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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigeria Wrestling Federation has unveiled 6 athletes who will fly the nation’s flag at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. The team, which comprises five female wrestlers, one male freestyle wrestler and three coaches, was presented on Monday in a colourful ceremony at the Dynamite …

I am Huram King, a multi-media broadcast journalist, from Adamawa, North East Nigeria. Between 2008 and 2010, I co-anchored a mid-night radio counselling show- Heart2Heart, on Radio Gotel Yola, 917 kHz AM. It kept listeners around the North East, the Cameroons, and other parts of Nigeria wide awake, Mondays to …

Following his chain of empowerment programmes to breach the poverty circle in the society, Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria (NDMPN) has presented an award as the ‘Most Distinguished Philanthropist Man of the Year 2024’ to the Managing Director/ Chief Executive officer of RAMEC Intergrated Services Limited, Chief Engr Grant …

Emma Sunday The 2024 PAL Pensions Alliance Limited Retirees Forum with the theme: “Post Work Reality – PAL Advantage,” has ended in Port Harcourt, Rivers State with emphasis on better saving habit and healthcare for retirees. Regional Manager, South-South of PAL Pensions Alliance Limited, Obinna Onuoha in his address gave …

•Campaigns starts Sept 4, election holds Oct 5 Emma Sunday The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has fixed October 5, 2024 as date for the conduct of local government elections across in the state. Chairman of the Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (Rtd.), disclosed this while unveiling the elections’ timetable …

•Arrest 3 suspects Emma Sunday The Nigeria Customs Services has intercepted nine containers smuggling assorted arms and ammunitions, illicit drugs and fairly used clothes worth over N13.9 billion naira into the country. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi who disclosed this while briefing Journalists at the Customs Port Harcourt …

By Mandy Tina The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has announced plans to commence kidney transplantation by October 2024, “upon completion of ongoing preparations.” This was disclosed by Professor Datonye Alasia, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) at UPTH, during a Ground Rounds presentation by the hospital’s …

By Josiah Agoro My attention has once again been recently drawn to an article titled: ‘Thinking Aloud: Is Governor Sheriff Oborevwori a Placeholder For Okowa?’ written by one Ovasa Ogaga, who describes himself as a journalist and public affairs analyst residing in Ughelli, Delta State. Of course, it is typical …

A group known as Project Niger Delta, PND, has said that the “voiceless majority” Ijaws in Delta State and beyond have been marginalized in the distribution of political appointments and other benefits by the duo of acclaimed Ijaw leader, Pa Edwin Clark and Chief Oweizide Government, aka Tompolo. PND in …

By Okioma Amos, Yenagoa The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa State Council, Comrade Samuel Numonengi has assured Bayelsa State Commissioner for Tourism Development, Hon. Alla John of a cordial working relationship with the hospitality and tourism sector with a view to positively engaging visitors to give them memorable …