The joy of surveyor Emmanuel Ogbonda knew no bounds as he was bestowed with an Award of Excellence by the Niger Delta Media Forum for his outstanding business prowess and contributions to the development of his community and employment opportunities he has provided for several youths in the state and …

By Hamzat Lawal After reading the book, Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority, written by the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, I could not help the nudging feeling of triumph at how, finally, sunshine emerges in the horizon …

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Niger Delta University (NDU) chapter, has resolved to embark on an industrial strike action According to the ASUU chapter, through it’s chairman, Comrade Oyinkepreye Lucky Bebeteidoh, the decision to initiate the process of strike action was instigated by the refusal of the state government …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that his second term agenda will be hinged on a comprehensive framework built on seven pillars that represent critical aspects of his administration’s developmental strategy. Diri stated this on Tuesday while declaring open a three-day State Executive Council Retreat with the …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The August 21, 2024, edition of Vanguard highlighted reactions of local and international civil society, human rights and labour organisations to the Nigeria Police invitation to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, to appear before it on August 20, 2024, “for an …

By Fidelis Igbogi Ordinarily, there should not have been any contest as to the true winner of the November 11, 2023 Gubernatorial Election in Bayelsa State. The data, before and after the elections, clearly showed the people’s preference among the 16 candidates to be Governor Douye Diri of the People’s …

… Bayelsa Sweeps Open, Intermediate Categories University of Lagos undergraduate, Enoch Nwali, has again won the Masters category of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Classic, which ended on Sunday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The three-day scrabble championship had in attendance 240 registered players from across Nigeria. Nwali, who was …

By Kelechi Nwaucha The role of women in defending and furthering the rights of communities, especially in the light of onshore divestment by international oil companies and legacy pollution issues, last Friday formed the basis of an awareness creation program organized by Olegh Centre for Community Development for community women …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has clarified that its call for the redeployment of the Minister of Petroleum, Oil, Dr. Heineken Lokpobiri, was not “borne out of parochial sentiment, but out of genuine desire to address issues bedeviling the petroleum sector.” The IYC, in a …

Following complaints and the call by aggrieved members of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, for the redeployment of the minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Oil, Senator Heneiken Lokpobiri, a Niger Delta ex-agitator, Comrade Obubo Opukeme aka Galadima, has advised the minister not to take the issues raised by …