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… As Diri Urges NAOC, Other Multinationals to Relocate to N’Delta By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday commissioned the headquarters building of the Nigeria Content, Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, and a 10 megawatts power plant the board built in partnership with the Nigerian Agip oil company, …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa As the world celebrates this year’s International Youth Day, with the theme ‘Youth Engagement for Global Action,’ Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has called on leaders across Africa to work towards a peaceful and inclusive society so that youths can meaningfully contribute towards the growth and development of the continent. …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The newly elected spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide, Comr. Ebilade Ekerefe, has met with members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the need for practical ways of “forging a common front in the battles against contending issues of poor development, intellectual …

… Wants Buhari, International Community to End Violence By Joel Anekwe The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council for Edo State Governorship Election has condemned the illegal invasion of Edo State House of Assembly by political thugs of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Rivers State governor and chairman of …

… Condemns HYPREP’s 9 years of ‘Opaqueness, Unacceptable Operations’ By Joel Anekwe The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the Federal Government to set aside $100 billion for the cleanup of all oil polluted sites in the Niger Delta and pay compensation to affected communities. This …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the need for fiscal autonomy for the judicial arm of government just as is for the executive and legislature. He said this was necessary and important for democracy to thrive in Nigeria. Governor Diri made the call at …

… Inaugurates Project Committees By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has on Tuesday inaugurated two committees and five project teams for the Oloibiri Museum and Research centre which will be situated in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State. The virtual ceremony was anchored by Engr Simbi Wabote, …

President of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Dcn. Peter Timothy Igbifa, has called on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to immediately resolve all pending issues related to the Foreign and Local Scholarship programme under their watch. He said “it is totally unacceptable to see the deplorable conditions …

… Tasks Oil Coys to Support Peace Talks By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, says the Federal Government has perfected arrangements to commence discussions with oil communities in the state who had threatened shutdown of oil operations to press home demands for marginal …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has promised to curb all forms of social violence against women and the maltreatment of children in the state. Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Women, Children and Social Development, Mrs Ayi Ujile, stated this during an interview with journalists in …