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Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder Sunday night rescued over 250 passengers from drowning after a commercial (market) boat, ‘MV Precious Emmanuel’ conveying commodities worth millions of naira capsized along the Rivers’ waterways. The market boat, popularly known as ‘AKASA Boat’, which capsized around 10:00pm …

By our Reporter The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sent “its warmest wishes and congratulations to one of the party’s great ambassadors, Hon. Busayo Oluwole Oke (BOO).” The felicitation comes as the lawmaker celebrated his birthday. In a statement made available to our correspondent, the …

By Mandy Tina The Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF), representing Ogoni youths, has expressed “profound sorrow over the catastrophic explosion of a tanker carrying petroleum products on the Ogoni axis of the East-West Road.” OYF President, Dr. Legborsi Yamaabana attributed the explosion to the absence of a detour on the dilapidated …

As the world battles the scourge of malaria, a Port Harcourt-based linguist and Indigenous Language advocate, Mr. Josiah Egbilika, has tasked the World Health Organization (WHO) and national Health agencies to deploy Indigenous languages in the campaign against the disease. Speaking in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Mr. …

… as Gov Fubara, Police Boss, DSS Visit Scene By Mandy Tina and Godwin Chukwumaechi Following the tanker explosion that wreaked carnage along the Eleme section of the East-West road, the Rivers State governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara, accompanied by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, and director of …

By Mandy Tina A Port Harcourt High Court, presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku, has acquitted and discharged Eze Ekpeye Logbo, Eze Kelvin Anugwo, and 42 others who were on trial for the murder of late Ahoada Divisional Police Officer, SP Bako Amgbashim, who was killed in September last year. …

A business mogul, Ofirima Adieleuwa C. Allison, has called on Niger Delta people to close ranks and support the “lofty initiatives of the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr.Samuel Ogbuku, so as to fastrack development in the area.” Ofirima stated this recently, while speaking with journalists …

… As Navy Moves Training Hqtrs to Rivers By Godwin Chukwumaechi Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has changed the Nigerian Navy to be firm in its fight against all forms of economic sabotage, particularly crude oil theft, in the nation’s waterways. This was as the Navy announced that the …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has demanded that as international oil companies (IOCs) are divesting from their onshore investments, in preference for deep offshore, government and other stakeholders should demand environmental accountability for their decades of operations in the Niger Delta. Decades of …

By our Reporter Corps Members have been described as the pride and future of the nation. The governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri said this at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Boro Town during the Opening/ Swearing – In ceremony of 2024 Batch A stream 2 Prospective corps members …