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  By Ameachi Okonkwo  A wave of resignations has hit Rivers State as at least five serving cabinet members have handed in their letters to clear the way for them to join the race to replace Chief Nyesom Wike as governor of the state at 2023 general elections.  The resignations …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Senator representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday sponsored a motion seeking to retain the name of a foremost Niger Delta activist and leader, Harold Dappa Biriye, on the new permanent headquarters of the NDDC. While presenting the motion on …

By Amaechi Okonkwo  Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, Saturday declared his intention to join the race for the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His action was in confirmation of widely held expectations and response to calls from many quarters for him to vie for President of Nigeria …

Olorogun David Edevbie received a massive boost in his bid to govern Delta State when the Anioma Congress, the supreme socio-cultural body of Delta North, hosted him, Thursday afternoon, in Asaba. The event which held at the palace of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Professor Chike Edozien, had in attendance over …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A delegation from the Ghana Biosafety Management Authority has paid a visit to its counterpart in Nigeria, the National Biosafety Management Agency, with a view to understudy the agency’s success story in the regulation of biosafety in the country. The visit was also part of …

A non-governmental organization with its headquarters in Rivers State capital, Dioga Renaissance Movement (DRM), has joined the growing number of groups and individuals urging the minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to run for president in 2023 elections. The group, with its headquarters in Rivers State capital, rose …

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 …