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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As the deputy president of the Senate and senator representing Delta Central, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege formally declares his intention to run for the governorship of Delta State, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a “popular and accepted” aspirant for Ughelli North Constituency …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Senator representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday sponsored a motion seeking to retain the name of a foremost Niger Delta activist and leader, Harold Dappa Biriye, on the new permanent headquarters of the NDDC. While presenting the motion on …

By Amaechi Okonkwo  The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Limited at the weekend announced that it has completed the training of 20 persons living with disabilities (PLWD) in Rivers State. The training, which was on fashion design and catering was part of an empowerment and skills acquisition programme and fully …

By Amaechi Okonkwo  The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged the media in Nigeria to amplify the need for government to take active measures against the prevalence of dirty money in the nation’s political system.  The centre said the call was made imperative as the absence of such …

By Amaechi Okonkwo  Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, Saturday declared his intention to join the race for the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His action was in confirmation of widely held expectations and response to calls from many quarters for him to vie for President of Nigeria …

Olorogun David Edevbie received a massive boost in his bid to govern Delta State when the Anioma Congress, the supreme socio-cultural body of Delta North, hosted him, Thursday afternoon, in Asaba. The event which held at the palace of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Professor Chike Edozien, had in attendance over …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri There was celebration recently in Ughelli, the headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as a young businessman, Mr. Fidelis Apare, celebrated his birthday with family, friends and guests. Apare, whom the guests described as generous and kind, especially with regards to …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A delegation from the Ghana Biosafety Management Authority has paid a visit to its counterpart in Nigeria, the National Biosafety Management Agency, with a view to understudy the agency’s success story in the regulation of biosafety in the country. The visit was also part of …

A non-governmental organization with its headquarters in Rivers State capital, Dioga Renaissance Movement (DRM), has joined the growing number of groups and individuals urging the minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to run for president in 2023 elections. The group, with its headquarters in Rivers State capital, rose …

In the build up to the 2023 general elections, a pressure group within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Democrats for Good Governance, has said the state will “eternally remain grateful to Governor Nyesom Wike for putting the interest of the state first, as that is the foundation of the numerous …