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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The organised Labour in Bayelsa has urged the new government in the state to offset the outstanding January salary of some workers. The unions, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) gave the advice in separate interviews with journalists on Tuesday in …
Read More »Rivers Amnesty Office Empowers 25 Beneficiaries
The Presidential Amnesty Programme, through its Rivers State Liaison Office, has undertaken the provision of Commodity Shop/Starter Pack empowerment items to beneficiaries of the programme. This as coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo, has said that the empowerment starter pack, which is meant to enable them …
Read More »ExxonMobil’s Ex-Workers Bemoan Nonpayment of Terminal Benefits 10 Years after Sack
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Some 70 members of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) on Monday bemoaned the nonpayment of their severance package 10 years after they were sacked by Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), subsidiary of US firm ExxonMobil. They said that they were disengaged in 2009 before …
Read More »Herdsmen Crisis in Niger Delta: End to a Growing Menace
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri It’s widely believed, especially among sociologists that, once you know the causes of a problem, then it’s very much easy to proffer solutions or solve such a problem. In fact, such a problem is already half-way solved. This is why our elders say, ‘There is no …
Read More »Supreme Court Review: IYC ‘Exposes Plot to Cause Chaos’ in Bayelsa
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has hinted of a plot by disgruntled politicians to unleash violence in Bayelsa State ahead of the Supreme Court review of the judgement that upturned the governorship victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The IYC said …
Read More »Diri Offers Hope to Bayelsans, Condemns Attack on S’ Court Judges
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration is poised to offer renewed hope to the people of the state towards improving their welfare and well-being. Governor Diri, who gave the assurance during his maiden state-wide broadcast on Thursday, contended that victory in a political …
Read More »Cart Pushers Protest Ban by Rivers Sanitation Agency
By John Amaowoh Over five thousand young men and youths have kicked against the ban on the activities of cart pushers on the streets of Port Harcourt and its environs by the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA). The cart pushers, who are mostly Northerners youths, have called on the …
Read More »Bayelsa Assembly, Not a Rubber Stamp ~ Diri
… Congratulates New Assembly Speaker By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated the new Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ngobere, and other principal officers of the legislature. Rt. Hon. Ngobere, who was the deputy speaker, was elected on Wednesday shortly …
Read More »Court Issues Arrest Warrant on UBA, Four Employees for ‘Stealing, Fraud’
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, presided over by Justice A. O Awogboro, has issued a warrant of arrest on UBA Plc and four members of its staff for failing to appear in court even after they were served by substituted means in charge No:FHC|YNG|10c|2019. …
Read More »Suspected Herdsmen ‘Invade Uwheru Communities’
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The recurring attacks on Uwheru communities in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State by suspected herdsmen, during every farming season, has again commenced in Agadama, Ohoror and other communities as this year’s farming season is gradually setting in. Recent attacks on the communities, according …
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