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By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Students and recent graduates of the weekend and sandwich degree programmes at the Delta State University (Delsu), Abraka have called on the Federal Government to quickly intervene and save them from the agonies of alleged illegal fees they are being charged by the university authority. Speaking …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  A group under the aegis the Niger Delta Media Advocates (NDMA), has condemned a disparaging publication allegedly sponsored by self-seeking politicians against the person of the executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engineer Simbi Wabote, and urged him not to be …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Residents along Foropa, Sangana axis of the Atlantic coastline in Bayelsa have reported sighting dead fishes littering the shoreline amidst safety concerns in the maritime ecosystem Some of the residents who spoke in reaction say the development was strange and could be an indication of increasing …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Ahead of the local government congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) slated for March 21, the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the leaders to adopt strategies to prevent anti-party activities. Governor Diri gave the charge during a meeting with members of the PDP …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Against the backdrop of the recent protest embarked on by commercial vehicle drivers in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, and its environs, over the high ticket rates put in place by the state government, chairman of the Bayelsa State Unified Ticket, Comrade Doubara Komukou, has denied …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  KEFFES Rural Development Foundation (KRDF) has employed 104 teachers, health workers to address shortages in eight coastal communities in Southern Ijaw and Brass local government areas of Bayelsa State. The Bayelsa ministries of Education and Health are collaborating with KRDF in the intervention aimed at addressing acute …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri In continuation of “the struggle to redeem Uwheru lands” from the hands of suspected Fulani herdsmen and to restore peace to the entire kingdom, national executive committee of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), led by its president general (worldwide), Olorogun Dr. Moses Oghenerume Taiga, on Thursday …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Landlords and house owners in Okoria community, Agudama-Epie, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have taken to the streets to protest against alleged forceful demolition of their property by the Central Naval Command. The aggrieved protesters marched through the Melford Okilo Road terminating at …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri More reactions continue to trail the ban on the sale of cow meat in Uwheru communities in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The ban comes on the heels of recent horrors and killings in Agadama, Avwon and Ohoror communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen. …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  The Bayelsa state governor, Senator Douye Diri, has suspended the chairman of an unnamed government agency or board (name withheld) whose statutory tenure would end in 2021. According to a source, the board chairman, though a People Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, was allegedly involved in anti-party politics and …