The Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma has been shut down as a result of protest embarked upon by students over uniforms and closing of school fees portal. The state commissioner for Education, Dr Gentle Emelah, however said government had intervened on the lingering issues. As at the time of …
Read More »NPA Intensifies Effort to Resolve PTOL, Importers’ Tariff ‘Crisis’
Management of the Rivers Port, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has intensified efforts to see an end to the face-off between the Port Terminal Operators Limited (PTOL), one of our terminal operators at the port, and importers and shipping agents using its services. This became known as the leadership of the …
Read More »NDU Students Protest Introduction of School Uniforms
Students of the Bayelsa State owned Niger Delta University (NDU) Wilberforce Island have staged a peaceful protest over plans by the school management to introduce school uniforms for undergraduates. It was gathered that over 20,000 students were in agreement on the protest which took place on Monday inside the campus …
Read More »INC, Group Partner on Niger Delta Development
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa A Niger Delta group, Meinbutus Worldwide and the Ijaw National Congress (INC) have restated their commitment towards the actualization of a common interest for the development of the Ijaw ethnic nationality and the Niger Delta region. This Port Harcourt Mundial learnt Tuesday during a courtesy visit …
Read More »Delta: Ughelli Hospital Staff, Others Kidnap along Ogor, Evwreni Axis
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Hell was again set loose as a senior staff of the Ughelli Central Hospital and others, whose identities were yet to be known, were recently kidnapped by unknown gunmen on the Ogor/Evwreni axis of the Ughelli/Patani road adjourning the East-West Road. The senior staff of …
Read More »Unenurhie’s PG Conferred with ‘Justice of Peace’ By Delta Govt
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Unenurhie community, Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was in a festive mood recently as their president-general, Mr Peter Maison, was among those conferred with the title of ‘Justice of the Peace’ by the state ministry of Justice and Chieftaincy …
Read More »Cluster Board Lauds SPDC, Knocks NAOC over Projects, GMoU
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Kolo Creek Cluster Development Board, KCDB, an SPDC funded cluster in the Ogbia council area of Bayelsa State, have lauded the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, SPDC, on its execution of projects and implementation of terms entered in its GMoU with community members of …
Read More »Why l was in Bayelsa ~ Nnimmo Bassey
Environment Advocate and director of Health of Mother Earth (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, who was in Bayelsa State penultimate week end said he was in the oil rich and “ecologically devastated” state to drum up support and awareness for the sustenance, especially of the Niger Delta region. At an event, held …
Read More »Niger Deltans Urge Yahaya Bello to Declare for Presidency, Stand for ‘United Nigeria’
Niger Delta youths, under the ageis of ‘36 Youths Coalition for Yahaya Bello 2023 Presidency,’ have said that “the evil elements waiting for the breakup of Nigeria will certainly be disappointed,” adding that the country will remain strong and more united. Head of the youths’ coalition, Ambassador Timiseleipre Job Desmond, …
Read More »NIN Registration: Govt Should Create Centres in Every Community ~ Diamond
The immediate past youth chairman of Unenurhie community, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Friday Diamond aka ‘Ogbo,’ has called on the Federal Government to create more enrollment centres in the country, especially in local communities, in order to make the on-going national identity number registration easy …
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