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MOSOP Moves to Resolve Decades of Conflicts over Oil

Ogoni people have reportedly adopted a new orientation towards achieving peace and development within the ethnic nation, this charting a path to a permanent resolution of over three decades of conflicts with the government and Shell over oil production and underdevelopment. This follows resolutions taken at an Ogoni congress held …

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Ex-Militants Disrupt Banking Activities in Bayelsa

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Angry Ex-militant leaders from different camps in Bayelsa State, on Monday morning shut down United Bank of Africa, UBA, Onopa branch in Yenagoa, the state capital, over alleged fraud and unauthorized freezing of a member’s bank account. The protesters who were armed with placards, of various …

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Journalism Institute, Yenagoa Centre, Gets New Coordinator

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Executive Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa State, led by Comrade Tonye Yemoleigha, has approved the appointment of Dr Ikiemoye Iniamagha as the Interim Coordinator of the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ), Yenagoa Study Centre. A statement by the secretary of the …

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FG, IFAD Train Farmers on SECAP, Mitigation for Climate Change

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Federal Government of Nigeria, in partnership with the International Fund for Africa Development (IFAD), on Monday began training stakeholders in the agriculture sector across the country on Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures (SECAP). The 3-day training which is holding in Port Harcourt, the Rivers …

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Group Felicitates with NDDC Director, Boma Iyaye

Friends and Associates of Late Bright Iyaye, a US-based entrepreneur and elder brother of Alabo Boma Iyaye, head and chief of Chiri War Canoe House (Fifikachiri V), have Felicitated with the Director, Finance & Administration of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as he clocks one year in office. The group …

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