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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The people of Sangana Communities in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have called on the state and federal governments, especially the Niger Delta Development Commission to intervene in the surging sea level that destroyed homes, properties and livelihoods recently. Sangana, an oil-producing coastal community …

By Mandy Tina The Rivers State Police Command has exhumed the remains of late Divisional Police officer of Ahoada East Local Government Area, SP Bako Angbashim. This followed “a coordinated joint operation carried out by tactical squads from the command and personnel from the Force Intelligence Bureau” on Sunday March …

Delta State governor, Rt. Hon. (Elder) Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated Mr. Sam Omatseye, author and chairman, Editorial Board of The Nation Newspapers, on the launch of his new book: “Beating All Odds: How Bola Tinubu became President.” Oborevwori said Sam Omatseye is without doubt, Nigeria’s most engaging and consistent chronicler …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Political and economic interests are thicker than blood, just as there’s no permanent friend or permanent enemy but permanent interest in politics. This is what the public is about to witness in Edo State, as Governor Godwin Obaseki’s reportedly secured the cooperation of Senator and former Governor …

By Mandy Tina Civil Society Organizations and stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have advocated for community accountability to ensure transparency in the management of proceeds from natural resources, particularly oil and gas. This was made known in a summit organized by Social Development Integrated Center, also known as Social Action, …

Mr. My-Ace China, the chief executive officer Mayor of Housing, a real estate and construction company with corporate office in Port Harcourt, has been honoured with an excellent Gold Achievers’ Award as Distinguished Company Director of the Year 2024 on Real Estate and Development by the Niger Delta Media Practitioners …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Barely 24 hours after viral media reports on the neglect of the new market site of the popular Okutukutu/Edepie Market in Yenagoa where the traders were forcibly relocated to by the Bayelsa State Government, Governor Douye Diri has undertaken an unscheduled visit to the new market …

By Paul Williams As the world marked the International Women’s Day on March 8, women in the Niger Delta have joined the global activity with a call for issues of Inclusion and equality to be addressed in the region. Meeting in Port Harcourt, under the auspices of Kebetkache Women Development …

By Mandy Tina The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has demanded for an upward review of national minimum wage from thirty (N30,000.00) to four hundred and forty-seven thousand Naira per month. A statement signed by the union’s secretary general, Comrade Nuhu Toro, states that Nigerian workers can no longer …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Wrestling Federation contingents have departed Yenagoa where the team camped ahead of the African Games in Accra, Ghana. The 20-man delegation led by the president, Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Dr. Daniel Igali, left Yenagoa on Tuesday for Port Harcourt airport en-route to Abuja before leaving the …