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… Rescue Kidnap Victims from Boko Haram The Nigerian Army says it has arrested four suspected “high profile criminals” in Rivers State who had been on security agencies’ wanted list. Those arrested, according to a release from the Nigerian Army Operations media coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, include Dumbari Bro from …
Read More »Wike’s Victory at Tribunal Excites ANDMON Secretary
Rivers State governor, Chief (Barr) Nyesom Wike’s victory at the election petition tribunal at the weekend, has been described as victory for the people of the state. The general secretary, Association of Niger Delta Monarchs of Nigeria (ANDMON), HM King Leslie N Eke, made this known when he spoke with …
Read More »NDE Set To Train 1,000 Unemployed Youths, Women in Rivers
By Joel Anekwe The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Rivers state has announced the commencement of training for about one thousand unemployed graduates, other youths and women in the next three months. The training, for which recruitment is already in progress at the state office of the NDE and at …
Read More »CSOs Seek HYPREP Desk for Enhanced Citizen Participation in Ogoni Clean-up
By Joel Anekwe Some civil society organisations in Rivers State have asked for the establishment of a civil society desk at the headquarters of the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Port Harcourt. This they said would enhance easy access by the civil societies and other citizens to up-to-date …
Read More »$129m IFAD, NDDC Agric Programme to Create 38,250 Jobs
By Joel Anekwe The $129.17 million Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Programme in the Niger Delta, LIFE-ND, being driven by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is targeted at creating 38,250 jobs in the agricultural sector. Speaking at a one-day stakeholder’s …
Read More »JTF Foiled 313 Attacks on 3 Oil Export Lines in N/Delta ~ Commander
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Joint Task Force (JTF), code-named Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), averted some 313 sabotage attempts on major crude oil export pipelines in the Niger Delta region. The vandalism incidents occurred between January and September 2019. The pipelines are the Trans Niger Delta, Trans Escravos and Trans …
Read More »Rivers Guber Election: Tribunal Affirms Wike’s Election
… Dismisses AAC, ADP’s Petitions By Joel Anekwe Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal has affirmed the re-election of the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike following the dismissal of the petition filed by the African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate, Biokpomabo Awara, seeking the nullification of the March 9 governorship election in …
Read More »FRSC Embark on Medical Checkup for Drivers in Yenagoa
By David Owei, Yenagoa The medical outreach organized by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, has been commended by the state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), comrade Erebo ThankGod. Comrade ThankGod described the outreach as very encouraging, noting that it …
Read More »Rivers Ijaw Forum Lauds Belema Oil on OML 25
The Rivers Ijaw Indigenous Forum (RIIF) has commended the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Belema Oil Producing Company, Engr. Tein Jack-Rich Jnr. for his “rich wisdom in actualizing the peace process that gave way to the reopening of OML 25 Kula Flow Station,” adding that he has made “unimaginable impact …
Read More »Bayelsa PDP v Landlord: Court Set for Judgement in N105m Rent Arrears Suit
By David Owei, Yenagoa A motion for judgement has been filled by the legal counsel to Hon. Chubby Walson, landlord to the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a suit against the party over a one hundred and five million naira (N105, 000, 000) rent arrears. …
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