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… Calls for Protection of Lives, Fishing Routes  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An unhappy Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, returned from visiting the oil spill site in Nembe Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, describing it as the worst he had seen in his lifetime. The OML …

… Governor Diri Assures of Safety By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa No fewer than 1,800 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, commenced orientation at the permanent orientation facility at Boro Town, Kaiama, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area. The orientation exercise was the first at the …

… Seek ‘Inclusion in Empowerment Program’  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Niger Delta ex-militants, under the aegis of the third phase of the Presidential Amnesty Program, have commended the PAP office, especially the interim administrator, Col Milland Dixon Dikio rtd, for introducing “sensitive policies and innovations which the delegates have keyed into.” …

Fuel Scarcity Could Mean Price Hike, FENRAD Cautions FG, NNPC Following the recent scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as ‘fuel,’ the Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), a pro-democracy, human and environmental rights advocacy group, has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National …

By Amaechi Okonkwo As the world begins the 16 days of activism on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women in Nigeria have been urged to break the culture of silence and embrace a strong campaign against the global menace of violence against them. Pastor Ngozi O. Odukwe-Ighoseube, a legal …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The winner of the 5th edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) annual Undergraduate Essay Competition, Enomfon Akpan, a 200 level student of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been awarded a star prize of N1 million with a brand new …

… As Renew Entertainment kick-starts Ogbia Traditional Wrestling Festival in Otueke By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The chief of staff to the Bayelsa State governor, Chief Benson Agadaga, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as the icon of modern democracy. This, Agadaga, a former school mate to GEJ, said while speaking …

The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has described the former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as a special vessel being used by God to promote the unity and peace of the country. Senator Ewhrudjakpo stated this at the weekend in a goodwill message issued by his …

Challenges confronting private security governance in Nigeria, and the role of civil society organizations and the media at addressing them in line with international best practices, took centre stage at the nation’s capital, Abuja, last Tuesday, as a non-governmental organization, African Law Foundation (AfriLaw), brought together stakeholders from across the …

A civil society organisation promoting economic and ecological justice in the Niger Delta, Policy Alert, has called on state governments in the region to “resist the temptation” of using the recent court judgments, ordering the Federal Government to pay some oil producing states their share of recalculated oil derivation revenue, …