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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has expressed dismay at the extent of damage oil exploration has caused and the attendant neglect by international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta. The commissioner for Environment, Mr. lselema Gbaranbiri, made this known while addressing a meeting of foreign …

… Sieze Workers’ Phone, Forcefully Collect Passwords By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There is confusion within the fold of the Presidential Amnesty Office (PAP) in Abuja and the Niger Delta region following the rising calls for the sack of the interim administrator, Maj. Gen. Barry T. Ndiomu (rtd.) over alleged “gross misconduct …

Emmanuel Ovundah The Vice Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro local government area of Rivers State, Amb. Mrs. Angela Inyena Anthony Oju-Kienmie has lauded Governor Siminalayi Fubara for rolling out free transportation scheme for citizens of the state. Governor Fubara yesterday, rolled out a Mass Transit Bus Scheme to provide free transportation for …

By Emmanuel Ovundah The Rivers State government has announced the immediate cancellation of the recent recruitment exercise of staff into the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt. A statement issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday by the State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Prince Chinedu Mmom said cancellation of …

By Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested one Mr. ThankGod Ekwueme for allegedly selling his three children for N1.4m. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko while parading the suspect alongside 6 of his accomplices before Journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday said they …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Ex-agitators in Bayelsa State on Tuesday barricaded the liaison office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme demanding that the Bayelsa State coordinator, Esther Boro, “must go or no staff will be allowed to work in the office.” The ex-agitators during a protest at the liaison office in Yenagoa, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A mild drama, in the form of a heated argument that took everyone by surprise ensued penultimate Tuesday at the Bayelsa State Judiciary when the presiding judge of High Court 2, Justice M A Ayemieye, and counsel to a candidate for the chairmanship position of Sagbama …

By Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State yesterday gifted N20m to widow of a police officer in the state who died in active service. The Police Officer, Inspector Collins David died recently while serving under the Ahoada Division of the State Command. Governor Fubara, represented by …

By Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt  A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the remand of the commander of a vigilance group in the Rundele community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers state, Nyeche Ajuru, to the state correctional centre. The Rivers State Police Command arraigned Ajuru on Monday …

… Says Port Harcourt Ring Road’ll Transverse 6 LGAs By Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said his administration will be signing the contract for the construction of the single biggest project that will be undertaken by any State Government in Nigeria. Governor Fubara in …