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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved additional N200 million for the payment of pensioners’ gratuity for the month of May. The governor gave the approval on Sunday at this year’s Workers Day celebration while responding to the demands of labour leadership in the state. Diri …

Ijaw National Congress (INC), Eastern Zone last week, held Ijaw Unity Rally with the theme, ‘Ijaw United for One Nigeria.’ The event, which started with a procession of notable Ijaw sons and daughters along major roads and streets of Port Harcourt, terminated at Abuloma Secondary School Field, venue of the …

By Chukwumaechi Godwin, Port Harcourt  Participants at the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria ERA/FoEN have concluded that over and above claimed militancy, oil installation vandalism and sabotage, most of the international oil companies seeking divestment from Nigeria are doing so to run away from liabilities arising from the …

By Chukwumaechi Godwin, Port Harcourt  Hacey Health Initiative at the weekend donated about 300 cartons of assorted food items and seasonings to the Global Foundation for Orphan Children, an orphanage home, and about 150 widows at Rumuagholu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.  The donation, which was …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the residence of a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Sunday Frank Oputu, and shot him dead. It was gathered that Frank-Oputu, who had also served as state chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), …

By Tunde Uchegbuo A full-fledged Faculty of Agriculture has been established at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, and will commence the admission of pioneer students soon. Until now, Agriculture was a department in the faculty of Vocational and Technical Education at the institution. This was made known by the …

King Bubaraye Dakolo, of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Tuesday began a mentorship programme to encourage youths to hard work and embrace environmental consciousness. The mentorship programme is in collaboration with Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an environmental-rights focused non-governmental organisation. The mentorship scheme involved …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Chairman of the state advocacy group, Gender Response Initiative Team (GRIT), Barr Dise Ogbise, on Saturday led other women advocacy groups to felicitate with parents in Bayelsa State and urge them to watch over their children and pray against sexual abuse and violence. Barr Ogbise, who …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an environmental rights focused group has concluded training of some 40 residents of oil bearing communities in Delta and Bayelsa states. Addressing volunteers drawn from Gbarain/Ekpetiama in Bayelsa State and  Iwhrekan in Delta State, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, executive director of …

… Inaugurate Bayelsa Chapter By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Food Vendors in Nigeria and Bayelsa State in particular are seeking the collaboration of governments at all levels in combating the menace of food poisoning, as well as making sure that the foods consumed by citizens are safe for healthy living. National …