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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the suspended Bayelsa Central and West senatorial bye-elections whenever they are conducted. Governor Diri stated this on Monday night while addressing PDP faithful shortly after the conduct of the …

By Joel Anekwe  Oginigba community, in the Port Harcourt City Council of Rivers State, at the weekend got a N44 million Primary Health Care Centre, courtesy of the International Breweries Plc. The health centre, which was started in 2019 is a state of the art health facility equipped with medical …

… I Didn’t Meet Abba Kyari ~ Gov. Diri By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday asked civil servants on Grade Level 1-12 to stay at home for two weeks with effect from Thursday, March 26. It explained that only those on essential services such as medical and …

By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has closed all schools in the state and directed all religious organisations to restrict their activities as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.  In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that the action was taken in the interest …

By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has declared its opposition to the planned ban on electricity generating sets, noting that it would have negative impact on the nation’s economy.  The umbrella body of manufacturers in Nigeria came out with this position during its 303rd National …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri A security expert and the president general of Unenurhie community, Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Peter Maison, has called on the Federal Government to give approval to the Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN) as part of the planned community …

… To Encourage Women Participation in Project Execution Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ehwrudjakpo, has said that the administration would partner the Association of Professional Women Engineers in the area of infrastructural development. He stated this on Wednesday, when he received in audience, the state chapter of the …

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 …