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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has restrained the Federal Government from issuing licences for marginal oilfields in the Niger Delta pending determination of a pending suit. Some Ijaw leaders had in 2020 approached the court seeking to halt licensing of marginal oilfields located in …

Former accountant-general of Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 gubernatorial election. Fubara polled 721 votes against his closest contenders, Isaac Kamalu who pulled 86 and George Kelly who scored 37 votes.  According to the results announced at …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday inaugurated Oloibiri Health Centre as part of activities lined up to commemorate the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State. Speaking at the event, Mr Osagie Okunbor, SPDC’s managing director, said Oloibiri community occupies a pride …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The absence of counsel for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday stalled hearing of a suit challenging the use of a sole administrator to administer the interventionist agency. Odighonin Nwadighi Adienbo and 10 others had filed a suit at a Federal High Court sitting …

By Chukwumaechi Godwin, Port Harcourt  As political activities enter the frenzy mode ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has declared that it would adopt ‘demarketing’ strategy as part of its agenda setting role, to protect Nigeria’s tottering democracy.  To this end, the editors said …

… May God Forgive Those Planning to Continue Buhari’s Legacies ~ Wike By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured his Rivers State counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, of support in his presidential aspiration. The Bayelsa helmsman said such support for Governor Wike could be taken for …

… Orders Comprehensive Training for Personnel By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ensured an upgrade and re-launch of the Nigeria Police Crime and Incident Database (NPC & IDB) Centre towards providing additional aid to police operatives in acquiring credible electronic criminal database. The …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved additional N200 million for the payment of pensioners’ gratuity for the month of May. The governor gave the approval on Sunday at this year’s Workers Day celebration while responding to the demands of labour leadership in the state. Diri …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the residence of a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Sunday Frank Oputu, and shot him dead. It was gathered that Frank-Oputu, who had also served as state chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), …

By Amaechi Okonkwo, Port Harcourt  Outrage has continued to trail All Progressives Congress’s pegging of its nomination forms for the presidential and governorship slots at N100 million and N50 million respectively, with politicians, journalists, civil society organisations and the general public describing the amounts as outrageous.  Most of the respondents …