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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has charged accounting professionals on proper financial reporting to enhance governance and financial policies in the country. Governor Diri gave the charge on Tuesday while declaring open the 2nd session of the Mandatory Continuing Profession Development (MCPD) Programme organized by …

By Aleruchi Nice Tobouleyafa Alamieyesiegha The clamour for the much acclaimed shift in power, that is rotation among regions as to which produces the next occupant of Aso Rock Villa Abuja, Nigeria’s presidential seat, has been so much talked about by Nigerians without a fair share of understanding of what …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Olorogun David Edevbie has reiterated his determination to focus on fast-tracking infrastructural development of riverine communities in Delta State if elected governor, adding that he will place high premium on the development of these communities because they are an integral part of where the wealth of …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Renowned gospel preacher and general superintendent of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has given thumbs up to the Bayelsa State Government for expanding the frontiers of development regardless of the current harsh economic realities. Pastor Kumuyi stated this on Wednesday while speaking with …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Eni, parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Monday said a blast at its facility in Nembe has cut oil export from its Brass Export terminal by some 25,000 barrels per day. The oil company said that the incident was the second attack in …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Ohoror community in Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North LGA of Delta state was again thrown into dread and fear as three young men in the community sustained various degrees of bullet wound from an attack from alleged herdsmen that have reportedly been terrorizing the community …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Barely four months after the November 5, 2021 oil spill at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, in Nembe, Bayelsa State, a fresh leak has been reported by residents. OML 29, which includes the 97 kilometer Nembe Creek Trunk Line connecting oilfields to the Bonny Export Terminal, …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the amended Electoral Act into law. Diri gave the commendation on Thursday during the state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa. A press release by his chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, …

By Amaechi Okonkwo, Port Harcourt Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State loyal to the Sen. Magnus Abe faction, have denied being in a meeting with any other group, as well as leadership of the state chapter of the rival Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, “with the …

… NGO Launches #PublishRiversBudget Campaign A civil society organisation (CSO) in the Niger Delta, Policy Alert, has called on the Rivers State Government to publish its 2022 approved budget and budget implementation report (BIR) for 2021. The call was made in a statement today by the organisation’s Communication and Stakeholder …