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Delta Ijaw APC’ll Support President Tinubu to Succeed ~ Johnny

By Amos Odhe The Ijaw leader of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, High Chief Micheal Johnny, has assured that Ijaws would give total support to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to succeed. Johnny, who is the Agadiwei’ of Gbaramatu kingdom, in a congratulatory statement on Monday in Warri, also …

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Niger Delta Science School wins 2023 NLNG Science Quiz Competition 

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  Niger Delta Science School, Rumuola, Port Harcourt has emerged winners of the 2023 annual Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) sponsored science quiz competition in Rivers State. The school clinched the trophy in the senior secondary school (SS 2) category at the competition which was concluded at …

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Diri Warns Fuel Marketers Against Hoarding, Price Hike

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday directed oil marketers in the state against hoarding and raising the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. Senator Diri, in a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, warned that his …

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Bayelsa APC in Congratulates President Tinubu

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayelsa State Chapter, Denis Otiotio, has congratulated the newly sworn in president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his vice, Kashim Shetima, on their successful swearing in. Speaking on behalf of members of the party, on Monday in Yenagoa during a reception …

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Unemployment: CSOs Set Agenda for Sim Fubara

Against the backdrop of high unemployment figures and related rise in crime rate, civil society actors in Rivers State have called on the incoming administration to, “as a matter of urgency,” prioritize the creation of jobs for the teeming population of the unemployed in the state. A second quarter (Q2) …

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Leadership of Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Got It Wrong

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Niger Delta Civil Society Group, consisting of the Niger Delta Solidarity Forum, Niger Delta Progressive Front & Coalition of Niger Delta Youth Movement, has described the open letter written by some “faceless group masquerading as Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitator,” as untrue, fallacious, and regrettable.  …

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Environmentalists Demand Action on Bayelsa Pollution Report

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Some environmentalists on Wednesday demanded further action on the Bayelsa Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) report presented to Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa at House of Lords on Tuesday in London. The report titled: ‘An Environmental Genocide: Counting the Human Cost of Oil in Bayelsa, Nigeria,’ …

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