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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As the 2024 Delta State Local Government Elections gather momentum across the state, the two youth chairmen of Unenurhie Youth Association, Mr. Abiola Pender and Mr. Anthony Onudo, have described Hon. Fidelis Adjogbe as the best choice for chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area.  …

By Young E. Freeborn, Asaba The governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday inaugurated the state’s Advisory and Peace Building Council, with a charge to support the government’s M.O.R.E Agenda with “regular expert advice to foster inclusive economic growth, environmental protection, religious harmony, and sustainable development of …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A civil society group, Coalition for Social Justice and Equity Initiative, has raised alarm over an alleged plot by the interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Maj Gen Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd.) and the governorship flagbeater of APC, Timipre Sylva, “to insert the name of …

In a determined effort to ensure that the core mandates of revenue generation, national security and suppression of smuggling activities are not compromised, the Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has impounded four containers containing granite stones, ceramics and cable wire rolls used …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited has expressed regret that the unmitigated theft of Nigeria’s crude oil is hampering its commitment to inject 100 percent of its gas into the domestic market. This is as the company said it remains committed to supply 100% of …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, office in Bayelsa State, has cried out over the lack of funding to enable it carry out its intervention projects and programmes towards achieving its objectives in the state. The senior special assistant, SSA, and state focal person on SDGs, Dr. …

By Our Correspondents The national coordinator of Ijaw Mandate Group, Hon. Dagidi Andaye, has reportedly escaped assassination attempt by unknown gunmen at his residence in Iwhrekpokpor, Ughelli North Local Area of Delta State.  The assassination attempt is coming days after the leadership of the Ijaw group endorsed Delta Central Senatorial …

A group under the aegis of Pro-kids Educational and Cultural Initiative (Pro-KECI), a non-governmental organization has planned to engage about 100 talented children, between the ages of 6-17 years, in various creative art forms. The NGO will also embark on a strategic children benefit program, tagged, ‘Children of Hope’ in …

By David Owei, Yenagoa The leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, Werinipre Seibarugu, Nestor Binabor and other prominent members of the party were conspicuously absent at the formal declaration of Senator Heineken Lokpobiri’s gubernatorial  ambition and opening of the campaign office in Yenagoa. However, …