Operatives of the Operation Puff Adder led by DSP Chris Nwaogbo have rescued two top staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) kidnapped on Friday along the river on the way to Ayakoro community, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the hometown of the NDDC Managing Director, …

By Young Erhiurhoro Unenurhie community in Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was recently agog as Comr. Williams Ilayah led the Polls to become the community’s president-general with an overwhelming victory. The community elections which was earlier scheduled to hold on 22 and 27 February, …

The president-general of Evwreni kingdom, Chief Kenneth Ukpebitere, has denied media reports that he purportedly manipulated the electoral process of the Unenurhie community to elect the present leaders of the community. In his defence, the Evwreni President General, Chief Ukpebitere, described one of the contestants in election, Mr. Kingdom Okpavwarire …

By Bethel Toby Sir Siminalayi Joseph Fubara is a household in the politics of Rivers State as well as the seven local government areas of Rivers South-East Senatorial District of Khana, Gokana, Tai, Eleme, Andoni, Opobo/Nkoro and Oyigbo, that he was mandated to take charge of, in the 2023 governorship …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Thursday achieved a much-needed consensus among oil and gas industry stakeholders and manufacturers to boost in-country production and utilisation of line pipes in oil and gas operations, as part of the strategy to deepen local content and …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission RSIEC has announced that election into the 23 local councils of the state will hold on August 9, 2025. Chairman of the commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, rtd made the announcement on Wednesday during a stakeholders meeting at the commission’s …

Governor Ademola Adeleke has held a special session with the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers, affirming that there is no court order reinstating the court-sacked Yes/No council chairmen. The briefing was a continuation of the governor’s statewide consultations with elders and opinion moulders on the recent uproar on the …

As part of its mission to protect all persons against human trafficking, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has reiterated its call for collaborative effort in the fight against the scourge. Bayelsa State Commander, Mrs Abieyuwa Ikhidero made the call during a sensitization campaign with …

… as NDDC Rep Urges Bayelsans to ‘Own Projects’ in Their Domains By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bayelsa State Council, Tonye Yemoleigha has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission for “lighting up Bayelsa.” He also thanked the board for engaging in other corporate social …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Youths of the Host Communities Producing Oil, Gas and Pipeline Impacted States Youth Council of Nigeria (HOSTCON) have described as “commendable” the appointment of the senator representing Delta North (Delta State), Sen. Ned Nwoko as the chairman, Senate Ad- Hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft. The …