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The International Women’s Day is celebrated March 8 every year. The day was set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and also to enhance the voices and abilities of women in the society. The day was recognized by United Nations in 1977 but its root goes way back to 1908 in United States of America when women protested against the working conditions in the country. Since its adoption, the International Women’s Day has helped to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political and economic arena. In Nigeria, the celebration has assumed…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There were showers of commendation on a seasoned broadcast journalist, Dr. Kola Oredipe, over the donation of track and field starting blocks and hurdles equipment to the Bayelsa State Athletics Association. The donation include starting blocks and about 70 hurdles equipment to help the athletes compete favourably with their peers in the country and beyond. At the presentation ceremony held at the tracks of the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, the Director of the State Sports Council, Sir Braveman Wodi commended Dr. Oredipe for heeding the call to individuals and corporate world to complement the…

By Amos Odhe The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Wednesday uncovered two vast oil bunkering sites in Samkiri community, a small settlement located in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. A tour of the sites by the OPDS commander, Rear Admiral John Okeke, represented by the Maritime Component commander, Commodore Adedokun Siyabade, revealed that over 30 illegal refining camps are in operation in the area. The JTF commander, said that in continuation of the effort of the JTF South South Operation Delta Safe “is ready to rid the area of crude oil theft and other crimes…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Oil and gas industry stakeholders and leading academics on Tuesday began a three-day Research and Development (R&D) Zonal Workshop at the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma, with special focus on needs-driven research and deepening of collaboration and linkages. The workshop, sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), provides forum for discussions and demonstration of research breakthroughs on software and hardware as they relate to oil and gas industry needs, bioremediation and related oil field chemicals solutions, such as additives and drilling fluids, and renewable solutions to meet industry needs. Scheduled to be hosted…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has urged host communities to resist the temptation of disrupting the operations of oil companies in the state without exhausting legitimate means of conflict resolutions. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on Wednesday at a meeting with representatives of Peremabiri Community in Southern Ijaw Council Area and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at the Government House, Yenagoa. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement by his media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi, condemned the act of occupying oil facilities as a form of protest to disrupt oil production, stressing that such actions…

… Seeks to Encourage Reading, Writing Culture among Youths By Godwin Chukwumaechi Peace, social justice and good governance advocacy group, the Rivers Unity House Foundation, UHF has announced its readiness to start the Education Champions League in the state, to be know as the ECL Quiz and Debate Competitions for secondary schools. The competition, a part of the August Meeting, series organised by the UHF will also hold other conversations that help the intellectual well-being of the community at large. The competition has been slated for launch on March 22nd in Port Harcourt during the 2024 edition of the August…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa Professional Forum (BPF) has called on the president of the Appeal Court to launch an investigation into “the processes that led to the appointment of Justice Adekunle Adeleye as the Election Petition Tribunal’s chairman in the case between the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva.” The groups secretary, Philip Erepa, in a statement on Monday said such probe had become necessary following a viral petition written to the office of the president of the Appeal Court by Sylva’s legal team requesting the disbandment…

By Mandy Tina A civil society organization known as Relief International Africa has opened a Human Rights Clinic, in order to promote and protect the rights of people across the country. Speaking during the human rights clinic launch, the executive director of Relief International Africa, Green Isaac, said the Nigerian society has been a victim of human rights abuse and violation since the colonial times. According to him, the clinic will be a safe space for individuals to access legal advice, seek redress for human rights violation, noting that it will also address various challenges faced by the Nigerian people…

Members of the Bomu Community, in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, have rained alarm over the “poor handling of the clean-up exercise in their community by the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP). Represented by a community leader, Chief Roland Oku who is a member of the royal family of Bomu, the community decried the poor handling of the clean-up in Bomu and “the fact that HYPREP decides to bypass existing legal leadership structure in the community and relate with whomever they like.” He said that this does not augur well for peace and development in the community,…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa has destroyed three illegal refinery sites and a large wooden boat laden with about 160,000 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude oil. The operation, our correspondent gathered, was in line with the recently launched Nigerian Navy Operation Delta Sanity, to rid illegal oil theft and bunkering activities within the maritime domain. The commanding officer, Forward Operating Base FORMOSO, Captain Murtala Aminu Rogo, made this known in an interactive section with newsmen on Monday. According to the commanding officer, “we…