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… As DG Prosperity Cup Assures of ‘Good Representation’ at Africa Youth Cup in Cape Verde By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Dreams Football Academy has emerged winner of the first edition of the Governor Douye Diri Under 18 Invitational Football Tournament. Playing in the final of the competition on Saturday afternoon …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  In weeks, the Supreme Court may be called upon to decide whether to admit new evidence on appeals from the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) that ruled on petitions from the February 25 election. The five-member tribunal dismissed the petitions by opposition candidates and their parties, seeking …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former special assistant on Youths Matters to two ex-managing directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Hon (Chief) Barr. Alabh George Turnah, has described a publication “against his person,” allegedly syndicated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as defaming and malicious. Turnah, now …

By Ebube Egbufor Veteran Niger Delta development activist and elder statesman, Prof. Jasper Jumbo, has appealed to the Federal Government to give the newly constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, “a little bit of free hand” to use the funds budgeted for them to work for the development …

By Amos Odhe An 11-man Nigerian contingent to the World Wrestling Championships has landed in Belgrade, Serbia to participate in the first Olympic qualifier.  The contingent of 6 wrestlers, 2 coaches, 1 medical personnel and 2 officials departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday night aboard a Turkish …

Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd, PINL, on Friday announced that it has discovered and destroyed about 35 clusters of illegal oil bunkering and refining points in parts of the Niger Delta area covering zone 3, comprising Owaza, Odogwa, Ishimiri and Kom Kom. The company made the announcement Friday deep in the …

… Bayelsa Governor Charges Youths to Prioritise Ijaw Interest  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The newly-elected president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Jonathan Lokpobiri, has said the foremost Ijaw youth organisation is grateful to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, for giving the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and …

  … Expresses Satisfaction over Ministry, NDDC Projects in Calabar By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Hon. Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has expressed his determination and insistence on demanding quality project delivery from the ministry and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), adding that he “won’t sit …

  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has expressed surprise over Governor Douye Diri’s “disturbing obsession towards Opu Nembe.” According to a release made available to our correspondent, Sylva’s concerns “stems from the fact that for over two years …

The managing director and chief executive officer of Izzy Global Resources, Hon. Mgbuelu Israel Lebura has advocated for an industrialized nation where the teeming Nigerian youths could be gainfully employed. Hon. Mgbuelu made the disclosure while receiving an award as a Distinguished company Director of Year, 2023 from the Niger …