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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Senator Douye Diri, gubernatorial candidate of the People Democratic Party in the November 16 election in Bayelsa State, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare him winner of the election as the result declared in favour of the All Progressives Congress’s David Lylon …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Peoples Democratic Party’s twenty-year rule of Bayelsa State has been truncated with the defeat of the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Senator Douye Diri, by that of the All Progressive Congress (APC), David Lyon. Lyon had been taunted as lacking the experience and knowledge by the ruling people’s …

… Approves FG’s N10.069bn Refund to Kogi By Paul Williams, Abuja The Senate has summoned the comptroller general of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), over his directive stopping supply of petroleum products to filing stations within twenty kilometres of the nation’s borders.  Moving a motion on …

A non-governmental organization, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, has organized a training programme to enable stakeholders in Ogoni acquire capacity to monitor the clean-up process. Addressing participants at the event, Kebetkache’s executive director, Emem Okon, said her organization, being one of the partners of Catholic Organization for Relief and …

By Joel Anekwe  Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has threatened that the state government would sue the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) if the interventionist agency does not pay the sum of N400 million owed the state.  The debt is the commission’s counterpart fund for the construction of the …

By David Owei, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has announced N14.2 billion as its total inflow from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of September, 2019. The special adviser to the governor on Treasury, Accounts and Revenue, Mr Timipre Seipulo, stated this while presenting the revenues and …

By Joel Anekwe The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Rivers State has charged intending trainees of its Sustainable Agricultural Development Scheme to embrace crop farming and animal husbandry as a source of employment and financial empowerment. Giving the charge in Port Harcourt during the launch of the training programme, …

… Senators Mull Emergency Centres, Increased Funding To Check Kidnapping, Insurgency By Paul Williams, Abuja A bill for an act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary institutions has scaled through second reading on the floor of the Senate.  The bill which was sponsored by the …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Girls Model Secondary School, Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was among places that the recent ravaging flood affected in the state. During a recent visit to the school to ascertain the level of destruction, our correspondent discovered that a large part of …

… As Emefiele Says Monetary Policy Will Impact Positively on Nigerians By Paul Williams, Abuja The Senate has Tuesday confirmed the appointment of a former deputy governor, Edo state, Pius Odubu, as the chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Senate also approved the nomination of Bernard Okumagba as …