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… Urges Buhari to Ignore ‘Misleading Report’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A notable youth leader in Niger Delta, Comrade Odiri Umukoro, has explained that the Benin Kingdom has produced two managing directors of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, since inception. Umukoro, reacting to report credited to a certain Benin social …

The new managing director and chief executive officer of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority, Senator Tijani Yahaya Kaura, has assured staff of the authority of his commitment to implementing programmes geared towards improving staff working conditions and welfare. The OGFZA boss made this known while on a familiarization …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa   A coalition of ex-militant leaders from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have sent a strong worded letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged efforts by the officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice, allegedly led by the solicitor-general of the federation and …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Suspected ritualists on Wednesday beheaded a 37 year old man, Anthony Egbo, inside the Living Faith Church otherwise known as Winners Chapel located at Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The victim, Anthony Egbo, was a security personnel attached to the church. …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Traditional rulers and youth groups from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have urged the Federal Government and the multinational oil and gas companies operating in the region to release the accumulated monies owed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) so as to allow …

… Bayelsa to Revive 3.6m-litre Otuoke Water Scheme By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described as draconian the National Water Resources Bill before the National Assembly, saying it would have adverse effect on the predominantly maritime state if it is passed into law. Senator Diri …

By Paul Williams Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, has stressed the need to ensure that containers, already cleared by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), are allowed “seamless exit” from the Onne Port.  This, he pointed out, is aimed at ensuring smooth operations, as well …

By Our Correspondent Former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Abe was elected during a primary conducted in Port Harcourt on Saturday and supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission senior officer, Pastor …

… Okays General Inter-Local Govt Transfers of Staff The Bayelsa State Government on Friday indicated its readiness to pay severance allowances to the current crop of serving local government chairmen and councilors in the state, whose tenure of office is expected to end in August this year.The deputy governor, Senator …

… Says Religious Sentiments Setback for Country By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A United States based agriculturalist and chieftain of All Progressives Congress APC, Otunba Yomi Akingbade, has admonished Nigerians irrespective of their religion to focus on the capability and competence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Alhaji Kasim Shettima. Akingbade, …