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The special assistant to the Rivers State governor on Youth and Sports, Hon Norisia Pepple, has expressed gratitude to his boss, Sir Simnialayi Fubara, for appointing youths to serve in various positions of trust in his administration.  Hon Pepple made this known while addressing newsmen at the Obi Wali International …

By Paul Williams Two years after it was promulgated into law, the implementation of the Host Community Development Fund, as contained in the Petroleum Industry Act (2021), has remained largely sketchy, further agitating members of oil-bearing communities in the Niger Delta who continue to bear the brunt of oil spills …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) has awarded grants of N7 million to fund nine research topics by some academic researchers, drawn from state-owned tertiary institutions, as part of the agency’s intervention in the education sector. The institutions are the Niger Delta University (NDU), …

… Assures On 1.5km Shore Protection, as About 250 Buildings Submerged in Odioama in 10 Years By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said coastal communities in the state are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean. Governor Diri raised the alarm on …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Hon. Fidelis Adjogbe, former SSA to the immediate past governor of Delta State and also the founder of the Fidelis Support Group (FSG), has celebrated the first lady of Delta state, Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, as she unveiled her pet project at her hometown, …

By Paul Williams ‘But the water is naught and the ground barren.’ (2 Kings 2:9). ‘O man of God there is death in the pot.’ (2 Kings 4:40) So was the fate of the Chukwure family in Ibaa Community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, alongside other families within …

… As Institute Lauds Devt Strides in Bayelsa By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged the leadership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to maintain the high professional standard and integrity the accounting body has been known for over the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government has expressed sadness over the sudden demise of the retired chief judge of the state, Justice Kate Abiri.  Governor Douye Diri, in a condolence message issued by his chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said Bayelsa lost a quintessential legal luminary, who rendered …

… CODE Raises Alarm over Oil Spill in Akpajo Community By Paul Williams Non-governmental organization, Connected Development (CODE), community-based organizations and media stakeholders in Rivers State have called on the contractor handling the Ahoada East/ Eleme section of the East-West Road project to account for the N506 billion funds approved …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Bayelsa chapter also joined their counterparts across the country for peaceful protest rally against what they described as anti-people policies of the the Federal Government. The peaceful protest rally which took off at OMPADEC field Amarata in the heart of the state …