By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Agadama community in Uwheru kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was recently thrown into mourning and pandemonium as two aged women were killed as a result of marital issues between their children. Narrating the incidence to our correspondent, a respected leader in …
Read More »Shippers’ Council, NPA, Others Launch Port Process Manual in Port Harcourt
The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), in conjunction with the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and other maritime stakeholders, has launched the Nigeria Port Process Manual (NPPM), which stakeholders describe as a critical document for the sector. Participants at the stakeholders sensitization programme on the implementation of NPPM, by the Project Steering …
Read More »Environment Commissioner urges Oil Companies ‘to live Up to GMOUs’
The Bayelsa State commissioner for Environment, Mr Iselema Gbalabiri, has once again reiterated the need for the international oil companies operating in the Niger Delta in general and Bayelsa State in particular to respect and implement the General Memorandum of Understandings they entered with their host communities so as to …
Read More »Nembe Lawyers Advocate Rule of Law, End to Armed Agitation in N’Delta
Lawyers from Nembe in Bayelsa State, under the auspices of Nembe SE Lawyers Forum, on Tuesday said they are working to end violent agitation as a means of venting grievances in the oil rich Niger Delta region. Addressing a virtual news conference, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff, a traditional ruler in the …
Read More »Orekereke Decamps to PDP with Supporters
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Akperhe-Olomu community, Olomu kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State was agog recently as an Oviri-Olomu born politician and Urhobo cultural promoter, Hon. Chief (Amb.) Joseph Udusan Orekereke, decamped to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), with his political followers and supporters. The …
Read More »Girl, Buried, Resurrects From Death after Three Days
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri What looks like one of the greatest miracles of the 21st century has again happened at Uwheru town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as a girl whose name was given as Miss Joy Ugbeta, 20, woke up from death after three …
Read More »Rivers Councillor-Elect Urges Constituents’ Support on Devt Initiatives
The councilor-elect for Igbo 1 Ward 3, in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, Hon Anderson Martins Onyekachi, has urged members of his constituency to join hands in bringing issues of development to the fore in the area. He made the call shortly after casting his vote at the …
Read More »NCAA Approves Commercial Flights into Bayelsa Airport
… Its Dream Come True ~ Diri After months of expectation, the Bayelsa State-owned airport, on Saturday, finally got the nod of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations. NCAA’s director general, Dr. Nuhu Musa, presented the regulatory body’s approval letter to an elated Governor Douye …
Read More »Late Prof Ekeh Receives Funeral Rites at Urhobo House, Okpara-Inland, Imodje-Orogun
By Young Erhiurhoro The final rites of passage were held recently for the departed iconic Urhobo patriot and world-class professor of African-American Studies, late Prof. Peter Palmer Ekeh, who died on November 17, 2020 in the United States. As has been usual since the funeral activities began, the National Executive …
Read More »PIB: Diri Tasks Reps, Calls for Niger Delta Cleanup
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on members of the House of Representatives to expedite action on passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), noting that this will correct some of the injustices faced by oil producing states. Governor Diri made the call on Tuesday when members of …
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