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No fewer than 105 coastal communities in Bayelsa State face extinction in the next 30 years if nothing is done to halt the rampaging effects of ocean encouragement, termed ‘Oceanification.’ A lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, in Bayelsa State, Professor Ambily Etekpe, …

… Says Mai Buni-led Exco on Course Former chairman of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area, Rivers State, Hon. Mina Claver Tende, has lauded the “brilliant qualities” found in the person of Nigeria’s Transport Minister, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and his ability to hold the All Progressive Congress, APC, and its faithful together despite …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Chief Clement Ishokri, a prominent chief and leader of Unenurhie community, Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has urged the Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa-led state administration to attend to the needs of Unenurhie people by establishing a skill acqusition centre …

The Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated a five-man committee to draft a blue-print for the Bayelsa Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The commissioner for Environment, Mr. lselema Gbaranbiri, inaugurated the committee on Thursday, July 8, 2021 in his office at the New Secretariat Complex, Ovom, in Yenagoa, the state capital. Gbaranbiri …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has expressed commitment towards stronger partnership with the Stakeholders Alliance for Corporate Accountability (SACA). The government stated this Thursday at the inauguration of a project tagged: ‘The Child-Driven Safeguarding Project at School Level,’ organized by SACA, in conjunction with the state ministries …

The mediatory meeting at the instance of the Bayelsa State Government, between the governing council of the Niger Delta University, NDU, and students’ representatives on Wednesday has restored normalcy to the state owned university. It will be recalled that until Wednesday, students of the university had been protesting against the …

The Bayelsa State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and other Related Offences has submitted its final report, awarding a total of N21 billion to victims of extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the police and other security operatives. Chairman of the panel, Justice Young Ogola (retd), disclosed this while submitting …

The Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma has been shut down as a result of protest embarked upon by students over uniforms and closing of school fees portal. The state commissioner for Education, Dr Gentle Emelah, however said government had intervened on the lingering issues. As at the time of …

Management of the Rivers Port, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has intensified efforts to see an end to the face-off between the Port Terminal Operators Limited (PTOL), one of our terminal operators at the port, and importers and shipping agents using its services. This became known as the leadership of the …

Students of the Bayelsa State owned Niger Delta University (NDU) Wilberforce Island have staged a peaceful protest over plans by the school management to introduce school uniforms for undergraduates. It was gathered that over 20,000 students were in agreement on the protest which took place on Monday inside the campus …