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A Port Harcourt based linguist and Indigenous Language advocate, Mr. Josiah Egbilika has called for the adoption, acceptance and recognition of the word, ‘Endoglossophobia’, and its inclusion in the next production of various dictionaries online or hardcopies. Speaking in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Wednesday, Mr. Egbilika stated …

A Port Harcourt-based linguist and Indigenous Language advocate, Mr. Josiah Egbilika, has called on the United Nations (UN) and other world bodies to enact policies that will enforce the inclusion of African Language Study in the educational curriculum of Western countries. The linguist, who spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers …

 By Emma Sunday  The Assistant Superintendent (ADS) of Ikwerre West District, of Assemblies of God (AG) Church in Rivers State, Rev. Ugochukwu Umezurike, on Sunday, April 14, 2024 broke down in tears as he appreciated God for the lives of Pastors from Rundele Community serving at different areas under the church. …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has lamented the reality of having 75 percent of primary schools in the state without teachers and 90 percent of such schools in dilapidated condition, adding that the situation was troubling. The governor who disclosed this when he received members …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has commenced activities to mark the 23rd coronation anniversary of its Universal Leader, His Holiness, Olumba Olumba Obu. This is as Olumba Obu who is also the Supreme Leader of BCS, has called on Nigerian leaders at all levels …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi A roundtable discussion on methane abatement was held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Tuesday with a call for enforcement and improvement of existing policy frameworks by the government. The call is part of the communique issued at the one-day roundtable organised by Environmental Centre for …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ayama community of Gbarain clan, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has joined the league of communities that have benefited from the solar-powered street lights project of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Against this backdrop, the community recently rolled out the drums …

By Reporter Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, signed the Medical Residency Training Law 2024, making it the first state in Nigeria with such beneficial law for resident doctors. The executive bill sent to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly provides for funding support for resident doctors …

… Claim Otuaro ‘Worked for Atiku’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The appointment of Dennis Otuaro as administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has been rejected by the Delta State APC Transparency and Advocacy Group. The group rather called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to replace him with a registered …

By Kelechi Nwaucha In 2016, Nigeria signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Paris Agreement, which it ratified in March 2017, and thus committed to an unconditional reduction of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by 20 percent, as well as a conditional reduction of 45%, by 2030. …