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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Angry youths from the Nembe and Brass local government areas of Bayelsa State on Monday staged a protest against the incomplete payment of allowances by one of Anti-crude oil theft surveillance contractors, Kojo Sam Logistics Limited, leading to the seizure of patrol boats belonging to the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government has given its Physical Planning and Development Board marching orders to enforce extant laws and policies to ensure proper development control in Yenagoa and other parts of the state. Governor Douye Diri gave the order on Tuesday, at a 3 -day summit organized …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) says it has assisted the 2022 graduates of its Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) to secure additional international qualifications and certifications so as to place them on a very high standing. NLNG’s general manager, External Affairs and Sustainable Development, …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The people of Unenurhie community, in Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have intensified call on the state government to separate them, as an autonomous and independent kingdom, “from the present Evwreni kingdom we were forcefully and unknowingly joined to.” …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A renowned political activist in Delta State, Comr. Efe Festus Obokohwemu, has described his mother, late Mrs. Esther Akpuruwhweru Obokohwemu, nee Emasidoghor, as a mother who also played the role of father in the upbringing of her children. Comr. Obokohwemu made this remark as tribute …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The rule of law is both foundational and fundamental to democratic governance in a civilised society. Absence of the rule of law inevitably breeds the rule of the jungle. One of the tenets that undergird the rule of law is order of court, which disregard of or …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Bayelsa State, REC, Dr. Emmanuel Hart, said the commission will begin the distribution of PVCs to registrants from December 12, 2022 to January 22, 2023. Dr. Hart who made this known during a stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State said the distribution …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  The campaign council of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State Chapter, has described Senator Lee Maeba, spokesman of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Council in the state as hiding under a tissue of lies to destabilize and create fear and unrest in the state. Speaking …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri and the chief judge of the state have urged female lawyers in Nigeria to redouble their efforts towards building a balanced line between family and professional practice, in order to contribute effectively to legal practice, build institutions and put …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the focus of his administration is to open up the riverine state through linking rural communities by roads. Speaking through his chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on a Yenagoa-based radio station on Saturday, Governor Diri said Bayelsa …