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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Unenurhie Community Congratulates New Delta Governor, Calls for ‘Immediate Attention’
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As individuals, groups and communities across the state continue to send congratulatory messages to the newly sworn in Delta State governor, Rt. Hon. Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, Unenurhie community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State is not left out. In a congratulatory message …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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) …
Read More »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. …
Read More »Okpe: Prof Natufe Blames ‘Backwardness on Absence of True Political Leaders’
By Amos Odhe Okpe Union, a foremost socio-cultural and political organization in Africa, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 celebrated its 93 years of existence with a call for Okpe Nation to be accorded recognition as a distinct ethnic nationality in the Nigerian federation. The dignitaries who congregated to celebrate the …
Read More »Uniosun Doctors ‘Won’t Join Strike’ as Government Approves Allowance, Demands
By Amos Odhe Resident medical doctors of the Osun State University Teaching Hospital will not be joining the ongoing national strike. This was the outcome of a closed door meeting with Governor Ademola Adeleke where the 12-year demands of the doctors were approved by the governor. At the meeting attended …
Read More »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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