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The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Province 13, Onne Rivers State, has put smiles on the faces of inmates of the Port Harcourt Prisons, when leadership of the province led by the senior pastor, Pst. (Dr) Joseph Ibani Frank Briggs, paid a visit to the prison with food items, …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa A kidnap suspect, identified as Ahmed, who allegedly abducted a five-year-old girl in Yenagoa, has demanded N1 million ransom, the victim’s mother, Mrs Williams Koroye, has said. Koroye told our correspondent that that the girl, Peace, was abducted from their residence at Akemfa 1 on Wednesday …

… Dickson Gets Accolades as Campaign Wins Paris Awards By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  The effort to internationalise the campaign against environmental injustice in Bayelsa State has caught the attention of the United Kingdom Parliament with the Africa All Parliamentary Group (AAPPG) holding a session to discuss the impact of oil …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Elders, women and youth leaders from various communities in Brass, Nembe and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State have bemoaned their neglect by oil companies operating in their areas. The communities also lamented years of oil spillages that have destroyed their environment, aquatic life …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Some communities in Bayelsa State have described as fraudulent the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU) with international oil companies (IOCs) operating in their areas.  The oil-bearing communities located in Yenagoa and Ogbia local government areas made the claim during a stakeholders’ forum organised by the Bayelsa …

By David Owei, Yenagoa The leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, Werinipre Seibarugu, Nestor Binabor and other prominent members of the party were conspicuously absent at the formal declaration of Senator Heineken Lokpobiri’s gubernatorial  ambition and opening of the campaign office in Yenagoa. However, …

Bayelsa State governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said that monies voted for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are being channeled to fund the elections of ruling political parties in the country. A statement by his special adviser on media relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as saying that …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Central Naval Command, (CNC) Nigerian Navy, Yenagoa, has urged media practitioners in Bayelsa to maintain professionalism in their reportage, and to balance stories, for the sake of national security and to ensure peace and stability in the Niger Delta region. The Flag Officer Commanding, the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Nigeria Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bayelsa Command, has arrested 105 persons, while 27.35 kg of illicit drugs were seized in the area between January and June. Bayelsa NDLEA Commander, Mr Abdullahi Abdul, gave the figure at a news briefing to commemorate the International …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Denja Abdullahi, has hinted of plans to name a complex in the association’s national secretariat at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after the late Bayelsa-born poet laureate, Dr. Gabriel Okara. Mr. Abdullahi made this known on the …