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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Presidential Amnesty Programme has dissociated itself from a purported ‘demobilisation exercise’ being bandied in the Niger Delta by “unscrupulous elements who are going about collecting money from unsuspecting members of the public for pipeline surveillance and other vocational trades.” A statement signed by Mr Igoniko …

… as Bayelsa Launches 5-Year Plan Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has called for closer collaboration between all tiers of government, development partners and other critical stakeholders in alleviating the plight of orphans and vulnerable children in society. He made the call on Monday at the launch …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said it has eliminated middlemen from the oil and gas industry value chain and contributed to shortening the industry’s contracting cycle to six months, courtesy of the three presidential directives on Local Content operations issued by President Bola …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The typical politician shows only one part of their persona when campaigning for elective office. They tell the public that they seek the political position simply – and solely – to render service to the people. They deny the craving for further expansion of their private frontiers …

• As Fubara describes LGA attacks as act of irresponsibility  • Inspects Ikwerre LG Secretariat  Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt  No fewer than five persons have been reportedly killed, many injured, with three local government secretariats burnt down on Monday by suspected thugs, in the political crisis rocking Rivers State. Our …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the 23 council chairmen who emerged victorious at Saturday’s local government election across the state. The swearing-in ceremony, which took place on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 …

… Police Directs DPOs, Tactical Commanders to Comply with Federal High Court Ruling By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reportedly foiled an attempt by the Nigerian Police, allegedly led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), to take over the Rivers State Independent …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Thursday morning staged a protest walk in Port Harcourt to demonstrate its opposition to the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5. The party, which had earlier announced its opposition and non participation in …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt With only hours to the local council elections scheduled to hold in Rivers State on Saturday, two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have disagreed sharply over whether the polls should go on or not. While the faction led by Chief …

•We have the register, RSIEC insists Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) for Rivers State, Dr. Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, has revealed that the commission has not handed over the State voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) contrary to claims …