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By Ehichioya Ezomon  Has the political heat in Rivers State simmered in the past week to suggest perhaps – just perhaps – that conventional wisdom has taken hold of the dramatis personae in the crisis to pull back from the precipice they’ve pushed the state to in the last eight …

By Josiah Egbilika The media has widely been acknowledged as a fourth tier of government. Besides its informative role, it has been credited as a watchdog. Beyond this role, the media has become an advocacy tool for social development. Remarkable achievements have been accoladed to journalists, On-Air-Personnel and even media …

… Unify Ogonis, Address Oil Resumption, NYCOP Issues, OWA tells Wai-Ogosu By our Reporter The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said that Ogonis have “sufficient capacity” to negotiate the resumption of oil production in their homeland with the Federal Government. Newly-elected MOSOP President, Engr. Olu Andah …

As part of activities marking the beginning of Delta State governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori’s second year in office, former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, is to commission the Delta State High Court Complex on Tuesday. Governor Oborevwori had on May 29, 2024 celebrated the first anniversary of his administration …

By our Reporter Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has urged members of staff to be more efficient and productive in accomplishing the programme’s mandate of ensuring enduring peace and security in the Niger Delta. Speaking at a re-orientation workshop for new and existing …

… Insists Nigeria’s 1914 Amalgamation relics are in Ikot Abasi not Zungeru  By Amos Odie As Akwa Ibom State Government gets set to re-write its own tourism narratives, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Sir Charles Udoh, has said the 1914 Amalgamation relics are in Ikot Abasi Local Government Ares …

Commemorating Children’s day, a Port Harcourt based linguist and Indigenous Language advocate, Mr. Josiah Egbilika has tasked parents all over the world to take the transfer of their indigenous languages to their children seriously. He made the charge while speaking in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. According …

By our Reporter Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has given approval for educational, residential and other projects for the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in the state. The projects include completion of a boarding school at Zarama community, a primary school at the Air Force Base and a training …

By our Reporter The immediate past President of Kenya Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, former Liberian President George Weah, former Vice President of Zambia, Dr. Nevers Mumba, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III as well as the head of the UNDP Sub-Regional Hub for West and Central Africa, Njoya Tikum, …

By Amos Odie, Yenagoa The Kukah Centre has appealed to political leaders, political parties and other stakehoders to embrace peace, peace building initiatives and social integration and move forward now that the governorship election in Bayelsa State has come and gone. The call was made at a conference organized by …