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Civil Defence Officer Kill 100 Level Bayelsa Varsity Student

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa A personnel of the Nigerian Civil Defence and Security Corps on Saturday allegedly shot and killed a 100 level student of the state owned Niger Delta University, Ammassoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State. It was  gathered that the NCDSC personnel, according to …

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Rivers, Almost Polio-Free ~ Agiriye Harry

Permanent secretary in charge of the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr. Agiriye Monima Harry, has expressed the hope that the state will be out of polio by the end of this year. This, he said, follows the concerted efforts of the state primary health care board to …

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PDP Sweeps Bayelsa LG poll

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the eight local government area in last weekend’s local government election in Bayelsa State, which was boycotted by the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The returning officer, Mr Frank Ebikumor, announced on Sunday in Yenagoa that Mr Dengiye Ubarugu …

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Abonnema Monarch Assures End to Unrest In Akuku-Toru

The Amanyanabo of Abonnema, His Gracious Majesty, King (Barr) Disrael Gbobo Bob-Manuel (ii), Owukori (IX), who is also the chairman of Akuku-Toru Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs, has said that there will no longer be any form of unrest in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area. King Bob-Manuel made the declaration …

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Risk Management Institute Inducts New Members in PH

28 professionals in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, were last Friday inducted as members of the Chartered Institute of Loan & Risk Management of Nigeria (CILRM). The membership categories ranged from Honorary Fellows, Distinguished Fellows, Fellow Members, Senior Members, Full Members, Associate Members and Graduate Members. President/Chairman of the …

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Bayelsa Holds LG Election as Police Deploy Personnel

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The local government election is expected to hold today, Saturday, in the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State. The Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), led by its chairman, Chief Remember Ogbe, announced that about 44 political parties would be participating in the election, including …

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