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By Paul Williams  The intervention by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment failed to stop the strike action embarked on by workers of Cameron/Onesubsea Offshore Systems Limited, pushing it into the third day. The strike action further raises concerns over potential disruptions to Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas supply …

  (By Dez Mayorz News)   Chiefs and people of Dabira Community in Bille Kingdom, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, have issued a rejoinder against what they describe as “baseless fabrications” and “historical distortions” by Kalabari groups parading under the newly-contrived title of Torusarama-Piri. In a statement signed …

The Supreme Forum of Ikwerre Government Recognised Traditional Rulers has advised the chairmen of the four Ikwerre-speaking local government areas in the State to embrace unity, collaboration, and community-centred governance as the basis for sustainable development across the region. The was contained in a statement issued by the Chairman and …

  By: Jacinta Hycenth, Abuja   The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has issued a new directive designed to standardize the methodology for calculating and reporting investment performance across pension portfolios. This was contained in a circular signed by A.M. Saleem, Head of the Surveillance Department, and issued to all Licensed …

  By Paul Williams Non-governmental organisation, Ese Usamali Foundation For Rural Development (EUFORDe), has joined the state Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation and the UNICEF-UNFPA joint program on ending Female Genital Mutilation. The collaboration is aimed at amplifying efforts towards the elimination of FGM in communities in Rivers State. …

By: Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub has strongly condemned the gruesome killing of Peter Ojo, an Ibadan-based journalist, demanding further investigation on his death. Information reaching IPC SPJ-Hub states that Peter Ojo was confirmed dead after being …

Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that more governors in the country will still decamp to the party ahead of the 2027 general election to support President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid. Speaking during the Bayelsa State chapter 12th expanded stakeholders …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  “Behind every successful man, there is a woman,” is the catchphrase a woman deploys to stress her importance and relevance in a man’s life. Is there also a woman behind an unsuccessful man? Perhaps not! Because, an unsuccessful man is alone in his failure. A woman credits …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bayelsa State, through its Voter Education, Publicity and Gender Department (VEPGD), has fixed September 11, 2025, as the official date for the flag-off of its voter education road show. ‎ ‎The announcement was made by the Head of Department, Mr. Christian Utong, during a …

29 years after the creation of Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Council in Rivers State, Hon. James James has become the first Nkoro man to occupy the position of the LGA. ‎ ‎In a chat with newsmen in Port Harcourt, James described his election as the as historic  adding that his emergence …