The Niger Delta Movement for Peace (NDMP) has accused the Bayelsa State Government of sponsoring and bankrolling campaigns of calumny against the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku. The NDMP in a statement signed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by its coordinator, Jacob Sontai said …

  A call has been made to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to, “as a matter of urgency, irrespective of political affiliations,” put a stop to the killings going on in the Northern part of Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Saturday, one of the Youth leaders advocating for …

… As Comptroller Balogun Records Giant Strides against Smuggling   By Kelechi Nwaucha    The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ Owerri, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated a total of thirteen million, four hundred and fifty-one thousand, eight hundred and forty-eight naira (N13,451,848) from Demand Notices (DN) within …

  … Compt Babandede Lauds Officers, Sister Agencies on Integrity, Commitment By Kelechi Nwaucha   The Area II Command, Onne of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it has collected a total sum of one hundred and ninety billion, five hundred and sixty-nine million, two hundred and twelve thousand, three …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   Henceforth local government workers retiring from service in Bayelsa State are to be paid their full gratuities and pension benefits not later than a month after their retirement. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, disclosed this on Wednesday, at an enlarged meeting with council chairmen, …

  Elder statesman, Chief Christopher Okonkwo has described the proclamation of State of Emergency by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Rivers State as uncalled for, arguing that there was no breakdown of law and order in the state that would warrant such measure. Okonkwo said that the country is dying …

  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised the management of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited that having acquired the assets of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), it should operate differently from the former owners of the oil firm. The Bayelsa governor …

Sports enthusiast in Rivers State, Chief Christopher Okonkwo, has praised the CEO and Managing Director of Keves Global Leasing Ltd, Chief Sir Ikenna Okafor, the sole sponsor of the annual Keves Swimming Classic in the state. Making the commendation in an interview, Okonkwo noted that Chief Ikenna Okafor’s commitment to …

  Friday April 11, 2025 marked a joyous dawn in the life of Chief Sir Jimmy Nath Coke, as family members dignitaries, friends and well-wishers from various walks of life came out in their numbers at Wesley Methodist Church at No. 1 Harbour Road Port Harcourt to celebrate him on …

  A non-governmental organization, with a focus on skills development in the Niger Delta, has added a new set of skills acquisition trainees to its over 4220 persons (boys, girls and women) trained over the years. The organization, M&G Etomi Foundation, in collaboration with Wakirike Development Coalition, embarks on a …