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By Amos Odhe The Urhobo Host Communities Rebirth Initiative (UHCRI) has faulted allegation made against Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Executive Vice President, Upstream of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCL. A group had accused Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan of allegedly planning to increase of the scope of the pipeline surveillance contract awarded …

. . Father Extols ‘Gov Diri’s Neutrality’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Hon Warikumo Amakoromo winner of the Yenagoa constituency re -run election, having polled a total of 6959 votes to beat Hon Eboiwou Koku Obiyai of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, who …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Japan 2020 Olympic silver medalist, Blessing Oborodudu, has secured a slot in next month’s African Games in Accra, Ghana. Our correspondent said Blessing wasted no time dispatching her 68kg opponent Tokere Appah of Bayelsa in a pinfall dominant fashion. Ebi Biogos of Bayelsa and Hannah Reuben …

Delta State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, has extended “warm felicitations to the First Lady of the state, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, on the occasion of her 54th birthday.” In a congratulatory message, made available to our correspondent, Dr. Osuoza eulogized Deaconess Oborevwori, describing her as “a humane and prayerful …

Non-governmental organization, Connected Development, CODE’s FOI Coalition Team on January 24, 2024 paid an advocacy visit to the Rivers State commissioner for Health, Mrs Adaeze Oreh, in a bid to “strengthen collaboration in order to drive the FOI legislation at the Rivers State House of Assembly.” According to the Coalition …

By Kelechi Nwaucha As Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other multinational oil companies begin to divest their onshore holdings in Nigeria, women in the Niger Delta have cried “No,” demanding that the oil giants “Restore our land before leaving.” Rising from a meeting held in Port Harcourt, under the …

Pastor Michael Zilly Aggrey, son of the general overseer of the Royal House of Grace Int’l, has marked his 40th birthday with a reach out to widows and prison inmates in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The 3-day event, which kicked off on January 26, 2024 with a prison …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  If Senator Adams Oshiomhole’s testing the waters to re-enact his 2016 imposition of a candidate on the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, he’s failed spectacularly in the plot, with pleas by members to President Bola Tinubu and the APC leadership to call him to order, to …

By Mandy Tina Battle for territorial control and supremacy has erupted between some members of the Conquer Marine Iceland deck (branch) and Houses of Deygbam cult groups on Gambia street, Beribabo axis of Mile 2, Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Our correspondent gathered that the Nkpolu Divisional Police …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday called for the stopping of bush burning in Bayelsa to avert its dangerous and deadly effects on environment, human health, and communities. The state director of NOA, Mr. Ellis Nria Dappa, made the call when the Women Organized for …