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… To Distribute Locally Produced Rice as Christmas Gift Bayelsa State Government says its investments in agriculture in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria in areas such as rice production will start yielding returns before the end of the year. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Agadama community in Uwheru kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was recently thrown into mourning and pandemonium as two aged women were killed as a result of marital issues between their children. Narrating the incidence to our correspondent, a respected leader in …

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), in conjunction with the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and other maritime stakeholders, has launched the Nigeria Port Process Manual (NPPM), which stakeholders describe as a critical document for the sector. Participants at the stakeholders sensitization programme on the implementation of NPPM, by the Project Steering …

The Bayelsa State commissioner for Environment, Mr Iselema Gbalabiri, has once again reiterated the need for the international oil companies operating in the Niger Delta in general and Bayelsa State in particular to respect and implement the General Memorandum of Understandings they entered with their host communities so as to …

Lawyers from Nembe in Bayelsa State, under the auspices of Nembe SE Lawyers Forum, on Tuesday said they are working to end violent agitation as a means of venting grievances in the oil rich Niger Delta region. Addressing a virtual news conference, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff, a traditional ruler in the …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Akperhe-Olomu community, Olomu kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State was agog recently as an Oviri-Olomu born politician and Urhobo cultural promoter, Hon. Chief (Amb.) Joseph Udusan Orekereke, decamped to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), with his political followers and supporters. The …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri What looks like one of the greatest miracles of the 21st century has again happened at Uwheru town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as a girl whose name was given as Miss Joy Ugbeta, 20, woke up from death after three …

The councilor-elect for Igbo 1 Ward 3, in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, Hon Anderson Martins Onyekachi, has urged members of his constituency to join hands in bringing issues of development to the fore in the area. He made the call shortly after casting his vote at the …

… Its Dream Come True ~ Diri   After months of expectation, the Bayelsa State-owned airport, on Saturday, finally got the nod of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations.  NCAA’s director general, Dr. Nuhu Musa, presented the regulatory body’s approval letter to an elated Governor Douye …

By Young Erhiurhoro The final rites of passage were held recently for the departed iconic Urhobo patriot and world-class professor of African-American Studies, late Prof. Peter Palmer Ekeh, who died on November 17, 2020 in the United States. As has been usual since the funeral activities began, the National Executive …