By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The chairman, Cyril Ogude, and members of the Board of Trustees of Government College Ughelli Class of Friends, (GCU CoF) have sent a congratulatory message to Engr. Dr. (Chief) Samuel Adjogbe, the former executive director, Projects (EDP) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as …

By Young E. Freeborn A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Evwreni Ward 08 and also a former youth chairman of Unenurhie community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Austin Abrucha aka ‘Omasa’ has congratulated the president-general of Uwheru kingdom, Chief Macpherson Igbedi, on the occasion …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Teachers in Bayelsa State have applauded the state government for its efforts at revamping the state’s educational standard, as well as complained of how teachers have been neglected despite the pivotal role they play. Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Bayelsa State council, Comrade …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As the country gears up for the 2023 general elections, a consultative team for a gubernatorial hopeful in Delta State, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, who is the DG of the National Bio-Data Safety Management Agency in Abuja, has paid a courtesy visit to Delta Ijaw Political …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The women folk of Unenurhie community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State have sent a strong verbal message to the governor of the state, Sen. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, urging him to complete without further delay the abandoned cottage hospital in their community …

All is now set for the annual lecture series organized by the Federated Correspondents Chapel, Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. A statement by the chairman of the Annual Lecture committee, Samuel Ese, said the event has as its theme: ‘Maritime Security: Implications for the Oil Industry,’ adding …

By Young Erhiurhoro I was overwhelmed when I read the 1960 Independence Day speech of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The very first speech that removed the British Union Jack and installed in its place the most awaited Nigerian flag of green, white and green. As I …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa A non-governmental organization, Stakeholder Alliance for Corporate Accountability, SACA, has stressed the need for members of cluster development boards to exhibit openness while executing projects and programmes contained in the Global Memorandum of Understanding, GMoU. Executive Director of SACA, Mr. Kingsley Ozegbe, stated this at a …

By Joel Anekwe The Federal Government says it has set an annual recruitment target for the Nigeria Police, aimed at increasing the force both numerically and in terms of equipment. This is part of a recently initiated reform programme for the Nigeria Police Force to boost its services to Nigerians, …

By Joel Anekwe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has charged the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC, to improve services to its customers. This is as the commission begun moves to resolve series of complaints by electricity subscribers to PHEDC in Rivers State Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Mr …