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.. Accuses PAP Boss, Otuaro, Meinbutus Voices A group, the National Coalition for Strategic Governance (NCSG) has raised alarm over an alleged smear campaign against one of a former militant leader from the Niger Delta region, Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben also known as ‘General Boyloaf,’ “over his role at stopping the planned October 1, 2010 bombing and plot to assassinate the then President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.” According to the group, those involved in the alleged smear campaign have released to the public, through the social media, copies of highly classified documents in the possession of the Department of State Services…

By Maxwell Kumoye The Federal Ministry of Sports has washed its hands off Team Nigeria Scrabble that is heading to Kigali, Rwanda for the defense of the African Senior Championship it won two years ago in Lusaka, Zambia. Award-winning news channel, First Zealmediacast Blog, reports that the ministry, under the stewardship of Senator John Enoh, told the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), that due to lack of funds they cannot support them to Rwanda for the championship. The Sports ministry claimed that they had spent all the federal allocations on the 13th African Games and “the shambolic, disgraceful and woeful outing…

… Elects New Executive Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Nigeria, the Nigerian chapter of the leading global civil society coalition working for transparency in the extractive sectors, has emerged from its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) with a commitment to drive robust engagement on the governance of the country’s extractive sector. The event also saw the emergence of a new leadership to steer the affairs of the campaign for the next three years. The AGM, which was held in Lagos from October 3 to 4, 2024, was supported by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (RoLAC-II) implemented by the…

By Amos Odhe The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has announced Osun State as its South-West Zonal Headquarters. The development was disclosed to the special adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Technical and Vocational Education, Arch. Dapo Ademola-Adesina by the ITF management on Monday. Recall that Arch. Dapo had on May 30, 2024, during a courtesy visit to the agency, proposed a collaboration with the Osun State Board for Technical and Vocational Education in the areas of Vocational and Skill Training, Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) as well as Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES). The proposal became successful as the Director General…

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said president of the Azikel Group, Dr. Azibapu Eruani, broke the jinx in establishing the Azikel Modular Refinery, which is the first crude oil-related industry in the state,. Senator Diri gave the commendation on Tuesday when he visited the refinery complex located at Obunagha in Yenagoa Local Government Area for the first time. The governor commended Eruani’s business acumen, noting that the abundance of crude in the state would eliminate losses and other impediments to smooth operations of the refinery. He also stated that the refinery had changed the status of the…

By Young Erhiurhoro In all our histories, either oral or documented, communities in Urhobo, Isoko and Ijaw ethnic nationalities in the Niger-Delta region are inter-related in one way or the other. Maybe, as a result of migration, marriage or friendship. These three sociological tools always brought these people together as brothers and sisters, members of the same big family in ancient times. Interestingly today, there are many Urhobo people that have family members in Isoko and Ijaw communities and vice versa. These people are connected mostly through marriage. Many Urhobo men married from these two ethnic groups. The same way…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Presidential Amnesty Programme has dissociated itself from a purported ‘demobilisation exercise’ being bandied in the Niger Delta by “unscrupulous elements who are going about collecting money from unsuspecting members of the public for pipeline surveillance and other vocational trades.” A statement signed by Mr Igoniko Oduma, the special assistant on Media to the PAP Administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, on Tuesday, said the clarification became necessary after the agency was inundated with inquiries from concerned stakeholders over the said exercise. It stated that the PAP under the leadership of Otuaro does not collect money or solicit…

… as Bayelsa Launches 5-Year Plan Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has called for closer collaboration between all tiers of government, development partners and other critical stakeholders in alleviating the plight of orphans and vulnerable children in society. He made the call on Monday at the launch of the Bayelsa State Strategic Plan for Vulnerable Children (2025-2030) organised by the Centre for Clinical Care and Clinical Research Nigeria (CCCRN) in collaboration with the state Ministry of Women, Children Affairs, Empowerment and Social Development in Yenagoa. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement by his senior special assistant on Media,…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said it has eliminated middlemen from the oil and gas industry value chain and contributed to shortening the industry’s contracting cycle to six months, courtesy of the three presidential directives on Local Content operations issued by President Bola Tinubu in March 2024. The executive secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe made this known in Lagos on Monday while speaking at a breakfast meeting with some media executives. He confirmed that NCDMB had complied fully with the Presidential Directive on Local Content Compliance Requirements, 2024 (EO 41),…

Bayelsa Queens FC on Monday 7th October, 2024 spanked Brave Heart Ladies of Edo 6-0 in the first Group B game of their Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament. The game played at the University of Benin Sports Stadium saw Bayelsa Queens dominating the game from the blast of the whistle. Peace Abbey put Bayelsa Queens in front in the 17th minute. After the goal the Prosperity Girls pressed for more goals and it was Peace Abbey again that scored the second goal in the 23rd minute of play, Dooshima Tarnum was on target to give the Prosperity Girls a 3…