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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 …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has inaugurated the state, LG and ward executives to pilot the affairs the party in the state as well as the elders’ council to reconcile aggrieved members. Performing the ceremony at the party secretariat along Melford Okilo Road …

By Ebube Egbufor As Nigerians prepare for another round of general elections come 2023, minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has been described as the best option among politicians being touted as President Muhammadu Buhari’s possible successor. According to a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in …

By Memoye Oghu The Rivers State chapter of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Support Vanguards (BATS-V) says it has surpassed its target of mobilizing over 50,000 members in the state to actualize the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023. Chief Tony Okocha, coordinator of the Tinubu political support …

… Says Buhari Won’t Sign Amended Electoral Act By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has described as outstanding the performance of his Bayelsa State counterpart, Senator Douye Diri, in just two years in office. Wike said Diri’s achievements on his second anniversary surpassed that of some governors, …