By Ebube Egbufor Veteran Niger Delta development activist and elder statesman, Prof. Jasper Jumbo, has appealed to the Federal Government to give the newly constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, “a little bit of free hand” to use the funds budgeted for them to work for the development …

By Amos Odhe An 11-man Nigerian contingent to the World Wrestling Championships has landed in Belgrade, Serbia to participate in the first Olympic qualifier.  The contingent of 6 wrestlers, 2 coaches, 1 medical personnel and 2 officials departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday night aboard a Turkish …

Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd, PINL, on Friday announced that it has discovered and destroyed about 35 clusters of illegal oil bunkering and refining points in parts of the Niger Delta area covering zone 3, comprising Owaza, Odogwa, Ishimiri and Kom Kom. The company made the announcement Friday deep in the …

… Bayelsa Governor Charges Youths to Prioritise Ijaw Interest  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The newly-elected president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Jonathan Lokpobiri, has said the foremost Ijaw youth organisation is grateful to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, for giving the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and …

  … Expresses Satisfaction over Ministry, NDDC Projects in Calabar By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Hon. Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has expressed his determination and insistence on demanding quality project delivery from the ministry and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), adding that he “won’t sit …

  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has expressed surprise over Governor Douye Diri’s “disturbing obsession towards Opu Nembe.” According to a release made available to our correspondent, Sylva’s concerns “stems from the fact that for over two years …

The managing director and chief executive officer of Izzy Global Resources, Hon. Mgbuelu Israel Lebura has advocated for an industrialized nation where the teeming Nigerian youths could be gainfully employed. Hon. Mgbuelu made the disclosure while receiving an award as a Distinguished company Director of Year, 2023 from the Niger …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have written to President Bola Tinubu and the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje over what they described as the “looming political embarrassment” inherent in the president and other high ranking party members’ support …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, appears to be playing the ostrich in the Opu-Nembe (Bassambiri) community crisis. So said the chief press secretary to Governor Douye Diri, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, while reacting …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Fidelis Support Group (FSG), a “popular and vibrant” political pressure group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has paid a condolence visit to Dr. Johnson Abrucha, the ‘Akpohor’ (Deputy Speaker) of Unenurhie community over the …