… Advocates Participatory Media By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Vice Chancellor, Academic, of the University of Africa (UAT), Prof. Barclays Ayakoroma, says the media is crucial to credible the November 11 guber election in Bayelsa State, adding that the university will continue to expand and explore windows, especially from its digitization, to …
Read More »Tinubu Retains Ogbuku as NDDC MD, Appoints new board members
By Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt President Bola Tinubu has renewed the tenure of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). President Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday …
Read More »Police Begin Manhunt for Killers of Officer in Rivers
By Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command said that it had launched a manhunt for the killers of an Inspector in Port Harcourt yesterday. The PHMundial reports that some unidentified gunmen had on Friday opened fire on the police officer around Landmark Hotel at D-Line axis of …
Read More »Oilwatch Salutes ‘Historic’ Vote Against Oil Extraction at Yasuní, Ecuador
Following the vote against oil extraction activities at Yasuni, non-governmental organization, Oilwatch International, has commended the people of Ecuador on the “historic victory,” while describing it as “restorative justice for the wounded Amazon and its people.” On August 20, 2023, 5.2 million citizens of Ecuador voted in a national referendum …
Read More »Pipelines Surveillance: Stakeholders Urge Tinubu to Cancel $1.3bn Contract to Tompolo, Others
… Allege NNPCL, Others’ ‘Conspiracy to Hoodwink FG’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A coalition of former militant leaders and stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have written to President Bola Tinubu over the controversy rocking the move to seek re-approval of the over $1.3 billion USD surveillance contract, with about …
Read More »Bayelsa HostCom Mulls Sylva as ‘Choice Candidate,’ Swears-In New Exco
… Urges FG to Stop Bayelsa’s 13% Derivations By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State chapter of the Host Communities producing Oil and Gas in Nigeria (HostCom) on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the state capital inaugurated a new executive to pilot its affairs. Port Harcourt Mundial reports that Pastor Samson Dabbey Graham was sworn-in …
Read More »Delta: Oborevwori Swears in 26 Commissioners, Seeks ‘Effective Service Delivery’
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday, swore in twenty-six new commissioners in the state with a call on them to ensure fairness, equity and justice to guide their actions for effective service delivery. Speaking at the inauguration which held at …
Read More »Vigilante Group apprehends 12 Suspects For Burying New Born Baby Alive In Port Harcourt
By Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt Operatives of a local security outfit in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers in conjunction with men of the Neighbourhood Watch and Azikiwe Police Division in the state said they have arrested 12 internet fraudsters for allegedly burying a new born baby alive. …
Read More »N5bn Palliatives: Niger Delta Needs Good Roads Not Trucks of Rice ~ Daunemigha
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Special Adviser to the Bayelsa governor on Labour, Employment and Productivity, Hon. Famous Daunemigha, has urged President Bola Tinubu to review the allocation of N5 billion palliatives to the six states of the Niger Delta region and deploy such funds to the rehabilitation and construction of …
Read More »Cultist Bags 5yrs in Jail for Stealing, Attempt to Escape Custody
By David Owei, Yenagoa A Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Monday sentenced a notorious cultist, Blessing Agree, to five years in prison for stealing and attempt to escape from lawful custody. The accused, Blessing Agree, known on the streets as ‘Small Witch’ and an indigene of Ozobo …
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