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By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The masterminds of the April 21 fire outbreak at OML 29 oilfields, operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production, were burnt to death. Rear Admiral Akinjidie Akinrinade, commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta disclosed this shortly after inspecting the incident …

The Rivers State commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Hon. Mrs Nancy Nwankwo has commended the president of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Chief Nabil Saleh and his team for their efforts at taking PHCCIMA to new heights. The commissioner made the commendation during a visit to the chamber’s secretariat in …

The Amanyanabo of Abonnema, His Gracious Majesty, King (Barr) Disrael Gbobo Bob-Manuel (ii), Owukori (ix), has described the re-election of Chief Nyesom Wike as governor of Rivers State for another four years as well deserved and ordained by God. He said the people of Nyemoni are happy that Wike emerged …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) on Tuesday said some 104 young business owners are benefiting from its entrepreneurship training scheme in Bayelsa. The capacity building programme runs from April 15 to 19. Dr Dikko Radda, deputy director of SMEDAN in his remarks, noted that over …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has charged Corp members serving in the state not to succumb to intimidation or inducement by any politician or political party during the gubernatorial election in the state scheduled for November 2, 2019. Governor Dickson stated this at the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Niger Delta Youth Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP) has applauded the minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu for transforming the Nigerian oil sector.  The NDYCPP, a group of youth leaders from the nine states of the Niger Delta region noted that under …

By Joel Anekwe The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed worry over the absence of a baseline study of Ogoniland by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) ahead of the commencement of the cleanup of oil polluted sites in the area. CISLAC says the absence of such baseline …

By Joel Anekwe The acting managing director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Nelson Brambaifa, recently visited some universities in the United Kingdom with plans to consolidate existing partnerships with the universities to ensure that the commission gets more value for its human capital development programmes. Speaking after the five-day …

By Joel Anekwe The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday presented the certificate of return to the re-elected governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.  Wike emerged winner of the tortured governorship election of March 9, 2019 which was eventually concluded on April on April …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The absence of Justice Awogboro Abimbola of Court 2, Federal High Court, Yenagoa on Thursday stalled hearing on a suit filed by Nembe Community seeking to halt renewal of the OML 29 lease. It would be recalled that Abimbola who lost her mother was absent at …