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By Amos Odhe Flood has displaced thousands of people from their homes in Biseni Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Most of the victims from several communities across the Kingdom who are taking refuge on a bridge, road and makeshift camps have sent a passionate save our …

Emma Sunday Repentant militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) has pledged it’s readiness to support security operatives in safeguarding crude oil installations from attacks. MEND’s position to provide assistance in protecting oil facilities in the Niger Delta region from any attack was contained in a …

… Urges politicians, media professionals to emulate him By Amos Odhe, Yenegoa A Nigerian politician, nationalist and pioneering journalist, Ernest Sesei Ikoli, was Friday praised for devoting his entire life to working for the true development of Nigeria ‘’With ink on his fingers, he penned profound truths, Defending the voiceless, …

By Amos Odhe Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called for adequate funding of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for it to function effectively. Senator Diri made the call on Friday when he received the PAP Administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro and his delegation in Government House, Yenagoa. The …

… Expect Glamour in This Year’s National Wrestling Classics ~ Igali By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa As the 3rd Governor Douye Diri National Wrestling Classics gets underway this weekend, the President Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Hon Daniel Igali has said this year’s tournament will witness glamorous activities more than previous years. Igali …

By Young Erhiurhoro The subject of education in Nigeria, and other countries in the world, is usually treated as a national issue because education is seen as a national project and priority of every child in every country. It’s usually in the Exclusive List in the national budget of a …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, presented the 2025 fiscal year budget proposal of N689.440 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. While presenting the appropriation bill christened, “Budget of Assured Prosperity,” Governor Diri stressed that implementing the 2025 budget would require some …

By Our Reporter The Niger Delta region, which constitutes more than 70 per cent of the Nigerian coastline, has enough human and logistics resources to lead the maritime industry. This is because of over 68 years of oil exploration which has taken place mostly in the coastal states and within …

A Bayelsa State High Court has issued an interim injunction, stopping the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) from conducting its state council election scheduled for October 31, 2024. The conference was intended to elect new leadership for the state chapter of the union. The injunction was granted in Suit No: …

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Wednesday deployed 98 delegates for a boot camp and a refresher course in maritime-related skills as part of its manpower development scheme for the Niger Delta. Addressing the maritime cadets during the flag-off ceremony at the Joemarine Institute of Nautical Studies and Research, Otomewo, …