Niger Delta

By: Mandy Willy ‎ ‎ ‎CSO’s, Residents Demand Decommissioning of Abandoned Shell Oil Wells in Ogoni ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Civil society organisations (CSOs) and residents of Kpean community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State have called for the decommissioning of abandoned oil wells operated by Shell Petroleum Development …

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commended the Bayelsa State Government for its vision, plans and facilities already on ground to run a world-class information, communication and technology (ICT) centre in the state. The Director, Corporate Planning and Strategy, NITDA, and Leader of a four-man delegation from the …

The Bayelsa State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri has urged Corps members to render service to their host communities with the consciousness that they are patriots on national assignment. Gov. Diri, who was represented by his Executive Assistant on NYSC Matters, Dr. Wisdom Poyeri during the 2025 Batch B, Stream 1 …

Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Provisionary Committee for the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard (PC-NCG), Capt Noah Ichaba has called on Nigeria’s littoral state governors to throw their weights behind the efforts of the Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and other stakeholders to push for the …

Trainers and beneficiaries of a 3-month skills acquisition programme, organised by the Victorious Prayer Network, (also known as, King Makers Ministries), has barricaded the gates of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to protest the commission’s reluctance to promises made to them. The protest by the Niger Delta women and …

Bayelsa State Government has constituted a 7-member committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the leadership tussle in Anibeze community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The committee, which is saddled with the responsibility of coming up with recommendations on the dispute over the Anibeze paramount …

Authorities of the Bayelsa State Police Command has announced the dismissal of Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede over his alleged involvement in the recent abduction of a State High Court Judge, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro. Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede is an Indigene of Foutorugbene community in Ekeremor Local Government area of the State. The …

Former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa State Council, Comrade Tarinyo Akono, has strongly criticized the purported suspension of the Okpoama Kingdom Chiefs Council Executive, led by High Chief Nathan Egba-Dienegha. The suspension followed a controversial Ibekobiriya meeting held on July 26, 2025, at Okpo Square, which …

A medical practitioner, Samuel Adebola, won the star prize of one million Naira at the fifth edition of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship held last weekend in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The Ogun State-based doctor clinched the coveted trophy in the Masters Category, beating stiff competition from …

  By Our Reporter    The umbrella body of Ijaw Elders, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) has rejected a proposed bill in the Senate seeking to permanently elevate the Ooni of Ife and Sultan of Sokoto as the exclusive Co-chairmen of the Traditional Rulers Council in Nigeria. The INC said …