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… As ‘God Used Ijaw Sons, Daughters to Ensure Olice Kemenanabo’s Survival’ By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State will soon establish its own Independent Power Plant (IPP) to complement the National Grid and ensure there is constant electricity supply in the state. Governor Douye Diri stated this while speaking during …

Over seven hundred and fifty athletes and coaches from the thirty six states of the federation will jostle for glory in the 3rd Governor Douye Diri Wrestling Classics in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Dr. Daniel Igali gave the hint at the press conference …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Following the bloody and destructive confrontations, aftermath of the October 5, 2024, heated and contentious local government council election in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu “called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law.” However, …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Wigwe University on Thursday opened for academic activities, eight months after its founder Dr. Herbert Wigwe and some members of family perished in an helicopter crash in the United States of America. There were grave concerns about the fate of the university located at Wigwe’s …

… to Ask INEC to Conduct Elections within 90 Days By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Hon. Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Tuesday declared the seats of 4 members of the House vacant for breaching the provision of the 1999 constitution on absention from …

The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has solicited the support of the Federal Government towards developing the deep seaport at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area and the blue economy potential of the state. He expressed the optimism that by collaborating with the Federal Government, a lot can …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt No less than 2,230 films from 172 countries of the world have been submitted for participation in this year’s Rivers International Film Festival (RIFF). The film festival, which is in its second edition, is to run from Oct 24 to 27, 2024 in the city …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Monday flagged off the distribution of 5000 uLesson educational tablets to students from seventeen primary and secondary schools across eight local government areas of Bayelsa State. The ceremony which took place at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, …

Some journalists in Bayelsa State on Sunday sustained injuries as some hired thugs attacked the venue of a press briefing organised by the Sagbama Local Government Area Chapter of the All Progressives Congress in Yenagoa, the State capital. Chairman of the Federated Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, …

… As Army Arrest 7 Suspects including 2 NSCDC Officers By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd (PINL) has uncovered a logistics company at Eleme, Rivers State, Igor Logistics Services Ltd, allegedly used as camouflage for illegal bunkerers siphoning products from the 28-inch Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) …