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By Joel Anekwe A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South region, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has declared that the minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi’s statement on Ndi-Igbo and 2023 Presidency was misunderstood and blown out of proportion. He described remarks made by some Igbos against the minister …

By Amos Okioma Justice Iniekadi Eradiri, of a Bayelsa State High Court has disqualified himself from the trial of Chief Richard Kpodo, a former aide to ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa. Kpodo, standing trial for alleged rape of a 26-year female cashier, had appealed Justice Eradiri’s ruling, declining to disqualify himself …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Igbo traders at Swali market in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, under the aegis of Igbo Traders Union (ITU) on Monday close down shops in protest of “incessant burglary attacks” on their shops where goods and cash worth N10 million had been stolen in the past …

By Joel Anekwe The Federal Government has assured that it would complete the Bodo- Bonny road with the expectation to improve the economy of Nigeria. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, gave the assurance during the inspection of the Bodo-Bonny/Port Harcourt-Aba roads project in Rivers State. The minister …

By Joel Anekwe In a move to finally resolve the challenge of hazardous soot in the state, the Rivers State Government has set up a technical committee to implement the recommendations of the scientific committee established to investigate the prevalence of soot in parts of the state. Briefing journalists after …

By Joel Anekwe Oilwatch Nigeria says it is intensifying the struggle to hold the Nigerian government and international oil companies accountable for the environmental degradation and human rights violations caused by oil and gas industry activities in the Niger Delta region.  It said it would work assiduously to take holistic …

… PM Receives Energy, Maritime Reporters The Rivers Port, formerly known as Port Harcourt Port, is now safe for business, and busy as well, recording marked improvement in cargo and vessel traffic. Manager of the Rivers Port, Alhaji Abubakar Garba Umar, made this known last Thursday as he received a …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa   Following Governor Seriake Dickson’s recent onslaught against international oil companies that have been operating in the Niger Delta region for over 60 years, and the attendant environmental degradation and other effects on the host communities, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has described the governor’s recent …

By Joel Anekwe The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt has dismissed as baseless the accusation by the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike that the general officer commanding (GOC) the division, Major General Jamil Sarham was running an illegal oil bunkering squad for the purpose of financing his …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa A philanthropist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Arch. Reuben Okoya has called for a new approach in addressing Niger Delta issues. Okoya made the call in Yenagoa on Thursday while fielding questions from journalists at the Ijaw House during the …