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. By Paul Williams Non-governmental organization, Connected Development (CODE), Tuesday held a capacity building workshop for media practitioners and community-based organizations (CBOs) in Rivers State to enhance their understanding of issues surrounding climate change and justice in the region. Tagged ‘Community Media Collaboration for Climate Justice (CMCCJ), with support from …

By Amos Odhe, YenagoaAmidst growing clamour for the restructuring of Nigeria for an enduring peace and unity, the publicity secretary of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Ebilade Ekefere, has lent his voice to the call for the restructuring, adding that it is the only panacea to true fiscal federalism, …

. By Amos Odhe, YenagoaMore prominent Nigerians from all parts of Nigeria have continued to pay glowing tributes to the late father of the Bayelsa State governor, Pa Abraham Joseph Michael Diri, who passed on at the age of 88.Speaking to journalists at Sampou, the leader of Northerners and the …

. By Amos OdheCivil servants in Osun State in the early hours of Wednesday trooped out en-mass to give a heroic welcome to Governor Ademola Adeleke as he resumed office.This is coming less than twenty-four hours after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola who had …

The president of the Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide, Comrade Peter Timothy Igbifa has described the late father of the governor of Bayelsa State, Pa Abraham Joseph Michael Diri, as one whose life was well lived, which attracted people from all walks of life to his burial ceremonies.Speaking to journalists at …

. It was eulogies galore as officers and men, as well as stakeholders, poured encomium on Comptroller Baba Imam, Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service in Onne, Rivers State for embarking on “monumental projects within few months at the command.”Speaking as guest of honour at the commissioning of conference …

By Amos OdheA Transparency group, the Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) has described as “wide off allegation” and “calculated blackmail,” the recent claims made against the group general manager of the Nigerian Upstream Investment Services (NUIS, formerly NAPIMS) Mr. Bala Wunti, over an alleged involvement in the last presidential elections and …

By Amos Odhe, YenagoaThe Nembe Divisional Council of Chiefs (NDCC) of Bayelsa State has called on all indigenes of Nembe to protect the unity and sovereignty of the Nembe-Se despite “obvious differences.”The regent, Chief Timipre Saka-Yabi in his welcome address during a meeting of the council urged the Nembe Divisional …

By Amos Odhe, YenagoaMembers of Niger Delta Oil Communities Agenda (NIDOCA) have commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the proposed construction of a rail project across the states in Niger Delta oil rich region.In a statement on Thursday in Warri, signed by its director, Media and Publicity, Comrade …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Presidential Amnesty Programme has been repositioned to tackle unrest and unemployment in the Niger Delta by empowering youths in the area with requisite skills.Interim Administrator of the programme, Major General Barry Ndiomu (rtd), disclosed this during a courtesy call to the Nigerian Ports Authority in …