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By Joel Anekwe The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it is making efforts to build fitness facilities in the nine states of the Niger Delta region to cater to the needs of its staff and other residents in the area. Interim Administrator of the commission, Mr. Efiong Akwa, announced the …

By Joel Anekwe In a bold move to end the adulteration and faking of bottle water, carbonated soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of shanties at  Nkpogu area of Port Harcourt metropolis. The demolition order is to clear the area of criminal elements who …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Heritage Oil Services Ltd, Warri has began the 2019/2020 capacity building training for youths and young graduates from oil communities in OML 30, cluster 3, Evwreni field in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, with a call by the company for the trainees …

The governor of Akwa lbom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has signed the Bill to Prohibit Open Rearing and Grazing of Livestock and Provide for the Establishment of Ranches in Akwa Ibom State into law. The Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aniekan Bassey, and the attorney general …

By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt Former managing director/chief executive officer of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Engr. Tony Attah, at the weekend handed over the symbolic key to NLNG to his successor, Dr. Philip Mshelbila. This was as Attah expressed hope that the company would go beyond building of the …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A fifteen year old girl (name withheld) who was abducted over two weeks ago by unknown abductors in Ehere community, Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was recently released amidst joy and jubilation by her parents and neighbours.  Speaking to …

The Association of Medical Laboratories Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has ended its 57th Annual Conference and Workshop in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State. The event, which began Thursday, came to a close on Sunday. Our correspondent reports that the event which had in attendance Medical Lab scientists from the 36 …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to prevail on the international oil companies (IOCs) to relocate to the state without any further delay. Governor Douye Diri made the appeal on Thursday, at the 2nd Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Research and …

… Ossai Maintains Lead over Elumelu, Others Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) has sponsored the highest number of bills by senators from Delta State at midterm. According to a midterm analysis of bill sponsorship in the 9th National Assembly by legislature-focused media, OrderPaper, Omo-Agege sponsored 20 bills at …

The late president of University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association, Chief Chris Adokeme, is to be buried on Friday, September 17, 2021 at his hometown Isampou, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.  This is according to the family of the late alumni president. Adokeme passed away in Yenagoa on Monday …