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By Ehichioya Ezomon  The “Big lie” – often attributed to the Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels – though there seems to be no evidence that it was used by him to prop up the State under the hegemonic rule of Adolf Hitler – is to repeat a lie until it’s assumed to be true. According to Wikipedia, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. (Yet) the lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie.…

As the world battles the scourge of malaria, a Port Harcourt-based linguist and Indigenous Language advocate, Mr. Josiah Egbilika, has tasked the World Health Organization (WHO) and national Health agencies to deploy Indigenous languages in the campaign against the disease. Speaking in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Mr. Egbilika said that the best means of creating awareness and sending information on malaria, or any other epidemic or pandemic, is through the use of language that is indigenous to the people. According to him, using indigenous languages will aid to enhance the message delivery and naturally produce positive reactions…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Holistic Opportunities Projects Of Engagement (Project HOPE) of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC has outlined a multi-sectoral approach to create job opportunities and empowerment programmes for youths of the Niger Delta region on the short term basis. The approach which emphasises agriculture and technology also has in it music, arts and entertainment, internship and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MSMEs. Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt, Resource Consultant to Project HOPE, Ambassador Fubara Blessing, said that the proposal was part of the quick impact actions and would cover all 9 Niger Delta states.…

… as Gov Fubara, Police Boss, DSS Visit Scene By Mandy Tina and Godwin Chukwumaechi Following the tanker explosion that wreaked carnage along the Eleme section of the East-West road, the Rivers State governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara, accompanied by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, and director of State Security Service, visited the scene on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Addressing journalists, Gov Fubara said, “We are here to assess the situation first-hand following yesterday’s incident at around 7:30 pm, caused by a tanker conveying PMS. Upon receiving the information, we promptly alerted the security agencies to intervene. “I…

By Mandy Tina A Port Harcourt High Court, presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku, has acquitted and discharged Eze Ekpeye Logbo, Eze Kelvin Anugwo, and 42 others who were on trial for the murder of late Ahoada Divisional Police Officer, SP Bako Amgbashim, who was killed in September last year. The accused persons were on trial for a four-count charge including cultism, armed robbery, murder and conspiracy to commit murder. During the court proceedings, the Director of Public Prosecution, C.F. Amadi, informed the court that there was no prima facie case established against the accused persons, indicating they had no…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Bayelsa Chapter to desist from negative tension capable of causing chaos and confusion in the union. The chairman, Bayelsa State Union of Journalists, Comrade Samuel Numonengi made the call during SWAN’s emergency congress on Thursday at the NUJ Press Centre. Comrade Numonengi said NUJ has passionately looked into issues which led to certain disagreements among members of SWAN in the state with a view to profer lasting solution. According to Numonengi, SWAN is an…

… Admonishes Sports Writers Against ‘Destructive Elements’ By our Reporter President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, has expressed delight with the robust sports development drive in Bayelsa State, anchored by Governor Duoye Diri, who he praised for reappointing “the workaholic, fit and energetic man, Mr. Daniel Igali, to once again lead the state’s Sports sector.” Benjamin said, “it’s a thoughtful and commendable decision, which will continuously set the state on high human development pedestal,” adding that members of SWAN “should always avoid destructive elements.” The SWAN leadership also declared “the purported Monday, April 22, 2024…

A business mogul, Ofirima Adieleuwa C. Allison, has called on Niger Delta people to close ranks and support the “lofty initiatives of the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr.Samuel Ogbuku, so as to fastrack development in the area.” Ofirima stated this recently, while speaking with journalists at his country home. He said that words are inadequate to describe the qualities of the administrator who is “exceptional and unique in the history of the interventionist agency through his sound policies and programmes.” Ofirima maintained that Dr. Ogbuku is focused and a result-oriented administrator with unparalleled pedigree, noting…

… As Navy Moves Training Hqtrs to Rivers By Godwin Chukwumaechi Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has changed the Nigerian Navy to be firm in its fight against all forms of economic sabotage, particularly crude oil theft, in the nation’s waterways. This was as the Navy announced that the headquarters of Naval Training Command, hitherto located in Lagos has been moved to Rivers State. Governor Fubara who gave the charge on Thursday in Port Harcourt when he received the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, noted the positive results already recorded by the Navy in the…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has demanded that as international oil companies (IOCs) are divesting from their onshore investments, in preference for deep offshore, government and other stakeholders should demand environmental accountability for their decades of operations in the Niger Delta. Decades of operations by the oil multi-nationals have left vast portions of the Niger Delta environment highly polluted and dangerous to life, even as most of them are hastily selling off their onshore facilities to mostly smaller indigenous operators without clear indications of plans for remediation of the environment. CERHD at a…