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… Rescue 60 Victims By Emmanuel Ovundah The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested 23 suspected criminals in the state for different offences. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, stated this while parading the suspects which according to him were arrested for armed robbery, …

South South Youth Initiative, SSYI, has heaped praises on the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi for his fight against illegal bunkering in the country and especially in Rivers State. National President of SSYI, Comrade Imeabe Saviour Oscar who gave the commendation at …

In a bid to ensure a cordial relationship with its hosts, and a conducive environment for investors in the zone, the managing director and chief executive officer of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, has paid familiarization visits to host communities. At Ogu community …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa As parts of activities lined up to mark the United Nation’s Day against Drug Abuse Illicit Trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bayelsa State command, has joined the world to celebrate the event. The theme of this year’s celebration is ‘People First: Stop Stigma …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Young Lawyers Forum of Nigerian Bar Association, Yenagoa, has held a three-day conference with the theme ‘The Making of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria.’ Speaking to newsmen at the event, held at the Harold Dappabriye Hall, Golden Tulip, Government House, chairman of the Young Lawyers Forum, Barr. …

… As Committee Rallies Youths to Mark World Drug Day By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has called on all actors in the fight against drug abuse to shift the focus of their campaigns from rehabilitation of victims to prevention of social discrimination and stigmatization against drug addicts …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Thursday, June 22, wasn’t a good day for opposition presidential candidate in the 2023 General Election, Peter Obi. Misjudging Nigerians’ mood under a rash of harsh economic policies by the 28-day-old administration of President Bola Tinubu, Obi tweeted his usual. Lacking or ungrasping the relevant information – …

… Urges President Tinubu to include Asari, Ateke, Fara in Surveillance Contract The Niger Delta Special Force (NDSF) has condemned what it described as an attack on Alhaji Asari Dokubo, describing it as one “taken too far.” In a released signed by its spokesperson, Comrade Boniface Abinye, the Niger Delta …

Even as flooding predictions loom over the country and the Niger Delta, a non governmental organization in Rivers State, Ese Usamali Foundation for Rural Development (EUFORDe), has organized a 3-day Early Warning Sensitization Workshop on Flooding, for community women in the flood-hit Orashi region of the state. The region, encompassing …

A Community Citizens’ Jury, sitting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, has identified over 15 cases of environmental degradation and oil pollution brought before it by impacted community members from the Niger Delta region. The sitting, which took place recently at the instance of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource …