The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) in Delta State has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over his deal with the Abuja Boat Club to upgrade and revitalise the Lander Brothers Anchorage, a historical monument which flanks the of bank River Niger in Asaba, the state capital. Reacting to a …
Read More »BBN: Bayelsa is Proud of You, Diri to Nengi
… Appoints Housemates as SSAs Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, told second runner-up of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown, Miss Nengi Rebecca Hampson, that the state was proud of her performance and conduct in the recently concluded reality show. Governor Diri spoke in Government House, Yenagoa, when …
Read More »POCACOV Kicks off Community Peace Building Programme
The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), an initiative of the Nigeria Police Force under IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has commenced its community peace building programme, with its stakeholders drawn from members of the community across the country. This was disclosed to newsmen after the virtual meeting with POCACOV’s …
Read More »NBA Sets Up Committee on Oyigbo Killings
By Joel Anekwe The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up a fact-finding team to investigate the alleged killing of Oyigbo indigenes by the Nigerian military. The four-man team which headed by NBA’s 1st vice president, John Aikpokpo-Martins, also has two former NBA Port-Harcourt branch chairmen, Victor Frank-Briggs and Anthonia …
Read More »Travel Journalists Laud Gov Diri on Tourism Development
… Await Maiden Edition of Bayelsa’s Cultural Carnival By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Journalists covering travel, arts and culture beat in Bayelsa State under the auspices of Travel Writers Corps of the Bayelsa State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have again applauded the vision of the state government to …
Read More »Parents Urge Delta Govt to ‘Remove Boarding Fees for Public Schools’
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Parents and guardians whose children/wards are in public model and boarding schools in Delta State have called on the state governor, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to remove boarding fees for public schools across the state especially now that economic hardship is telling hard on many Nigerians …
Read More »Urhobowood Int’l Ends Film Festival, Urges Govt to Promote Industry
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Urhobowood Int’l, a popular film/movie organization based in Ughelli town, Delta State has ended her 2020 film festival and exhibition event with a call on both the federal and state governments to promote the local film industry in Nigeria. The yearly event, which took place in …
Read More »We Shall Begin Action on Resource Control soon ~ IYC President
… Says Ijaws ‘no Longer Comfortable with Current Sufferings’ The president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Comrade Peter Igbifa, has declared that they are no longer comfortable “with the current sufferings inflicted on the Ijaws by the lopsided constitution of Nigeria, a constitution which is set to heighten our marginalisation and …
Read More »Covid-19 Brought about Radical Transformation in Arbitration Procedures ~ Derri
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the world has been described as a catalyst that necessitated novel innovations in court proceedings, which innovations further brought digital litigation and digital case management systems to the fore in the administration of justice in Nigeria. Professor Damfebo K. Derri of the …
Read More »Supreme Court Strikes out Bayelsa’s Suit on Soku Oilfield
By Joel Anekwe The Supreme Court has struck out a suit filed by the Bayelsa State government challenging the ownership of Soku oilfield which a Federal High had ruled belonged to Rivers State. The apex court said the Bayelsa State government by seeking the nullification of the judgment of the Federal High …
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