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By Godwin Chukwumaechi As part of the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Ugama Ekede, Ayama Ekede, Asukama, and Asukoyet Host Community Development Trust (UAAA HCDT) has presented bursaries and scholarships to 121 undergraduate and post graduate students, who are Indigenes of Asukama and Ayama Ekede communities in …

… Warns Herders against Open Grazing By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has made a conciliatory gesture to striking lecturers in the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), saying the government was wiling to make concessions to improve their welfare. Governor Diri appealed to the NDU …

By Ukandi Christopher The people of Oginigba Community have expressed surprise that a premier state primary school has allegedly been abandoned by the Rivers State government for over twelve years. State Primary School Oginigba, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, has reportedly been in dilapidation since after the …

By Emma Sunday As a way of supporting the fight against crime and criminality in Rivers State, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated communication gadgets and other security equipments to the State Police Command. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku while handing …

By Kelechi Nwaucha Women in the Niger Delta, civil society organizations, community leaders and other groups on Tuesday embarked on a protest march in Port Harcourt, in a call for a halt to onshore divestments by oil companies operating in the region. This followed what the protesters described as IOCs’ …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi As the Federal Government moves to end pipeline vandalism and oil theft, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd, (PINL) a pipeline surveillance contractor has deployed strategies to win the war on the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP). The company on Monday, through its consultant, Learn & Leadwise Resources Limited, commenced …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Not less than 611 primary and secondary schools students Tuesday received scholarships and bursary awards from Joint Venture partners, Green Energy International Limited and Lekoil Nigeria. This is as 1000 members of the communities also received bags of rice as livelihood packages from JV operators. The students …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has ended his annual leave and will resume his official duties immediately. A statement by his spokesperson, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Monday, said that the Bayelsa governor, who went on a three-week leave on November 25, will resume on …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The days, weeks and months ahead may witness further clashes, and severer bloodletting between alleged political thugs of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, over petitions filed by dissatisfied seven parties to overturn the victory of …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Director General of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, tagged, ‘Prosperity Cup’ Mr. Ono Akpe, has given thumbs up to the winners of Nembe constituency one Football championship. Mr. Akpe was at Nembe over the weekend to witness the final between Ward …