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The new chairman of the Port Harcourt Unit of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), King George Abraham Appie, has lamented the non-functional state of the Port Harcourt and its negative impact on his members. Fielding questions from newsmen Wednesday in his office, Appie said the situation at …

Issues surrounding the real ownership of companies and entities operating in the extractive industry in Nigeria, as well as contract transparency, were the subject of a workshop organized by a non-governmental organization, Policy Alert, in Port Harcourt recently. The one-day Extractive Sector Data Journalism Workshop for investigative reporters across Delta, …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Olomu Archdeaconary in Ughelli Diocese, Anglican Communion was recently in a festive mood as the Archbishop of Bendel Province and Bishop of Ughelli Diocese, His Grace, Most Revd. Cyril Odiboro’Oghene Odutemu, conducted this year’s confirmation service at St. James Anglican Church, Oviri-Olomu in Ughelli …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The African Church Salem Parish, Eruemukohwarien-Ughelli and the Christian community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State were in joyous celebration on Sunday September 19, 2021 as the African Church, Lagos Province ordained five new priests into the Diaconate Order of the church.  …

The 3rd phase ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have called for the confirmation of Col Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) as the substantive administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). This, they said, is based on the reforms, principles and models, such as Train, Employ and Mentor (TEM), that had been …

The commissioner of Police Bayelsa State Command, CP Echeng E. Echeng, has received the country representative of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), Dr Oliver Stolpe, and the national coordinator of Police Campaign against Cultism and other Vices (POCACOV), CSP Ebere Amaraizu, at the command headquarters, Ovom, …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As the 2021/2022 academic session commence in Delta State a few weeks ago, parents and guardians of students and wards of unity and special schools (boarding schools) in the state have complained of a recent increase in fees of boarding schools across the state. They …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The president-general of Unenurhie community, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Peter Maison, has donated a laptop and printer to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Federal Government on the on-going voter’s e-registration across the country. The president-general …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The annual Ohworhu cultural festival of the Unenurhie people in Evwreni kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State took place recently with the community leadership calling on the federal and state governments to support the organization of cultural festivals in local communities. The …

A non-governmental organization, Stakeholders Alliance for Corporate Accountability, SACA, has intensified efforts at training students in Bayelsa State on effects of oil spillages. Our correspondent learnt that as part of its campaigns against the dangers associated with spills, SACA kick-started and has since concluded a five-day training of pupils and students …