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  Rotary Club of Port Harcourt Phoenix District 9141 Nigeria has formally installed Rotarian Lilian Chidinma Okoroha as its 6th President. Rtn Okoroha is to pilot the affairs of the club for the 2025/2026 Rotary year. The colourful ceremony which was held on Friday evening, July 12, 2025 at the …

  … Implement Laws,Government Policies  on Women Rights ~ Emem Okon By Paul Williams Over 30 women from rural communities in Niger Delta are expected to attend the Conference of the Parties (COP 30) in Brazil in November to press home a demand for a global response to the call …

By Emma Sunday Hundreds of protesters on yesterday stormed the Dr Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, venue for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), protesting alleged abandonment of their skills training centre by the Commission. The protesters, who were said to be …

  By Oke Steve    The Nigerian Justice system came again under public scrutiny as one Ogbonnaya Igbojionu who was sentenced to death on the allegation of buying stolen generator, regained his freedom after spending 26 years waiting for the hangman at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison. Igbojionu, a native of …

Wife of the Bayelsa State Governor, Dr. Gloria Diri, has called on relevant agencies to intensify efforts in arresting and prosecuting perpetrators of human trafficking and gender-based violence, irrespective of their standings in society. The Bayelsa First Lady, who made the call at a three-day Niger Delta summit on “Raising …

Okpoama in Brass Local Government Area was agog on Monday, July 7th, as former governor of the State and former Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, celebrated his birthday. Sylva, his wife, Mrs Alayingi Sylva, and their entourage were welcomed at the community’s jetty by a large crowd …

By: Mandy Tina Stakeholders at the 3rd Annual Niger Delta Climate Change Conference have called on the federal government to establish dedicated climate change ministries at both the state and local government levels to effectively tackle the region’s worsening environmental crises. The call was led by Friday Barilule Nbani, Director …

  By Paul Williams Ghana’s Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, has called for collaboration across African states, aimed at achieving climate resilience, diplomacy and debt forgiveness. Issifu made the call the at 3rd Annual Niger Delta Climate Change Conference, with the theme: ‘Building A Resilient …

  By Josiah Egbilika   Oil re-pollution has become a menace in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This has increased the disastrous effects already incurred by the communities during the oil pollution era in Niger Delta. Unfortunately, when there is further oil spill, communities and the International Organization Corporations …

The Organizers of the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the Prosperity Cup have congratulated the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on his historic emergence as Chairperson of the Council of the World Customs Organisation (WCO). Director-General of the tournament, Mr. Ono Akpe in a congratulatory message …