By Young E. Freeborn Professor Sunny Awhefeada, a renowned Professor of English and Literary Studies of the Delta State University, Abraka, recently added a new feather to his academic hat as he was inducted as a member and fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL). The induction, which was as …
Read More »Nembe: Reps Member Writes Tinubu, Expresses Worry over Armed Invasion
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The member of the House of Representatives representing Brass/Nembe constituency, Hon Marie Enenimiete Ebikake, has sent a protest letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the repeated armed and violent invasion of Opu Nembe (Bassambiri), in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. According to Hon. …
Read More »Opu Nembe Crisis: Bayelsa Govt Condemns Human Rights Abuses, Evacuates Victims
… Urges IGP to Pull Police Crack Team Out of Nembe By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has condemned in strong terms the cases of human rights violation in Nembe-Basambiri following the deployment of a crack team from the Police Force headquarters in Abuja. Governor Douye Diri made …
Read More »Bayelsa Journalists Laud IPC-CEMESO on ‘Professional Training’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa-based journalists, numbering over seventy and drawn from the print, electronic and online media, have expressed appreciation and commendation over the recent training held in Yenagoa, aimed at equipping journalists on their reportage of the up coming November 11, 2023 governorship election. They further requested for more …
Read More »Bariel Medical, Partners Collaborate on Free Medical Outreach in Rivers
Pius Dukor, Port Harcourt As the cost of medical care continues to grow out of the reach of the common man and the vulnerable, Bariel Medical Center has collaborated with its partners, in a programme tagged Medical Outreach 2023, to give free medical assistant to some vulnerable families in …
Read More »Norisia Pepple Commends Rivers Gov for Appointing Youths into Government
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 …
Read More »PIA: Ex-MOSOP President, Others Frown at Non-Implementation of Host Community Fund
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 …
Read More »Education Development Trust Fund Awards N7m Research Grants to Bayelsa Institutions
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), …
Read More »Atlantic Ocean Surge Endangers Bayelsa Coastal Communities ~ Diri
… 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 …
Read More »Adjogbe Celebrates Delta First Lady as She Unveils Pet Project at Evwreni
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, …
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