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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Worried by the un-abating flood that has destroyed properties worth several millions of naira and rendered hundreds of people homeless, rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Engr. Agbabiaka L. Adegoke, in collaboration with the paramount ruler of …

By Ebube Egbufor Lead Pastor of Gateway International Church, Pastor George Izunwa says he would never support a Muslim/Muslim ticket as adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidential election. Pastor Izunwa who stated that he has no ill feelings against …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and presided over by Justice E.A. Obile, Tuesday nullified all the primary elections conducted by the All Progressives Congress in the state over unlawful exclusion of some members of the party as delegates …

… Awards Scholarship to Late Footballer’s Children By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has donated the sum of N55 million to flood victims in Bayelsa State. Speaking at the Government House, Yenagoa, during a visit on Tuesday, Alhaji Abubakar said the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Maj. Gen. Barry Tariye Ndiomu, the interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has reiterated his intention to “engage in a mutually beneficial relationship with the Ministry of Niger Delta.” Gen. Ndiomu, who disclosed this during a visit to the minister of Niger Delta, Chief …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has approved additional sum of four hundred and fifty million Naira (N450,000,000.00) to the state’s Flood Mitigation and Management Taskforce as part of efforts to provide more relief materials such as food items and medical supplies to the …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt As the Rivers State administration and its supporters within and outside the state roll out the drums to celebrate the Presidential Award on Infrastructure Delivery bestowed on Governor Nyesom Wike, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has questioned the authenticity of the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Traditional rulers, elders, women and youth groups, under the banner of a peace advocacy group in the South-South region known as the Movement for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND), have commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua as the …

There is tension in Rundele Clan, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State over the killing of the Youth leader of Mgbuolua community, Mr. Okechukwu Eleonu, allegedly by former OSPAC commander in the area, Mr. Oguchika Egbo. Mr. Eleonu was on Saturday allegedly shot dead by Mr. Egbo who had …

By Paul Williams, Port Harcourt Women from countries in West and Central Africa have gathered in the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to forge a common front against the negative impact of climate change on the continent. Coming from Guinea Conakry, Côte d’lvoire, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, …