… Urges Omene to ‘Join Hands’ with PG Gam in interest of Urhobo Nation The overall progress of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, remain the collective responsibility of Urhobo sons and daughters, home and abroad, through various positions, professions and imfluence at various levels. Special Adviser to the President General, UPU …

… Nigerian Author Sparks Global Debate, Reveals ‘Historical Whitewashing of Jesus‘ In a world where religious imagery has shaped global perceptions of faith, Nigerian author T.C. Wanyanwu has ignited a powerful conversation with his book, Jesus Is a Black Man: An Inconvenient Truth. The thought-provoking title alone has stirred intense …

By Amos Odhe Director General of the BRACED Commission, Amb Joe Keshi, has felicitated with Alhaji Idi Mukthar Maiha on his appointment as the pioneer Minister of Livestock Development. According to a statement signed by Eustace A Iyayi, Special Assistant to the minister, Amb Keshi, during a meeting in Abuja, …

Shell has pledged support for the recent reforms in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, describing them as a good way to reposition the sector for growth and profitability. Senior Vice President, Nigeria, Marno de Jong, while speaking at a dinner Wednesday night at the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) in …

Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Tuesday in Abuja charged oil and gas industry stakeholders in Africa to institute an Africa-wide Local Content framework that harmonises policies and fosters cross-border partnerships. He said such a framework would allow African nations …

The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated the judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers State. The apex court further ordered the Hon. Martins Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly and other …

… Place Edwin Clark alongside Zik on N500 Note ~ James The National Vice President 2 of Ijaw National Congress (INC), High Chief Alabo Nengi James, has urged the Federal Government to immortalize late Chief Edwin Clark, by placing his image alongside that of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe on the five …

… State Honours Jonathan, Dickson, Alaibe, Others As Education Ambassadors The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration continued some policies of his predecessor in order to enhance development of the state. Governor Diri said a policy like the Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) was visionary …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A 30-year-old man, Darlington Watson, was brutally killed on Wednesday evening in Agudama-Epie community, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, amid escalating conflict between two rival cult groups, the Greenlanders and the Bobous. Reports indicate that Watson, a member of the Greenlanders, was forcibly removed from a moving …

Former governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has led a delegation of the Bayelsa All Progressives Congress (APC) on a condolence visit to the family of the late Pa Edwin Clark in Abuja. The former governor also led the South South …