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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, the Bayelsa State Governor’s Football Tournament, tagged the ‘Prosperity Cup,’ kicked off Tuesday, May 21, in Brass Local Government Area. Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri represented by his deputy Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo last week took the symbolic kick-off of this …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has faulted what it described as the misrepresentation of the ongoing process for the return oil exploration in Ogoni to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing persons with selfish motives of falsely presenting themselves as the drivers of …

By Kelechi Nwaucha For over 50 years of oil exploration in Nigeria, more than 1.5 million tons of crude oil were spilled in the Niger Delta, leading to biodiversity loss, health crisis among the region’s over 30 million inhabitants, socio-economic tensions and an environment severely damaged. Of note, however, is …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Sen. Magnus Abe, the senator who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial district in the 9th National Assembly, on Wednesday appealed to his teeming supporters to trust his recent reconciliation with the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and return to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Multiple loud explosions were on Tuesday reported at the gas processing plant operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at Gbarain, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, raising concerns of gas export disruptions. The gas plant feeds the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) export …

By Mandy Tina Organized Labour in Rivers State has protested the new electricity tariff structure, demanding a return to the previous one. The demand was made during a protest at the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) and the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) offices in Rivers State. State Chairman …

… As Ijaws In America Honour Bayelsa Gov, OthersBy our Reporter The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again called for a review of the country’s revenue derivation formula in line with the practice of fiscal federalism. He queried the existing practice where resource-endowed states in Nigeria, particularly …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt As recruitment into the Nigerian Army 87 regular intake for tradesmen/non tradesmen and women continues, the Nigerian Army has sensitised the people of Rivers State that they are not utilizing the quota allocated to the state. The Army has therefore called on stakeholders and leaders …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The president-general of Unenurhie community in Ughelli North LGA of Delta state, Mr. Peter Maison, has described community leadership as more challenging than corporate governance in the Niger Delta region. Unenurhie’s PG made this known recently during a chat with our correspondent at his residence …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, sympathetic to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, have elected a new Speaker for the House. The new Speaker of the embattled Assembly is Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, the member representing Bonny State Constituency. Also elected is Leader of the House, Hon. Sokari …