By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The popular Ohworhu annual cultural festival, also known as ‘Ohworhu Edjukpe’ of the Unenurhie people in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has been slated for September 19, 2024. A statement released by the Ohworhu chief priest, Olorogun Terry Jabin, aka ‘Dr. Alhaji,’ …
Read More »PDP Crisis will be over Soon ~ Diri
… Agwana, Isowo, Others Retain Seats in Bayelsa Exco By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the crisis in the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will soon be resolved. Diri said the PDP remains the most virile opposition party in the …
Read More »NDLEA Faults Claims by Oruma Community, Gives 7-Day Ultimatum on ‘Seized Pistol’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The National Drugs and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has condemned and described claims by Oruma Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Baylesa State as “false and malicious.” This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the NDLEA command in Baylesa …
Read More »Fighting Corruption Requires ‘Stepping on Toes’
By Hamzat Lawal After reading the book, Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority, written by the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, I could not help the nudging feeling of triumph at how, finally, sunshine emerges in the horizon …
Read More »Diri Unveils Administration’s New Agenda, Prioritizes Agric, Power, Education
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that his second term agenda will be hinged on a comprehensive framework built on seven pillars that represent critical aspects of his administration’s developmental strategy. Diri stated this on Tuesday while declaring open a three-day State Executive Council Retreat with the …
Read More »Subversion Allegation against Ajaero and NLC’s Threat to Shutdown Nigeria’s Economy
By Ehichioya Ezomon The August 21, 2024, edition of Vanguard highlighted reactions of local and international civil society, human rights and labour organisations to the Nigeria Police invitation to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, to appear before it on August 20, 2024, “for an …
Read More »Why We called for Lokpobiri’s Redeployment ~ IYC
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has clarified that its call for the redeployment of the Minister of Petroleum, Oil, Dr. Heineken Lokpobiri, was not “borne out of parochial sentiment, but out of genuine desire to address issues bedeviling the petroleum sector.” The IYC, in a …
Read More »Rivers will be first to Implement New Minimum Wage ~ Fubara
•Say RSG pays N2bn monthly to clear pension, gratuity backlog Emma Ovundah Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that the Rivers State Government is paying N2bn monthly to offset the backlog of pension and gratuity to retired civil servants. Governor Fubara stated this while addressing workers in the …
Read More »P-Square: It is All About Family
By William Okeke The world is about family. And families are meant to stand for each other. Protect each other. Make up for each other’s lapses. Yet in another sense. Nothing stops P-Square from branding their talent professionally. If only to stop the distraction we are seeing now So those …
Read More »Tinubu’s Hardship Palliatives and Obaseki’s ‘Rice Hoarding’ Scandal
By Ehichioya Ezomon Rice – the most popular Nigerian staple food – has suddenly become an issue, and may contribute to futher scrambling of the campaign of the Edo State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that’s already reeling from months of defection of high-profile members to the …
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