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By Tunde Uchegbuo The vice chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Professor Ozo-mekuri Ndimele, has said that the institution would become a mega university before he leaves office this year.  Speaking recently at a forum with staff of the university, the vice chancellor unveiled plans for more …

By Joel Anekwe Convener of the Unity House Foundation, UHF, and  chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Kingsley Wenenda Wali, has blamed the intractable crisis within the state chapter on the ego and selfish interest of major leaders of the party. He also noted the absence …

Women from the Epie/Atissa communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest against the alleged menace of herdsmen. The women waving leaves at the Tombia Roundabout, Etegwe axis of Yenagoa, also barricaded the ever busy Mbiama – Yenagoa road, which is the major …

Following alleged return of a whooping N26 billion unspent fund meant to offset backlog of monies owed Amnesty Programme’s contractors, from 2014 to date, by the Interim coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dikio (rtd), ex-militants in the Niger Delta region have called for his immediate sack, as …

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated 2,170 bags of rice as palliatives to women organisations, youth groups and physically challenged persons in Bayelsa State. A director at the NDDC, Mr. Nwelue Kelechi, who represented the commission’s interim administrator, Effiong Akwa at the flag off of the distribution of …

… Buhari will do more ~ Sylva … We Deserve Full Cabinet Position ~ Diri Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, joined other key stakeholders to demand better federal government presence in the bid to fast-track overall development of the state. The stakeholders made the call during a …

A youth leader from Kokori oil producing community in OML30, in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Comrade Odiri Umukoro, has said he is satisfied that indigenes and youths of the 112 host communities in OML30, are engaged in securing the pipelines and oil facilities in the asset. …

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and prominent environmentalists have held divergent views on Friday’s verdict by a Dutch court that found Shell liable for pollution of farmlands and fish ponds of four farmers in the Niger Delta. While SPDC expressed disappointment over the ruling, some environmentalists applauded …

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has applauded the decision of a Dutch Court of Appeal in favour of four Bayelsa farmers impacted by oil spill. Dutch court on Friday ordered the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell to pay compensation over oil spills in Bayelsa. The Court of Appeal …

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Wednesday, condemned the Federal Government for allegedly cancelling Oil Prospecting Licences (OPL) 2001, 2002 and 2003 awarded to companies owned by Niger Delta indigenes, in spite of a court order restraining it from doing so. Speaking through its national chairman on Strategy, Planning and Program, …