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By Pius Dukor Contrary to rumours that some local councils in the Rivers State have refused to honour Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s directive on the payment of N30,000 minimum wage, the acting chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Pastor GoodLife Iduoku Ben, has said all LGA chairmen have complied with the governor’s …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has taken a swipe at the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 election in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, over his statement on the recent killing of soldiers in Okuama community in …

By Mandy Tina A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt Rivers State, has adjourned a suit filled by Civil Society Organizations in the state against 25 members of the state House of Assembly to April 26 for hearing. The 25 embattled lawmakers had defected from the People’s Democratic Party …

By Mandy Tina The Rivers State Police Command has exhumed the remains of late Divisional Police officer of Ahoada East Local Government Area, SP Bako Angbashim. This followed “a coordinated joint operation carried out by tactical squads from the command and personnel from the Force Intelligence Bureau” on Sunday March …

By Mandy Tina The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has demanded for an upward review of national minimum wage from thirty (N30,000.00) to four hundred and forty-seven thousand Naira per month. A statement signed by the union’s secretary general, Comrade Nuhu Toro, states that Nigerian workers can no longer …

Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta North senatorial district, have passed a vote of confidence on the Delta State governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. At a meeting held in Asaba on Thursday, March 7, 2024, the stakeholders also passed a vote of confidence on the deputy governor, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to partner the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) to build a residential estate for medical doctors at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the indication on Thursday …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa Professional Forum (BPF) has called on the president of the Appeal Court to launch an investigation into “the processes that led to the appointment of Justice Adekunle Adeleye as the Election Petition Tribunal’s chairman in the case between the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri …

… TUC, NLC, ‘Toothless Bulldogs’ By Mandy Tina A leading member of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN), Dr Joseph Obele, says the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery failed under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration due to lack of funding and commitment. Obele who is also an Energy expert …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide says “after a critical evaluation of the state of things bedeviling the Ijaw people and Nigerians in general,” it may “lead a massive protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the deteriorating state of things faced by the Ijaw people …