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The active engagement of the media in building awareness on climate change, and bridging knowledge gaps in the Niger Delta on global initiatives and activities, remains a veritable tool for achieving a cleaner and healthier earth So said the executive director of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Emem Okon, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Nigeria’s gas export feed to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has been cut by 5 million standard cubic meters per day (mmscm/d) following reported vandalism on the 24” Ogboinbiri/OB-OB pipeline at Azikoro community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Residents near the incident site …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Despite the votes of confidence passed on the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, members of the party sympathetic to the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike have again insisted that Ayu must resign.  The group threatened that it won’t be part …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Gunmen along the Emohua/Kalabari road in Rivers State Tuesday night defied the security arrangement put in place by chairmen of the four local government areas affected by incessant kidnapping on the road, abducting two persons in the process.  The victims were said to be passengers traveling …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Rivers State, Dr. Dawari George, has declared that the people represent the “end and means of development,” adding that they should be allowed to proffer solutions to their development needs.  Dr. George made the declaration Tuesday in …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri It was celebration and jubilation among the people of Uwheru in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as High Chief Evang. Jabin Okiemute Oyibokure was recently declared the new Odion’Rode of Uwheru kingdom by the Erovie royal community. The Erovie royal community is …

Manager of the Onne Port in Rivers State, Mr. Stanley Magaji Yitnoe, says the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is focused on creating an enabling environment for business to thrive at the ports, rather than in taking measures aimed at frustrating the seamless exit of consignments. Yitnoe made this known while …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, Thursday, assented to three laws recently enacted by the State House of Assembly, which include the Rivers State Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women’s Right to Share in Family Property Law No. 2 of 2022, Rivers State Compulsory Treatment and Care of …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  The commandant general of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has commended state commandants across the country for their “timely reconstitution” of new anti-vandal squads to combat vandals and oil thieves. The reconstruction of the squad is sequel to the NSCDC’s …

The recent celebration of orphans in Eteo-Eleme, by a local institution providing free education for over 200 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), has drawn the attention of various groups to the deplorable welfare conditions of orphans in Nigeria. According to projections by the World Health Organization (WHO), over 8.2 million people are …