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Diri Warns Fuel Marketers Against Hoarding, Price Hike

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday directed oil marketers in the state against hoarding and raising the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. Senator Diri, in a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, warned that his …

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Bayelsa APC in Congratulates President Tinubu

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayelsa State Chapter, Denis Otiotio, has congratulated the newly sworn in president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his vice, Kashim Shetima, on their successful swearing in. Speaking on behalf of members of the party, on Monday in Yenagoa during a reception …

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Unemployment: CSOs Set Agenda for Sim Fubara

Against the backdrop of high unemployment figures and related rise in crime rate, civil society actors in Rivers State have called on the incoming administration to, “as a matter of urgency,” prioritize the creation of jobs for the teeming population of the unemployed in the state. A second quarter (Q2) …

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Entertainment Industry, Highest Employer of Youths in Niger Delta ~ KO Baba

By Paul Williams With 2500 movies annually, Nollywood, Nigeria’s growing film industry, is currently rated the second biggest producer of films globally, behind America’s Hollywood. According to IMF reports, the industry currently accounts for N 853.9 billion ($7.2 billion), or 1.42 percent of Nigeria’s GDP, and places second, behind agriculture, as the nation’s …

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Leadership of Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Got It Wrong

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Niger Delta Civil Society Group, consisting of the Niger Delta Solidarity Forum, Niger Delta Progressive Front & Coalition of Niger Delta Youth Movement, has described the open letter written by some “faceless group masquerading as Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitator,” as untrue, fallacious, and regrettable.  …

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Diri Salutes Victorious Nigerian Wrestlers

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated Team Nigeria that participated at the just-concluded African Senior, Junior and Cadet Wrestling Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia. Nigeria came tops at the tournament winning six gold and four silver medals in the senior category, two gold in the …

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