… Allege NNPCL, Others’ ‘Conspiracy to Hoodwink FG’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A coalition of former militant leaders and stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have written to President Bola Tinubu over the controversy rocking the move to seek re-approval of the over $1.3 billion USD surveillance contract, with about …

… Urges FG to Stop Bayelsa’s 13% Derivations  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State chapter of the Host Communities producing Oil and Gas in Nigeria (HostCom) on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the state capital inaugurated a new executive to pilot its affairs. Port Harcourt Mundial reports that Pastor Samson Dabbey Graham was sworn-in …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday, swore in twenty-six new commissioners in the state with a call on them to ensure fairness, equity and justice to guide their actions for effective service delivery. Speaking at the inauguration which held at …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Publisher of the Blue Economy Online Magazine and facilitator of the South-South Tourism Roundtable initiative, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, has tasked South-South governors to invest more in the emerging Blue Economy, with a view to unlocking potentials of the ocean to create more jobs and boost their …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Special Adviser to the Bayelsa governor on Labour, Employment and Productivity, Hon. Famous Daunemigha, has urged President Bola Tinubu to review the allocation of N5 billion palliatives to the six states of the Niger Delta region and deploy such funds to the rehabilitation and construction of …

By David Owei, Yenagoa A Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Monday sentenced a notorious cultist, Blessing Agree, to five years in prison for stealing and attempt to escape from lawful custody. The accused, Blessing Agree, known on the streets as ‘Small Witch’ and an indigene of Ozobo …

  By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has congratulated Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri on “his well deserved appointment as Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil) Federal Republic of Nigeria.”  IYC president, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri, and secretary, Amb Binebai Yerin Princewill, said “as critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta region …

The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has expressed “hearty congratulations” to the Delta North PDP chairman, Elder Moses Iduh, on his 61st birthday, describing him “as a good man and a great and visionary Deltan” whose presence has blessed the party greatly. The felicitations were contained in …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  If some Nigerians were sad about the kind of nominees President Bola Tinubu picked for his cabinet, many more were heavy-hearted over the portfolios assigned to the ministers. The composition of the cabinet was a mis-match in relation to some of the ministers’ educational and professional attainments and …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A community leader in Uwheru kingdom, Mr. Paris Ukpemeku, has called on the Delta State government to reopen the Okugbe Secondary School, Ogode, in Uwheru kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, which he said “was abandoned many years ago,” impacting negatively on …