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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has endorsed the second term bid of Governor Douye Diri in the November 11 governorship election in the state. CAN made its stand known at a one-day interactive session with the governor at the St. Patrick’s Catholic …

By Young E. Freeborn, Asaba Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has urged Muslims in Nigeria to pray for the country’s peace, unity, and growth as Muslims celebrate Eid-El-Maulud, the birth of Prophet Muhammad.  In a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, Oborevwori urged Muslim adherents …

…. Urges ‘Body of Christ’ to Focus on Salvation Gospel  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, says the Church is fast losing its true value in society due to excessive focus on material prosperity at the expense of the gospel of salvation. Senator …

  … My Administration Doesn’t Play Politics with Development ~ Gov Diri By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday, inaugurated phase two of the newly-completed Glory Drive dual carriageway, a 10.2-kilometer road project constructed by the Governor Douye Diri administration. The road, which stretches …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Rotary Club of Oxbow Lake, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Yenagoa Sunshine, and with support from the Partners for Peace (P4P) and the West African Network for Peace (WANEP), held a ‘Peace Awareness Seminar’ on September 21, 2023 as part of activities to …

The second edition of the Women’s Climate Assembly (WCA), to be held in Lagos, Nigeria from September 24 to 28, 2023, will bring together women from fourteen countries across Central and West Africa, under the theme, ‘African Women Unite for Climate Justice, Reparations and Development Alternatives.’ This follows the success …

… Insists on ‘Decentralized Award of Pipeline Surveillance Contract’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ex-militants from the six states of the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of the Supreme Egbesu Freedom Fighters of Niger Delta (SEFFND), have dismmised as “false” and ” sponsored blackmail” the claim that the leader of …

Members of the Gist Newspaper and Magazine Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Rivers State Council, have been charged to keep to the standard of journalism practice.  State Chairman of the union, Mr. Stanley Job Stanley who was speaking at the inauguration of the chapel in Port Harcourt on Monday …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former special assistant on Youths Matters to two ex-managing directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Hon (Chief) Barr. Alabh George Turnah, has described a publication “against his person,” allegedly syndicated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as defaming and malicious. Turnah, now …

By Ebube Egbufor Veteran Niger Delta development activist and elder statesman, Prof. Jasper Jumbo, has appealed to the Federal Government to give the newly constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, “a little bit of free hand” to use the funds budgeted for them to work for the development …