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… Chief Maol Describes Council Boss as Pacesetter The chairman of Tai Local Government Area, Hon. Mbakpone Okpe, on Friday 23, February 2024 commissioned an ultra-modern town hall for the Kira community. The project, our reporter gathered, was initiated and executed by the council chairman, Hon. Mbakpone Okpe. Special guest at the commissioning in Kira Tai, Chief Lesi Maol, who is managing director of Giolee Services and CEO of Satisfaction Fast Food, extolled the council chairman’s leadership qualities, noting that the project will create more jobs, promote and attract more economic opportunities, and develop the local government. The business mogul…

…Allegations are False, Baseless – Contractors By Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt  Host communities of Oil Mining Lease (OML 11) along the Imo River axis, cutting across Rivers and Abia states have accused Martinsevid Nigeria Limited, the contractor providing surveillance services for the crude oil pipeline of abetting illegal oil bunkering and crude oil theft. The communities which includes, Isietitioha, Umuorie town, Isimiri autonomous community, Owaza clan in Asa, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State and Umuedeokwara community, Odagwe in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State have all called on the Federal Government and the Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria…

By Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt As the economic hardship in the country bits harder on the citizens, some Nigerian parents are now devising means, legal or illegal, to raise funds to feed their families. This is just as a young woman (name withheld) attempted selling her 5 year old son for an undisclosed amount at the ever busy Mile 3 market, by Bishop Okoye street in Port Harcourt City LGA. The incident we gathered, played out at about 3:40pm last Saturday, as customers and traders surrounded the woman with amazement. The woman alleged that hunger and economic hardship forced her…

…Holds Maiden Educational Corps Conference By Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt The 6 Division Nigerian Army yesterday, held her first ever education corp conference, aimed at training soldiers and Staff of the Command’s school for improved service delivery. The maiden edition of the 6 Division Education Quarter Conference which was held at the Lt. Gen. F Yahaya Badminton Court, Port Harcourt Barracks, had it’s theme as; “Repositioning Nigerian Army Command Schools towards Enhanced Service Delivery.” Declaring the event open, the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam said the two days conference was organized in line…

… TUC, NLC, ‘Toothless Bulldogs’ By Mandy Tina A leading member of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN), Dr Joseph Obele, says the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery failed under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration due to lack of funding and commitment. Obele who is also an Energy expert claimed that President Buhari, and his minister of state for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva were benefiting from buying at the international market at the detriment of the nation owned refineries. Speaking on the threat made by NLC and TUC for the Port Harcourt refinery to commence operations by latest March ending…

The managing director and chief executive officer of Osforce Nigeria Limited, Engr. Anthony Osita Nwogbo has been honoured with the ‘Distinguished Company Director of the Year 2024 in Energy & Power Industry,’ by the Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria NDMPN. Presenting the award plaque to him at his office, the secretary of Board of Trustee BOT of Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria (NDMPN) Pastor Gospel Oziri explained that the honour was well deserved following the report of assessment team of the association. He advised the awardee to maintain on the speed lane considering his giant achievements which not…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide says “after a critical evaluation of the state of things bedeviling the Ijaw people and Nigerians in general,” it may “lead a massive protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the deteriorating state of things faced by the Ijaw people and Nigerians in general.” According a press statement signed by IYC spokesman, Amb. Binebai Yerin Princewill said, “the decision to embark on this looming mother of all protest in the Niger Delta was taken after a due consultation with critical Ijaw stakeholders and after analysing the unfriendly policies of the Tinubu-led Federal…

… Governor Diri Calls for Restoration of the Value of Naira By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Against the backdrop of excruciating pains Nigerians have been thrown into by the policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government, a large gathering of members of the Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress took to the major streets of Yenagoa to protest over the economic hardship being experienced across the country. The protesting workers embarked on the peaceful march along the Lambert Eradiri Drive, through the Melford Okilo Road, terminating at the Government House at Onopa in Yenagoa to press home their…

… Provides Solutions to Nation’s Economic Crisis By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A Niger Delta group, the Movement for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has thrown its weight behind the positions put forward by the Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and some eminent ex-Niger Delta warlords over the percentages of crude oil stolen from the Niger Delta region and the need for Federal Government to arrest the current economic hardship in the country. While Former President Obasanjo attributed the poor state of Nigeria’s economy to the nation’s intentional poor record keeping of the production capacity of crude oil and…

By Ehichioya Ezomon The cantankerous and chaotic primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State may’ve come to an end, but the seed of confusion, division and alienation created in the initial balloting on February 17, lingers, thanks to the handiwork of the previous chairman of the APC Edo Governorship Primary Election Committee, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State. Concluding the primary that lasted seven days – from February 17 to 23 – Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu – who replaced Uzodinma on February 21 as chairman of the primary committee – declared Senator Monday Okpebholo…