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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri October 3, 2023 marked four years since the Urhobo Renaissance Society (URS) was established to champion the course of promoting the Urhobo culture, and to raise the economic status of the Urhobo people, as the fifth largest ethnic group in Nigeria.  To mark the event, one …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The newly elected national chairman of the Third phase batch of ex-Agitators in the Niger Delta, general Elaye Slaboh, said his leadership will ensure that beneficiaries do not resort to protest, that usually leads to the blockage of the East-West road (especially at Mbiama), but will …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has begin tracking of 46 constituency and executive projects in Bayelsa State worth billions of Naira. This was made known by ICPC’s Assistant Chief Supretendent Afolabi Kolawole on Monday June 17, during a visit to the …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi  The Niger Delta Rights Advocates (NDRA) has commended the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal for affirming the election of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu,  The ruling which was delivered on Friday by the Appellate Court, which is the final …

… Applauds PFN’s Peace Drive By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Founder and general overseer of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has expressed deep concern for the cause of the Ijaw Nation, adding that Bayelsa State and the entire Ijaw ethnic nationality have been a huge burden to him spiritually and physically. …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa As voter education intensifies in Bayelsa State ahead of the governorship election, the Eunice Nnachi Women Advocacy Foundation, ENWAF, has called on the people of Sabageria community and its environs to avoid all forms of violence before, during and after the election. Chief Executive Officer of …

… Threaten to stop ‘Oil Money’ over Gold Revenue By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former militant leaders in the Niger Delta region have described as “provocative,”recent statements made by Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, against the the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Chief Barr Nyesom Wike.   They also warned Sheik Gumi “and …

Promoting the right of the girl-child to reproductive health and to be heard, in spite social and cultural inhibitions, plays a prominent role in the development of the girl-child and the society. Thus, as part of activities to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl-Child, non-governmental organization, Ese Usamali …

By Amos Odhe The Stand-up Niger Delta Security and Equity Group (NDSEG) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint an Ijaw member of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State as substantive coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). In a statement issued on Thursday in Benin City, …

By Paul Williams In spite an increasing rise in voter apathy and worry over future elections in Nigeria, leading election monitoring group, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), says it is committed to promoting a culture of free, fair and credible polls in the country. This, according to TMG’s South South …