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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) …

By Maxwell Kumoye The Federal Ministry of Sports has washed its hands off Team Nigeria Scrabble that is heading to Kigali, Rwanda for the defense of the African Senior Championship it won two years ago in Lusaka, Zambia. Award-winning news channel, First Zealmediacast Blog, reports that the ministry, under the …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said president of the Azikel Group, Dr. Azibapu Eruani, broke the jinx in establishing the Azikel Modular Refinery, which is the first crude oil-related industry in the state,. Senator Diri gave the commendation on Tuesday when he visited the refinery complex located …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Presidential Amnesty Programme has dissociated itself from a purported ‘demobilisation exercise’ being bandied in the Niger Delta by “unscrupulous elements who are going about collecting money from unsuspecting members of the public for pipeline surveillance and other vocational trades.” A statement signed by Mr Igoniko …

… as Bayelsa Launches 5-Year Plan Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has called for closer collaboration between all tiers of government, development partners and other critical stakeholders in alleviating the plight of orphans and vulnerable children in society. He made the call on Monday at the launch …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said it has eliminated middlemen from the oil and gas industry value chain and contributed to shortening the industry’s contracting cycle to six months, courtesy of the three presidential directives on Local Content operations issued by President Bola …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The typical politician shows only one part of their persona when campaigning for elective office. They tell the public that they seek the political position simply – and solely – to render service to the people. They deny the craving for further expansion of their private frontiers …

• As Fubara describes LGA attacks as act of irresponsibility  • Inspects Ikwerre LG Secretariat  Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt  No fewer than five persons have been reportedly killed, many injured, with three local government secretariats burnt down on Monday by suspected thugs, in the political crisis rocking Rivers State. Our …