… Describe Him as Treasure to Ijaw Nation By Amos Odhe The Ijaw People’s Association (IPA) of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, has described the chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo as “a treasure to the Ijaw nation.” The group noted that …

… Agwana, Isowo, Others Retain Seats in Bayelsa Exco By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the crisis in the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will soon be resolved. Diri said the PDP remains the most virile opposition party in the …

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has advised the Minister of Petroleum, Oil, Heineken Lokpobiri to shelve his governorship ambition and concentrate on discharging his ministerial responsibilities to actualise the benefits of the Renewed Hopeu Agenda in the sub-sector. The IYC said it discovered that “Minister Lokpobiri was more interested …

The saying that says a golden fish has no hiding place played out recently when the chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ikwerre Local Government Area, Chief Dr Darlington Orji, was bestowed with an award as a Distinguished Political Icon by the Niger Delta Media Forum. The award, the group said, was …

Organizers of the prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards (BMNA) have nominated Prime Project Montessori/Model School for an Award of Excellence, in recognition of the school’s “sterling qualities and antecedents in the educational sector in Bayelsa State.” In a statement issued to newsmen in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, BMNA’s Project …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The National Drugs and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has condemned and described claims by Oruma Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Baylesa State as “false and malicious.” This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the NDLEA command in Baylesa …

The joy of surveyor Emmanuel Ogbonda knew no bounds as he was bestowed with an Award of Excellence by the Niger Delta Media Forum for his outstanding business prowess and contributions to the development of his community and employment opportunities he has provided for several youths in the state and …

By Hamzat Lawal After reading the book, Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority, written by the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, I could not help the nudging feeling of triumph at how, finally, sunshine emerges in the horizon …

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Niger Delta University (NDU) chapter, has resolved to embark on an industrial strike action According to the ASUU chapter, through it’s chairman, Comrade Oyinkepreye Lucky Bebeteidoh, the decision to initiate the process of strike action was instigated by the refusal of the state government …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that his second term agenda will be hinged on a comprehensive framework built on seven pillars that represent critical aspects of his administration’s developmental strategy. Diri stated this on Tuesday while declaring open a three-day State Executive Council Retreat with the …