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By Joel Anekwe  The $129.17 million Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Programme in the Niger Delta, LIFE-ND, being driven by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is targeted at creating 38,250 jobs in the agricultural sector.  Speaking at a one-day stakeholder’s …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Joint Task Force (JTF), code-named Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), averted some 313 sabotage attempts on major crude oil export pipelines in the Niger Delta region. The vandalism incidents occurred between January and September 2019. The pipelines are the Trans Niger Delta, Trans Escravos and Trans …

… Dismisses AAC, ADP’s Petitions By Joel Anekwe  Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal has affirmed the re-election of the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike following the dismissal of the petition filed by the African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate, Biokpomabo Awara, seeking the nullification of the March 9 governorship election in …

By David Owei, Yenagoa The medical outreach organized by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, has been commended by the state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), comrade Erebo ThankGod. Comrade ThankGod described the outreach as very encouraging, noting that it …

The Rivers Ijaw Indigenous Forum (RIIF) has commended the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Belema Oil Producing Company, Engr. Tein Jack-Rich Jnr. for his “rich wisdom in actualizing the peace process that gave way to the reopening of OML 25 Kula Flow Station,” adding that he has made “unimaginable impact …

By David Owei, Yenagoa A motion for judgement has been filled by the legal counsel to Hon. Chubby Walson, landlord to the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a suit against the party over a one hundred and five million naira (N105, 000, 000) rent arrears. …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the new Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Bubou Obolo. The state secretary of the party, Chief Godspower Keku, commended the members of the House for “the peaceful way in which the change of …

A clergyman, Pastor Standfast Robinson, has lauded Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for recognizing and classifying the ancient stool of the O’Lema of Odual kingdom in Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the state. Pastor Robinson who made the commendation on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, while speaking …

Marine pollution in the Niger Delta and the South South and South East in general has continued to be an issue of growing concern to the maritime sector and the Nigerian Government. In a bid to combat this increasing pollution of the waterways and general marine environment in the South …

… l Remain Speaker, Isenah Insists  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Hon Monday Obolo Bubou, member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency II, has taken over as speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly following the impeachment of Rt Hon Tonye Emmanuel Isenah. Isenah, who spoke via telephone, however insists he remains …