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By Mandy Tina Civil Society Organizations and stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have advocated for community accountability to ensure transparency in the management of proceeds from natural resources, particularly oil and gas. This was made known in a summit organized by Social Development Integrated Center, also known as Social Action, …

Mr. My-Ace China, the chief executive officer Mayor of Housing, a real estate and construction company with corporate office in Port Harcourt, has been honoured with an excellent Gold Achievers’ Award as Distinguished Company Director of the Year 2024 on Real Estate and Development by the Niger Delta Media Practitioners …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Barely 24 hours after viral media reports on the neglect of the new market site of the popular Okutukutu/Edepie Market in Yenagoa where the traders were forcibly relocated to by the Bayelsa State Government, Governor Douye Diri has undertaken an unscheduled visit to the new market …

By Paul Williams As the world marked the International Women’s Day on March 8, women in the Niger Delta have joined the global activity with a call for issues of Inclusion and equality to be addressed in the region. Meeting in Port Harcourt, under the auspices of Kebetkache Women Development …

By Mandy Tina The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has demanded for an upward review of national minimum wage from thirty (N30,000.00) to four hundred and forty-seven thousand Naira per month. A statement signed by the union’s secretary general, Comrade Nuhu Toro, states that Nigerian workers can no longer …

By Mandy Tina A man, identified as Michael Chidozie, has been arrested and detained by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly beating his thirty-two year old wife, Mrs Ufuoma Chidozie, to death on Tuesday night, 5 March, 2024, at their residence at Agip axis of Mile 4, Port Harcourt. …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to partner the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) to build a residential estate for medical doctors at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the indication on Thursday …

By Amos Odhe The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Wednesday uncovered two vast oil bunkering sites in Samkiri community, a small settlement located in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. A tour of the sites by the OPDS commander, Rear Admiral John Okeke, represented by the …

… Seeks to Encourage Reading, Writing Culture among Youths By Godwin Chukwumaechi Peace, social justice and good governance advocacy group, the Rivers Unity House Foundation, UHF has announced its readiness to start the Education Champions League in the state, to be know as the ECL Quiz and Debate Competitions for …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa Professional Forum (BPF) has called on the president of the Appeal Court to launch an investigation into “the processes that led to the appointment of Justice Adekunle Adeleye as the Election Petition Tribunal’s chairman in the case between the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri …