By David Owei, Yenagoa Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have proffered solutions for the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) set up by Governor Seriake Dickson on the ways to handle activities of oil companies and environmental challenges facing the state. Speaking at a one-day roundtable meeting in Yenagoa, the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The National Directorate of Empowerment (NDE) says it empowered over 450 unemployed youths in Bayelsa between January and April as part of efforts to curb unemployment. Mr Aham Osuchukwu, Bayelsa coordinator of the directorate, told journalists that the beneficiaries cut across the eight local government areas …

By Joel Anekwe A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South region, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has declared that the minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi’s statement on Ndi-Igbo and 2023 Presidency was misunderstood and blown out of proportion. He described remarks made by some Igbos against the minister …

By Amos Okioma Justice Iniekadi Eradiri, of a Bayelsa State High Court has disqualified himself from the trial of Chief Richard Kpodo, a former aide to ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa. Kpodo, standing trial for alleged rape of a 26-year female cashier, had appealed Justice Eradiri’s ruling, declining to disqualify himself …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Igbo traders at Swali market in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, under the aegis of Igbo Traders Union (ITU) on Monday close down shops in protest of “incessant burglary attacks” on their shops where goods and cash worth N10 million had been stolen in the past …

By Joel Anekwe The Federal Government has assured that it would complete the Bodo- Bonny road with the expectation to improve the economy of Nigeria. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, gave the assurance during the inspection of the Bodo-Bonny/Port Harcourt-Aba roads project in Rivers State. The minister …

By Joel Anekwe In a move to finally resolve the challenge of hazardous soot in the state, the Rivers State Government has set up a technical committee to implement the recommendations of the scientific committee established to investigate the prevalence of soot in parts of the state. Briefing journalists after …

By Joel Anekwe Oilwatch Nigeria says it is intensifying the struggle to hold the Nigerian government and international oil companies accountable for the environmental degradation and human rights violations caused by oil and gas industry activities in the Niger Delta region.  It said it would work assiduously to take holistic …

… PM Receives Energy, Maritime Reporters The Rivers Port, formerly known as Port Harcourt Port, is now safe for business, and busy as well, recording marked improvement in cargo and vessel traffic. Manager of the Rivers Port, Alhaji Abubakar Garba Umar, made this known last Thursday as he received a …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa   Following Governor Seriake Dickson’s recent onslaught against international oil companies that have been operating in the Niger Delta region for over 60 years, and the attendant environmental degradation and other effects on the host communities, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has described the governor’s recent …