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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The people of Ekrokpe community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have congratulated Dr. Duke Okoro on his appointment as rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Orogun. They also appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari; the minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and Deputy President of the …

An umbrella body of civil society groups in Rivers State, the Rivers State Civil Society Organizations (RIVSCO), has called on the state government to pay the salary arrears of over seven years owed teachers of staff schools of state-owned tertiary institutions. In a letter to the state governor, Barr. Nyesom …

By Emmanuel Sunday  The Eze Igbo of Rivers and Bayelsa States, His Imperial Majesty, Engr. Sam Nwokolo, Eze Igbo, Eze-jiofor Ndigbo, has declared his support for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Eze Nwokolo declared his position in …

By Emmanuel Sunday  The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers State has raised alarm over alleged kidnap of its party secretary in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Mr. Osaruonu Amadi. This was contained in a message sent to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by the party’s state publicity secretary, Darlington …

I … Hails Wike Over Fubara’s ‘Governorship Project’ By Bethel Toby A frontline industrialist in Rivers State and managing director of Valco Construction Nigeria Limited, Engr. Valentine Dick Mietamuno Jaja, has urged Nigerians to place the unity, peace and development of the country above all other interest throughout the elective …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has slammed the “faceless groups involved in the campaign of calumny against the executive vice president of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Tombomieye Adokiye,” adding that the call for a probe by …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa An Ijaw Youth activist, Comrade Collins Trueman Opumie, has dragged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force to the state High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State over his “illegal arrest and detention in an underground …

By Paul Williams As the 2023 general elections enters a new phase in its life next Saturday, how has the media fared in its coverage of the nationwide exercise? What are the dominant trends among media houses and journalists in the coverage of the elections? Have professional standards and ethics …

By Paul Williams As the country moves towards electing the next set of helmsmen at the state level in the March 18 governorship elections, the executive director of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Obonganwan Emem Okon, has made a call for more government attention to issues of gender, inclusiveness …

… As Court Grants Approval to Reconfigure BVAS By Emmanuel Sunday The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and state House of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 11 by one week. The elections will now hold on March 18, 2023. The decision was reached after …