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By Ebube Egbufor The Amanyanabo of Nembe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Edmund Daukoru, has called on Nigerians to see security of lives and properties as a shared responsibility instead of blaming any single institution for not tackling the insecurity in the country. Speaking recently to newsmen at the Port …

By Ebube Egbufor A former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, says the proposed recruitment of ten thousand police officers by the Federal Government of Nigeria should be done every six months and not yearly as the Nigerian Police Force “is grossly understaffed.” Okiro who spoke recently to news …

The executive chairman Bayelsa State Post-Primary Schools Board, High Chief Millionaire Asangba, has assured that staff of the board would be fully integrated into the Bayelsa State Automated Payroll System, popularly called ORACLE, by the end of May, 2021. High Chief Asangba disclosed this when executive members of the Academic …

… Felicitate With Him on 62th Birthday The executive committee of Travel Writers’ Corps of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa State Council, has applauded Bayelsa State governor’s urban renewal efforts, adding that “research findings indicate that investing 10% more in parks and recreation is associated with 2.3% increase in …

As countries across the globe commemorate this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity, being celebrated every May 22, the governors of the South South states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers have been called upon to take advantage of the rich biodiversity potentials in their states …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa A group, Stakeholders Alliance for corporate responsibility (SACA) has faulted the Nigerian government and multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta over health hazards associated with exploitation and exploration activities. Speaking to Journalists at the inauguration of the group’s Project Management Committtee (PMC), the executive …

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the new leadership of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to build linkages at home and abroad in order to successfully address the Ijaw nation’s challenges. Governor Diri, who expressed confidence in the capacity of the new leadership to effectively champion the cause …

By Joel Anekwe  The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has signed Global Memoranda of Understanding (GMoU) with three communities in Rivers State that would enable the communities “take ownership and drive sustainable community development” with the active support of the company. NLNG announced the first phase of the new …

By Ebube Egbufor Rivers State coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Chief Chinwendu Chukwu, has called for aggressive youth empowerment using the NYSC skills acquisition model so as to help curb issues of separatist agitations and insecurity. Chukwu made the call Friday while presiding over the 2021 Batch …

The executive chairman of the Bayelsa State Post Primary School Board, Chief Millionaire Asangba, newly appointed by Governor Douye Diri (PPSB), has said that the reason why he redeployed the board members to various departments was to ensure a smooth running of the board under his administration. He stated this …