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By Joel Anekwe The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has called on the federal and state governments to develop innovative technologies for addressing land-based waste that ends up in the Atlantic Ocean The strategies, the CEHRD stated, would focus on ocean resource management that would contribute to …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa In furtherance of its principle to promote transparency and accountability in governance, the Bayelsa State government said it received N1.2 billion as internally generated revenue for the month of March 2020. The figure is one of the highest raked in by the state in the last …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  The Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko Delta State, has refuted media reports that the immediate past vice chancellor, Professor Ongoebi Etebu, was sacked because of alleged diversion of funds and embezzlement, noting that her five-year tenure expired on May 25, 2020. The university also made clarification that …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Nigerian Navy has said that it has assisted civil authorities in fighting the corona virus pandemic at the maritime domain by ensuring that vessels that enter the country were properly checked and cleared before they berth following the necessary COVID 19 protocols. Speaking on Tuesday …

The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has delivered the long-awaited judgement on Ese Oruru, a teenager reportedly abducted, taken to Kano State and forced into marriage by one Yinusa Dahiru. The court, presided over by Justice Jane Inyang, sentenced Dahiru to 26 years in prison. Jane acquitted …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, emphasised that building mutual trust between the Nigeria Police and the general public is fundamental to effective community policing in the country. Senator Diri expressed this view during the inauguration of the State Community Policing Advisory Committee and …

… As Covid 19 Task Force Demolish GSM Phone Market By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Traders at the popular Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communication Village, at Tombia Roundabout in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, have lamented the demolition of their stalls and loss of goods worth billions of naira. They …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Thursday said findings on the dead fishes littering the Atlantic coastline indicated high levels of toxicity caused by toxic wastes discharge. The agency noted that the discharge of toxic materials into the Atlantic may have come …

… Says No Celebration of 100 Days in Office Due to COVID-19 Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration would soon roll out a number of urban renewal projects, particularly in Yenagoa, in order to enhance the aesthetic attraction of the state capital.  Governor …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Two suspected criminals (names withheld) were recently arrested by local vigilantes for stealing properties worth millions of naira at Unenurhie Secondary School, Unenurhie in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. In a chat with our correspondent at Unenurhie community, the president general of the …