By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ex-Militants from the nine states of the Niger Delta Region have called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to “listen to clamour from paid publicists and campaigners calling for the re-appointment of the immediate past interim administrator, Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd.), whose tenure expired on …
Read More »Panel of Enquiry into Collapsed Buildings in Bayelsa Submits Report
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Panel of Enquiry set up to look into the immediate and remote causes of the collapsed church building, off Ebi’s Mechanic Road, as well as a partial collapsed two-story building in the OMPADEC Area, both in Amarata area of the state capital, Yenagoa, has submitted …
Read More »FSG Congratulates Delta Governor-Elect, Oborevwori
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A popular PDP pressure group in Delta State during the 2023 general elections, known as the ‘Fidelis Support Group,’ has joined Deltans and Nigerians to congratulate the state’s governor-elect, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, as he received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission …
Read More »NIDSUG to Hold National Convention at FCE Omoku, April 14
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa All is now set for the National convention of the Niger Delta Students Union Government (NIDSUG) to be held at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku, Rivers State. NIDSUG is the apex and highest decision making union of students from the nine oil producing states in Nigeria, …
Read More »World Water Day: Niger Delta Women Seek Gender-Just Water, Climate Solutions
By Paul Williams Against the backdrop of the World Water Day, women from communities across the Niger Delta gathered in Port Harcourt on Thursday to lend their voices to the global call for the implementation of gender-just solutions to the global water insecurity and climate change crisis. Gathering under the …
Read More »Marlon Defeats Woko, Others in Southern Ijaw Election
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Hon Moses Marlon has been declared winner of the Southern Ijaw Constituency 3 House of Assembly election conducted on March 18, 2023. Marlon, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who sought re-election into the Assembly, polled 4,759 votes to beat his closest rival, Barr Woko …
Read More »Police Orders ‘Full-Scale Investigation’ into Murder of Rivers APC’s Campaign DG
By Emmanuel Sunday The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome murder of the campaign director general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Chisom Lennard. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt. In …
Read More »Akingbade Congratulates Tinubu, Shettima, Urges Farmers to ‘Tap into Agricultural Policy’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An agriculturalist, Otunba Yomi Akingbade has congratulated the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his vice, Alhaji Kasim Shettima, on their electoral victory, while expressing hope that Nigeria’s populace and farmers would benefit “bountifully from the agricultural policy to be initiated by the Tinubu government.” Akingbade, …
Read More »Fed Poly Orogun: Ekropke Community Congratulates Okoro on Appointment as Rector
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The people of Ekrokpe community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have congratulated Dr. Duke Okoro on his appointment as rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Orogun. They also appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari; the minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and Deputy President of the …
Read More »Rivers CSOs Urge Wike to Pay Teachers’ 7-Year Salary Arrears
An umbrella body of civil society groups in Rivers State, the Rivers State Civil Society Organizations (RIVSCO), has called on the state government to pay the salary arrears of over seven years owed teachers of staff schools of state-owned tertiary institutions. In a letter to the state governor, Barr. Nyesom …
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