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By Amos Odhe In a bid to ensure sustainable water supply for the people of Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed a phased rehabilitation of selected water works and water pipeline networks across the state. According to government sources, this new directive is coming as the sinking of 332 …

… Petition Party Leadership, Warn against ‘Monetization of Ticket’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Elders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State under the auspices of the Elders Forum, have warned the national leadership of the party that throwing up Chief Timipre Sylva as the party’s candidate will …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Nigerians living in United States of America, the United Kingdom, and in many European countries have announced their acceptance of the outcome of the February 25 presidential polls which saw the emergence of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Panel of Enquiry set up to look into the immediate and remote causes of the collapsed church building, off Ebi’s Mechanic Road, as well as a partial collapsed  two-story building in the OMPADEC Area, both in Amarata area of the state capital, Yenagoa, has submitted …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has concluded plans to showcase latent opportunities available in Nigeria’s oil sector. This it intends to highlight during the 4th edition of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) with the theme: ‘The Oil and Gas Industry Catalyst …

By Paul Williams Against the backdrop of the World Water Day, women from communities across the Niger Delta gathered in Port Harcourt on Thursday to lend their voices to the global call for the implementation of gender-just solutions to the global water insecurity and climate change crisis. Gathering under the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Screening Committee for Bayelsa State on Tuesday screened and cleared Senator Douye Diri for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. The screening exercise took place at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. Senator Diri, who is the incumbent …

An umbrella body of civil society groups in Rivers State, the Rivers State Civil Society Organizations (RIVSCO), has called on the state government to pay the salary arrears of over seven years owed teachers of staff schools of state-owned tertiary institutions. In a letter to the state governor, Barr. Nyesom …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has slammed the “faceless groups involved in the campaign of calumny against the executive vice president of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Tombomieye Adokiye,” adding that the call for a probe by …

The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the arrest of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, over a video allegedly indicating threats on voters in Orogun community, to “either vote the APC or risk being killed.” In …