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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Denja Abdullahi, has hinted of plans to name a complex in the association’s national secretariat at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after the late Bayelsa-born poet laureate, Dr. Gabriel Okara. Mr. Abdullahi made this known on the …

The candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2019 governorship election in Rivers State, Mr. Victor Fingesi has commiserated with the families of victims of the pipeline explosion at Kom Kom community in Oyigbo Local Government Area. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt by his spokesman, Mr. …

By Joel Anekwe Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has intervened in the prolonged dispute relating to Oil Mining License (OML) 25 in Kula community, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, and directed all parties involved to resolve all contending issues and reopen the oil facility within 7 days. The governor directed the …

By Joel Anekwe About 12 persons have been reported dead following the pipeline fire that occurred in Kom Kom community, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers on Saturday morning. The explosion reportedly happened at a pipeline site belonging to one of the multinational oil companies operating in the area. Speaking …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The immediate past deputy chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Chief Ebi Matthew Goli, was asked to take a respectful bow and leave the sacred floor of the House. Chief Goli, who was asked to bring his wealth of experiences to bear …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa   The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it has raised some 6,659 entrepreneurs from its gas fields in Bayelsa and Delta from 2003 till date. Mr Igo Weli, general manager, External Relations at SPDC stated this on Wednesday at a graduation and award ceremony for …

… Accuses Shell of Lack of Commitment to Exercise  By Joel Anekwe The Social Development Integrated Centre (Social Action, Nigeria) has raised a three-point query to the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), demanding the Ogoni clean-up implementation framework or timetable, showing activities’ schedule, from inception to date and in-view. This …

…Charges BYSIEC to Conduct Free, Fair LG Election By David Owei, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has appointed Hon. Remember Ogbe as acting chairman of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC). The governor charged members of the commission to conduct free, fair and peaceful local government polls …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Ifalbobou Revolutionary Movement (IRM) has expressed concerns over operations of First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company (First E&P) within the KEFFES host communities in Bayelsa. KEFFES is an acronym for eight Chevron host communities in Bayelsa comprising Koluama 1 2, Ezetu 1 2, Foropa, Fish Town, …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The commander of Joint Military Taskforce in Niger Delta (Operation Delta Safe), Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrinade, says with the collaboration of security agencies and the media, the security of the Niger Delta region and indeed Nigeria could be further improved and every section of the region …