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The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will expand its Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme to include training in Nigerian universities as part of its efforts to strengthen human capital development in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during an assessment visit to …

As part of its livelihoods programmes, the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has launched a groundbreaking initiative to empower Ogoni youths passionate about the creative arts, particularly in the movie industry. The three-month specialized training program, executed in partnership with the Theatre Arts Department of the University of Port Harcourt, …

The Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers has lauded the Rivers State High Court sitting in Saakpenwa, Tai Local Government Area, for its recent ruling aimed at resolving the protracted leadership crisis within the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP). In a significant decision, Justice D.G. Kio …

By Amos Odhe. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has been appointed into the Executive Board of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO). By the appointment, Ogbe becomes Nigeria’s representative on the Board of the 18-member continental body, which has …

In gratitude to God, women from across Rivers State, under the banner of Rivers Women Unite for SIM (RWUS), gathered at the Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt to celebrate the second-year anniversary of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara with a special thanksgiving service. The women said the event was an expression …

By Emma Sunday   No fewer than 5000 residents of Obumoton-Chiri, Bie-Ama Community in Rivers State have benefited from a free medical outreach organised by the Eastern Naval Command, through the Naval Medical Centre, Borikiri and Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Port Harcourt, to commemorate the 2025 Naval week and the …

As the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara marks his second year in office, the governor has reflected on the scenarios that has shaped his government during the period, describing them as challenging but impactful. Fubara who reminiscent his two years in office via a statement he personally signed …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa. Governor Ademola Adeleke has pledged renewed commitment to service delivery and infra upgrade of Osun state to jumpstart the state economy and create communal wealth for the people. The Governor who made the pledge while accepting the latest award from City People as the Most Impactful …

… Back Akpoti-Uduaghan   By Henry Ovie   Women from the North Central Geo-political home of the country has urged the Federal Government not to trample on the rights of citizens. The women in a statement in Lafia said the lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was capable of sending wrong …

By Bon Peters, Port Harcourt. Hajia Amina Babandede, chapter Chairperson, Customs Officers Wives Association(COWA), Onne, Area II Command, Rivers State says the association has remained committed to enhancing children’s creativity and innovative potentials. Babandede disclosed this during the 2025 Children’s Day Celebration at the command’s staff quarters in Ebubu in …