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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Members of Aghoro 1 community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Friday berated the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) for short-changing them. They criticised the oil firm for arbitrarily determining the compensation figure for the May 17, 2018 spill in the …

The Onne Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified efforts at ensuring that goods cleared at the port undergo proper documentation procedures. This is in tandem with the warning given by the Area Controller, Galadimma Saidu, to officers and men of the command as he assumed duty months …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The Urhobo Economic & Investment Group (UEIG), a business development platform, have ended its second business summit with a call on the Delta State government to create an enabling environment for investors and entrepreneurs to establish their businesses in the state. The event which was organized …

A pastor’s wife, Mrs Charity Charles Oghu, has accused the Gateway International Church, a Port Harcourt based Pentecostal church, of intimidating her husband and causing his arrest by the Police over a parcel of land. Mrs Charity Oghu also alleged that Gateway Church is responsible for the destruction of property …

The Revival of Life Prophetic Ministries aka Home of Success will next week celebrate three years of anniversary of God’s faithfulness towards the growth and spiritual upliftment of the ministry. According to a release made available by the church, activities marking the event kicks off on Thursday, December 5, 2019, …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Political and traditional rulers from Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have commended Governor Henry Seriake Dickson for appointing several indigenes from the area into his government. The leaders, who gave the commendation during a solidarity visit to the governor at his official residence on …

… Deny Plans to Defect By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Sixteen out of the nineteen Peoples Democratic Party members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly have passed a vote of confidence on the state governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson. In an interview with newsmen in Yenagoa, Speaker of the Assembly, …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  The outgoing governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has accused the All Progress Congress (APC) of using former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to legitimise illegality during the just concluded November 16 gubernatorial poll. Governor Dickson stated this during a world press briefing held three …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa YIAGA AFRICA, a civil society organisation, says there are indications that the results of the November 16 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election were manipulated. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared David Lyon, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s exercise, as winner of …

Indigenous oil and gas firm, Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Development Company of Nigeria Limited (Aiteo), has again raised concerns on the recent spate of sustained attacks on the key national oil infrastructure in its asset base, the Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL). In a release by Ndiana Matthew, the company …