By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged new permanent secretaries in the state to perform their duties with utmost integrity and accountability in the ministries they are assigned. Senator Diri gave the charge on Tuesday during the swearing-in of 15 permanent secretaries inside …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ) has felicitated Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on the occasion of his 67th birth anniversary. A statement by Chairman of the NUJ Bayelsa State Council, Comrade Tonye Yemoleigha and Secretary, Comrade Stanley Imgbi said the impactful …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Major Stakeholders in the Niger Delta region has applauded the combined efforts of the Nigerian Military, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), for their efforts at significantly increasing the country’s oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd). …

The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy, and Development, FENRAD, a pro-democracy and environmental rights advocacy group, has commended the Abia State governor, Alex Chioma Otti, on the recent signing of the Greater Ohafia Development Authority. FENRAD described the legislation as a vehicle to drive development and growth in the Ohafia …

… As 5 Players Set for European Clubs By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State is gearing up to host the 6th edition of the prestigious Douye Diri International Scouting Tournament, a platform that showcases Nigeria’s brightest young football talents. This year’s event is scheduled to take place from December 4 …

Former agitators in the Niger Delta, under the aegis of Third Phase Ex-Agitators, have joined stakeholders in the region and Nigeria in general to commend the Presidential Amnesty Programme coordinator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, “for his sterling qualities, purposeful leadership and dexterity he has applied in piloting the affairs of the …

… Urges NNPCL to Start PH, Warri Refineries now A group, known as Stand-Up South South Security Group (SSSSG), has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and so-called oil cabals, of killing the country’s economy through the importation of refined petroleum products. The group lamented that between 2007 …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Strange things happen in Nigeria, one of the latest being a suit purportedly filed by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating, arresting, detaining or prosecuting him or his aides after his eight-year tenure of office in 2027. However, …

… Promises Stakeholder Engagement to see more Vessels Call at Rivers Port By Bon Peters As the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) 2024 Elections draw near, a chieftain of the association and incumbent Vice Chairman of the Area 1, Port Harcourt Port Chapter, Mazi Emmanuel Ebere Onwuka, has …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bayelsa State Council, during the Triennial Delegates Conference held in Yenagoa, has elected a new executive to pilot its affairs for the next three years. The delegates conference held on Saturday November 16, 2024, was conducted by a five-man Electoral …