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… Calls for Protection of Lives, Fishing Routes  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An unhappy Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, returned from visiting the oil spill site in Nembe Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, describing it as the worst he had seen in his lifetime. The OML …

Former governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), OCJ Okocha (SAN), president of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Ide John Udeagbala, and chairman of Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, among others have extolled …

… Governor Diri Assures of Safety By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa No fewer than 1,800 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, commenced orientation at the permanent orientation facility at Boro Town, Kaiama, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area. The orientation exercise was the first at the …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The newly created Evwreni Archdeaconry in Ughelli Diocese, Anglican Communion in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State recently had her first confirmation service with much joy and celebration amongst the priests and the parishioners.  Speaking during the confirmation service in a sermon titled, …

… Seek ‘Inclusion in Empowerment Program’  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Niger Delta ex-militants, under the aegis of the third phase of the Presidential Amnesty Program, have commended the PAP office, especially the interim administrator, Col Milland Dixon Dikio rtd, for introducing “sensitive policies and innovations which the delegates have keyed into.” …

The build-up to the ‘Afrozons Dubai SoundOff,’ holding in March, 2022 is gaining momentum, as Dubai’s Department for Economy and Tourism (DET), formerly known as Dubai Tourism, unveils, International Afrobeat superstar, D’banj, as the official Afrobeat artist of the AfroZons Dubai Soundoff. D’banj who has received numerous international awards like …

Fuel Scarcity Could Mean Price Hike, FENRAD Cautions FG, NNPC Following the recent scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as ‘fuel,’ the Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), a pro-democracy, human and environmental rights advocacy group, has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Two-time commissioner and frontline governorship aspirant in Delta State for 2023, Olorogun Barrister Fred Majemite, has commiserated with the people of Ughelli North Local Government Area over the death of Hon. Lawance Agbatutu, the LGA’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman. Majemite in a statement on …

By Amaechi Okonkwo As the world begins the 16 days of activism on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women in Nigeria have been urged to break the culture of silence and embrace a strong campaign against the global menace of violence against them. Pastor Ngozi O. Odukwe-Ighoseube, a legal …