Beneficiaries of the Niger Delta third phase Presidential Amnesty Programme have threatened to demand the return of their arms and ammunition from the Federal Government and return to the creeks if the government does not finalized the demobilization process for them. The group, while commending the interim administrator of the …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri CSP Benjamin Igometi, the DPO of ‘A’ Division of the Ughelli Police Station, Ughelli has called on the leadership of the Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State to be more united in order to curb the challenges of insecurity and …

… Calls for Preventable Actions Bayelsa State TB Referral Hospital, Igbogene, joined the rest of the world to take part in this year’s activities, through radio talks, street procession and press briefing. According to Dr. Tuebi Richman Wilson, who is the doctor- in-charge of the TB Referral Hospital, “each year we …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri President of the Ariomaghwa Ladies Association, Chief (Mrs.) Ese Umukoro, has reacted to a publication (not by Port Harcourt Mundial), describing it as an attempt “to destroy the reputation of the social group which was founded over 35 years ago by Mrs. Margaret Airoboyi, and …

By Akpekwu Christopher Imbufe  The Rivers State Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Igbiks Tamuno, says the Niger Delta region may face extinction sooner than later due to the impact of oil spills and gas flares in the region According to the commissioner, the impact of the degradation of the environment, particularly …

The burial rites of late Mama Emetughelli Esther Okpakpa (nee Ukpu) a.k.a Ugieore, who slept in the Lord on August 13, 2020, have been announced by the family. Mama Emetughelli Esther died at the ripe age of 107 years. According to a statement released by the family, “her obsequies start on …

The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has begun the retraining of its men in marksmanship and weapons handling in a bid to reduce collateral damage in its engagement in civil security challenges. The exercise, which took place on Tuesday, at Elele 5 Battalion barracks of the Nigerian Army, …

The people of Egbema kingdom in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area have given a seventy-two-hour ultimatum to Nigerian Agip Oil Company to implement its 1999 MoU or face the anger of the communities. This was of the highlights of a town hall meeting of the Egbema Youth Association, led by the …

The communities making up Kerebiri Mein kingdom in Bomadi council area of Delta State have protested what they described as non-inclusiveness by the traditional umbrella body of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, the Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders Forum, CITRE. The kingdom in a letter addressed to the CITRE, …

… Wants ‘More Technocrats in Strategic Positions’ Following the “impressive performance of newly appointed senior special assistant (SSA) to Governor Douye Diri on Tourism Development,  Mr Tamaramiebi Abiri,” chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bayelsa State Council, Comrade Samuel Numonengi, has applauded the governor, insisting that technocrats should be …