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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 …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has been commended for hitting the ground running, and embarking on numerous projects since he assumption of office. The commendation was made by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Barr Mumakai Unagha, following the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa As the world commemorates this year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, has called on policymakers to focus attention on the tourism sector, noting that tourism development has been regarded not …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have said that the ongoing reforms by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in its scholarship scheme is to ensure the well-being of the already engaged beneficiaries and the proper education of ex-agitators. Leaders of the second and third phases of …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Politicians and the electorate have been advised to say no to vote buying and selling and all forms of inducement and money laundering associated with political campaigns and elections during the forthcoming November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Addressing participants at a Stakeholder’s Roundtable on …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi  Youths of the Niger Delta, under the auspices of Niger Delta Youths Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend the N1.8 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal road project. The coalition expressed concern of potential duplication of efforts and financial waste. The Lagos-Calabar …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Former militant leaders and key stakeholders from the six states of the Niger Delta met on Saturday at the Okochiri Palace of King Ateke Tom, in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, over efforts to tackle crude oil theft. Sources close to the organisers confirmed that …

By Paul Williams Mangroves occupy 75 percent of the world’s tropical coast line. Stretching for several kilometres in the Niger Delta, they noticeably serve as one of Nature’s carbon sinks. This potential for cleansing the Earth and sequestering atmospheric carbon, last Friday in Port Harcourt, became the subject of a …

By Young E. Freeborn The Senate has sat for the first reading of a bill that recommends a fine of N50,000 to parents who default in providing their children with primary and secondary school education. The Red Chamber also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The bill …