… Urges IGP to Pull Police Crack Team Out of Nembe By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has condemned in strong terms the cases of human rights violation in Nembe-Basambiri following the deployment of a crack team from the Police Force headquarters in Abuja. Governor Douye Diri made …

The special adviser to the President on trade and investment, Hon. John Ugochukwu Uwajumogu, has described the Oil and Gas Free Zone in Onne Rivers State as an investment destination, while urging stakeholders operating in the corridor to take advantage of the enormous potential investment opportunities available at the free …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa-based journalists, numbering over seventy and drawn from the print, electronic and online media, have expressed appreciation and commendation over the recent training held in Yenagoa, aimed at equipping journalists on their reportage of the up coming November 11, 2023 governorship election. They further requested for more …

  Pius Dukor, Port Harcourt As the cost of medical care continues to grow out of the reach of the common man and the vulnerable, Bariel Medical Center has collaborated with its partners, in a programme tagged Medical Outreach 2023, to give free medical assistant to some vulnerable families in …

The special assistant to the Rivers State governor on Youth and Sports, Hon Norisia Pepple, has expressed gratitude to his boss, Sir Simnialayi Fubara, for appointing youths to serve in various positions of trust in his administration.  Hon Pepple made this known while addressing newsmen at the Obi Wali International …

By Paul Williams Two years after it was promulgated into law, the implementation of the Host Community Development Fund, as contained in the Petroleum Industry Act (2021), has remained largely sketchy, further agitating members of oil-bearing communities in the Niger Delta who continue to bear the brunt of oil spills …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) has awarded grants of N7 million to fund nine research topics by some academic researchers, drawn from state-owned tertiary institutions, as part of the agency’s intervention in the education sector. The institutions are the Niger Delta University (NDU), …

… Assures On 1.5km Shore Protection, as About 250 Buildings Submerged in Odioama in 10 Years By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said coastal communities in the state are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean. Governor Diri raised the alarm on …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Hon. Fidelis Adjogbe, former SSA to the immediate past governor of Delta State and also the founder of the Fidelis Support Group (FSG), has celebrated the first lady of Delta state, Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, as she unveiled her pet project at her hometown, …

By Ubanne NG Nigerians have been advised to eschew the pain and bitterness experienced in recent times so as to ensure the nation’s economy gets the best restructuring. This was part of a lecture delivered at the one-day agricultural farm training organised for the youths and farmers in Port Harcourt …