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There was jubilation on Thursday in the Niger Delta following the reappointment of Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) as the interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) by President Muhammdu Buhari.  Buhari approved the renewal of Dikio’s tenure for another one year in a statement issued by the presidential …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Engr. Dr. Samuel Adjogbe Foundation (EDSAF) has donated notebooks and other educational materials to schools across Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. This measure by the foundation was done in partnership with the Rotary Club of Ughelli Metropolis, with many students and …

… Lauds Amaechi on ‘Internal Party Democracy’ Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile national publicity secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has commended frontline Rivers APC chairmanship aspirants, Chizi Nyeomasila and Chief Emeka Beke, “for resolving to work together for …

Niger Delta activist and prominent Ijaw chief, His Highness Anabs Sara-Igbe, has called on governors of South-South states in Nigeria to come clean and tell the public how they expended the 13 percent oil revenue over the years before demanding for an increase to 50 percent, noting that the region …

Ethnic Nationalities of the Niger Delta, led by Niger Delta Congress (NDC), have adopted a charter demanding that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) be amended to protect the right of the people of Niger Delta region to economic and political autonomy in the country. In the …

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Rivers State chapter rolled out the drums to celebrate the 16th anniversary of its existence, with the theme: ‘Curbing Rising Spate of Insecurity – Way Forward for Education in Nigeria.’ The event which attracted personalities from all walks of lives had …

Ijaw National Congress (INC), Eastern zone, has conducted election into various offices in the zone. The election was adjudged to be free and fair by stakeholders who witnessed the event. Those elected into the various offices were, HRH Nla Iraron as chairman; Sowari H. Hart – vice chairman; Chief Anthony …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The ancient town of Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was in a festive mood recently as the former president-general of Unenurhie community, Hon. Ivwighren Osiobe aka ‘Okparan,’ married his new wife, Mrs. Gladys Osiobe, nee Oguns in grand style. The …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it is positioned to transform Nigeria into a gas hub within the Gulf of Guinea in line with the Energy Transition sweeping across the globe. The company said it has keyed into the nation’s Natural Gas Expansion Program …

The Bayelsa State Government has directed local councils in the state to without delay come up with a legislation prohibiting the movement of speed boats within the state’s waterways beyond 7pm. Similarly, the state government has directed the legislative councils of the eight local government councils to enact bye-laws on …