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  By Amos Odeh    The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta on Tuesday has decried the spate of ‘fake news’ fabricated to diminish the operations of the joint force. Major Ibrahim Abdullahi, spokesman of the JTF told our correspondent that the frequency …

  … Warns Elections Will Not Hold in Rivers   By Joel Anekwe   National and State Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State have demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should return their names on the list of candidates to contest the forthcoming …

  The Rivers Civil Society Organisations (RIVSCO) has frowned at what it described as the nonchalant attitude displayed by SIAT Nig Ltd towards its landlord-communities, warning that if nothing is done to improve the situation within 14 days, the organization would be forced to embark on “a mother-of-all protest.” The …

  By Joel Anekwe   Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs Wednesday received the flag from the national chairman of Accord Party, Alh Mohammed Malado, to represent the party in the March 2019 election governorship in Rivers State. Speaking after receiving the flag, Lulu-Briggs perhaps now the only viable challenge against the incumbent, …

    …Says Public Office is Platform for Service   By David Owei, Yenagoa   Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has attributed the successes of his administration in infrastructure development of the state to his passion and the commitment of his team. Governor Dickson, who spoke to journalists …

  4th of January is the Memorial Day in the struggle of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People MOSOP). Each year in the past decade has been a fanfare, of ‘remonstration,’ of lost opportunities and the quest for the illusive unity sought after by the Ogonis. Of all …

    The year 2019 is an epochal one in the annals of Nigeria’s political history, it is so because, the general election is fixed for the first quarter during which; the term of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the ruling party would either be affirmed for a second …

    Marriage is a sacred institution and an integral part of humanity that is not open to all corners affair. Hence, marriage requires serious preparation before going into it. God who acted as the first ‘officiating minister’ in the Adam and Eve marriage took time to prepare Adam and …

  The Management Committee Chairman of Swali Market, AKPOWEI FESTUS KEMELAYEFA, in this interview with our Bayelsa State correspondent AMOS ODEH bares his mind on achievements and challenges. He also spoke on other issues. Excerpts: What has been your achievement since your inauguration as the chairman of the Swali Market …

  … Says Rivers People Will Resist It    By Joel Anekwe   Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has alleged of plots by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the Rivers 2019 General elections to allow the All Progressives Congress (APC) prepare, adding that the move would be …