges renewal of Tantita’s contract
The Chairman of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Central Zone, Iniefe Perekosufa on Friday called on President Bola Tinubu to renew ...
