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Group Urges Buhari to Stop ‘Employment Scandals’ at NDDC

By Joel Anekwe A Niger Delta group, the Transparency, Accountability, Equity and Unity Network has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order the stoppage of all employments at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, until the ongoing forensic audit of the commission is completed. The group also called for a thorough investigation into …

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Wike Dissociates Self from Presidential Campaign Posters

By Joel Anekwe Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has denied knowledge of the source of the 2023 presidential campaign posters bearing his name and picture that flooded the streets of Abuja on Monday January 25, 2021. The governor, through his commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, described the …

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Wike Commends Buhari for Sacking Service Chiefs

By Joel Anekwe Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing new service chiefs for the country. Governor Wike noted that even though the appointments came late, the President should be commended for listening to the voice of the people. He challenged the new appointees to see …

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Bayelsa Stakeholders Inaugurate Five-man Interim Executive to Drive Domestic Tourism

Realising that successful tourism development depends greatly on excellent cooperation and communication among all stakeholders involved in the industry, a group of experts and stakeholders, under the auspices of Bayelsa Tourism Stakeholders’ Association (BTSA), with members drawn from the private sector, government agencies, tourism associations, quasi-government bodies and the media …

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Govt Has Not Hijacked Ijaw National Congress ~ Bayelsa Commissioner

… Calls for Synergy between Ijaws, Sister Ethnic Groups Bayelsa State commissioner for Ijaw national Affairs, Elder Patrick Erasmus, has broken silence on the leadership imbroglio in the Ijaw sociocultural organisation, the Ijaw National Congress, INC. Speaking with newsmen at the weekend in Yenagoa, the Rivers State-born Bayelsa commissioner noted that the …

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Bayelsa First Lady Lauded over Care for Elderly Initiative

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has lauded his wife, Dr. Gloria Diri, for setting up the Gloria Diri Foundation to care for the needy, particularly the elderly in society. He gave the commendation over the weekend at the ground breaking ceremony for the Gloria Diri Foundation Home for the …

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