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  … It’s a Divisive Move ~ Critics By Emmanuel Kanayo (Plain Truth Newspaper)   A bill passed by the Nigerian Senate has ignited outrage across the nation, with prominent regional groups, including Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and the Middle Belt Forum, vehemently opposing the proposal. The bill, which recently cleared …

  By Joe Kalu (National Network Newspaper)   National Network Newspapers, one of the leading media Houses in the South/South Region of Nigeria has cornered two additional degrees from the University of Port Harcourt as it celebrates 50 year anniversary and 35th convocation over the weekend. General Manager/Editor-in-Chief of the …

  Controversy has emerged in Bayelsa State surrounding the alleged removal of HRH Chief Ododo Francis Timi (Ike VIII), the third-class Paramount Ruler of Ikebiri 1 Community, headquarters of Apoi/Olodiama Rural Development Authority in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Community sources say the situation in the community has remained tense, …

A group, the Federal University of Agriculture Support Committee, has raised a total of N232.562 million for the take-off of the newly established Federal University of Bassambiri, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Delivering a keynote address at the fundraising ceremony in Yenagoa, the chairman of the Federal University …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has urged universities to embrace technology in order to produce innovators for Nigeria. Governor Diri also challenged policy makers and education managers to develop and update curriculum at all stages of learning to meet realities of the digital age. He called on universities …

  Stakeholders Engage On SGBV In Rivers State …Call For Government Commitment, Concerted Actions by All Stakeholders on sexual and gender-based violence have called for more commitment from the Rivers State government and concerted effort from all, towards effectively addressing the menace which is reportedly on the rise in the …

…Calls for Arrest of Troublemakers A group, the Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Forum for Peace & Development has sent a letter to President Bola Tinubu and all service Chiefs over the alleged attempt by some groups of aggrieved former militant leaders to provoke security infraction in the region …

  By Jacinta Hycenth, Abuja   The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed 14 facilities across various sectors within the Federal Capital Territory for flouting environmental laws. The Director-General/CEO of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor, during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, confirmed that agency’s team …

  Frontline human rights organization in Port Harcourt, Pilex Center, has urged citizens of Rivers State to boycott the local government elections scheduled for August by the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd). In a release made available to newsmen on July 21, 2025, Excutive Director of Pilex …

…As Diri Rewards Officer Who Rejected $17,000 Bribe Abductors of a Judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, have been arrested by the state command of the Nigerian Police. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped on June 21 in Yenagoa and was held for 12 days before he was …