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By Young Erhiurhoro The above topic is quite expedient as it’s woven round two important divine and traditional tools of “pulpit and palace.” A pulpit in this usage is a description of the church and the clergy, while the palace is a description of a royal throne and the king. …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, and his Osun State counterpart, Senator Ademola Adeleke, have commended the passion of the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha for the development of the Niger Delta state and the Ijaw nation as a whole. Both governors, who eulogised the …

… Accuses NNPCL of Rating of AA Rano, other Northern Companies over Niger Delta Contractors By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A former militant group, the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), has threatened showdown with the over the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mr …

By Ebube Egbufor Amadabo of Finima in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Dagogo Lambert Brown, has expressed happiness over the recent High Court judgement in favour of Finima, the host community to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) over the accruable benefits and entitlements owed them by the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has identified the effective implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010 as one of the key levers for actualizing the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking …

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 …

… Heads to Appeal over Sylva’s Disqualification By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Despite a Federal High Court, Abuja ruling, disqualifying the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, the state chapter of the party has re-assured Bayelsans of its “landslide victory” …

Fourteen more persons from the South-East/South-South region have emerged instant millionaires in the Pure Bliss “60 Millionaires in 60 Days” Promo. The cash presentation ceremony held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, last Friday. Undergraduates, NYSC members, Traders and a clergy were part of those who joined the millionaires’ …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  President Bola Tinubu – acclaimed cat (or bat) with nine lives – seems to face the last test of his staying political power, as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar moves to quash the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), which’s affirmed him (Tinubu) as winner …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has described Gov Douye Diri’s remarks against him at Ogbia as the “tantrums of a drowning man.” According to a statement signed by Julius Bokoru, special assistant on Media and Publicity to Chief …