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The saying that a gold fish has no hiding place played out recently when Sani Ahmed, a brigadier general and commander of the 6 division Garrison of the Nigerian army in port Harcourt Rivers State was bestowed with an award as a distinguished security icon by the Niger Delta media …

…Vows to defend Rivers  The Ijaw National Congress (IYC) Eastern Zone has raised the alarm over potential insecurity in Rivers State following the fallout of last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling. The body said the ultimatum by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Following the Friday February 28 Supreme Court Judgment nullifying the local government election in Rivers State held on October 5, 2024, State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has ordered the 23 local government chairmen of the state to had over to the Head of LG Administration …

… Insist Nigeria is ‘Drifting into Government of Only Men’ Women in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria on Friday advised the leadership of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics not to plunge the country into pain and tragedy. This followed the face-off between the Senate President, Senator Godswill …

… As HoS Walson-Jack Hails Initiative By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dame Didi Walson-Jack, on Saturday, expressed delight over the construction of a new nine- storey civil servants secretariat by the Bayelsa State government. Mrs. Walson-Jack said when completed, the iconic structure would …

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has said that his reforms at the PAP are aimed at giving the programme a human face and to help develop the people of the Niger Delta for a better future. He explained that this formed part of his resolve …

The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated the judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers State. The apex court further ordered the Hon. Martins Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly and other …

… Place Edwin Clark alongside Zik on N500 Note ~ James The National Vice President 2 of Ijaw National Congress (INC), High Chief Alabo Nengi James, has urged the Federal Government to immortalize late Chief Edwin Clark, by placing his image alongside that of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe on the five …

… State Honours Jonathan, Dickson, Alaibe, Others As Education Ambassadors The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration continued some policies of his predecessor in order to enhance development of the state. Governor Diri said a policy like the Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) was visionary …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A 30-year-old man, Darlington Watson, was brutally killed on Wednesday evening in Agudama-Epie community, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, amid escalating conflict between two rival cult groups, the Greenlanders and the Bobous. Reports indicate that Watson, a member of the Greenlanders, was forcibly removed from a moving …