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A resident of Mile 1 Diobu, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, Mrs Sunday Ndipmong, has raised alarm over the sudden disappearance of her 20-year old son, Victor Sunday, from custody at Mile 1 Police Division, hours after he was arrested on Saturday, December 23, 2023. In …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again made a case for the practice of true federalism and restructuring of Nigeria in order to determine the real viability of states. Governor Diri spoke on Wednesday during the 124th state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, …

… As Government is Urged to Take Lead in Prosecution of Illegal Bunkerers By Godwin Chukwumaechi Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd, PINL last week embarked on a three-day community sensitisation of communities in some of the zones under it area of coverage in its pipeline surveillance contract with the Nigerian National …

… Tasks Officers on Discipline  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 16, comprising Bayelsa and Rivers States, AIG Paul Odama, has averred that corruption thrives in Nigeria because the police are not doing their job as it should. The AIG said the police, with the …

By Chukwumaechi Godwin The deputy national president of Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Dr Emi-Membere Otaji, has called for a deliberate and stronger public-private sector partnership to boost investments and grow the economy of Rivers State. Otaji made the call in Port Harcourt on Monday at …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The 12th Practical Nigerian Content Forum 2023 got underway last Tuesday at the Nigerian Content Towers, Yenagoa, with the executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote declaring that the agency has completed 83 percent of the 96 initiatives …

… Offers to Host International Summit on River Conservation By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, took his campaign against the threats of ocean surge, coastal erosion, environmental pollution and their related impacts to the global stage. Speaking during the United Nations Convention for …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As part of efforts to strengthen the relationship among traditional rulers in the country, the Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State, HRM Alhaji Nuhu Ahmed Bamalli has paid a visit to Ogurimerime Ukori 1, HRM Mike Omeru, the Ovie of Agbon kingdom at his palace in Otorho-Agbon, headquarters …

… Seek Increase in Beneficiaries’ Stipends from N65,000 to N100,000 By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Movement for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has faulted calls for an increase in the budgetary allocation to contractors of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). According to the group, instead of an “unfounded …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An Environmental right activist, Comrade Alagoa Moris, has revealed reasons why he embarked on massive campaign for the re-election of Senator Douye Diri for a second term. Comrade Alagoa Moris who was appointed as Technical Adviser on Environment 1 to Governor Douye Diri, said he was given …