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By Mandy Tina The General Overseer of a new-generation church in Eagle Island and Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, simply identified as Elijah, is currently under investigation by the Octopus (C4i) Strike Force unit of the Nigeria Police Force over allegations of homosexuality. Sources revealed that the pastor was apprehended …

Muslims in Bayelsa State, on Monday, gave thumbs up to Governor Douye Diri for his administration’s show of love during the Ramadan period. Speaking on behalf of the Muslim community, chairman of the state chapter of the Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Yakubu Otobo, who led other leaders to celebrate …

Chairman, Initiative For Rural Communities Development in Niger Delta, (IRCDND), Pumokumo Tiemo, has expressed belief that ex-agitator, general Aroni Oputu, chairman, Phase One, Presidential Amnesty Programme and Dr. Kingsley Otuaro, coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Office and Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Niger Delta Affairs will …

Bayelsa State Government has assured the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) of its readiness to fulfill all counterpart funding obligations necessitated by the partnership agreement it has reached with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on health and nutrition. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the …

… As Rivers Administrator Lauds Army on Protection of Oil, Gas Facilities By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, has have tasked men and officers of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, on continued protection of the nation’s territorial integrity and critical infrastructure, …

The International Press Centre (IPC), through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) hub, has condemned the “intimidation, harassment and detention of Buhari Abba Rano, Online editor with Kano Times and Isma’il Auwa, a freelance journalist, by Kano State Police Command on the alleged orders of the Commissioner of Information, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Charles Preye Zuofa, a former classmate to the Senate President, Dr. Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed allegations of sexual harassments against the former Akwa Ibom State governor, describing the allegations as inconsistent with his character. Zuofa, who hails from Kaiama in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa …

Prominent traditional rulers, politicians, friends and frontline former militant leaders have showered encomium on Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben, also known as General Boyloaf, on his birthday celebration, describing him as a testament of commitment to regional, national peace, development and true governance. While the political class extolled him for his role …

•Expresses satisfaction, as 1000 persons benefit  By Emma Sunday The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing training of 1000 persons from the Niger Delta Region in different skills, by a non governmental organization, the Victorious Prayer Network, (aka, King Makers Ministries). The 1000 persons comprising …

… Says Ijaw Nation, not in Conflict with FG By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reconsider his declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and instead set up a committee to reconcile the different parties …