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… Denies ‘Abandoning Iwo-Osogbo Road’ By Amos Odhe Governor Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed the sanctity of Oluwo of Iwoland as the consenting authority over the three local governments constituting Iwo zone, under the Iwo Traditional Council. This was as he restated his administration’s readiness to complete the Iwo-Osogbo road project. …

By our Reporter Senator Andrew Uchendu, formerly representing Rivers East senatorial district, and the former vice chancellor of the Rivers State University (RSU), Professor Simeon Achinewhu, have commended the election of Prof Emmanuel C. Emasealu as the new chairman of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA), Rivers State Branch …

By Kelechi Nwaucha Women, youths and chiefs in Okwuzi and Erema, two rural communities in Ogba/Ndoni/Egbema Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Thursday became beneficiaries of a campaign against deforestation and its subsequent impact on climate change. The campaign, embarked on by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, with …

… Hails Bayelsa Corps Members over ‘High Level of Discipline’ The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen YD Ahmed, has assured that security and welfare of corps members remain top priority of his administration. Brig. Gen Ahmed, who paid a familiarisation visit on Thursday to …

Indigenes of the Olugboboro community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have cried out over a massive leakage of crude oil from the pipeline operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, in the area. According to the Olugboboro indigenes, the spill occured about two months ago …

Following the 2024 flood warning issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), the Bayelsa State Government has directed its agency for flood and erosion control to begin the process of identifying more higher grounds for flood relief camps across the state. The state government also asked the directorate to identify …

The Bayelsa State Police Command has taken into custody an 80-year old man, identified as Pa. Stephen, for allegedly defiling a 10-year old pupil at Otuokpoti Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. According to reports filed by Gender Advocacy groups in the state, including the Dise ogbise …

It was an eventful week in Yenagoa as the 5th Governor Diri International Scouting Program/Coaching Clinic climaxed in a pulsating final match involving twenty-seven players screened from over five hundred players selected during the preliminary round of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, tagged the Prosperity Cup. It was a memorable …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigeria Wrestling contingent left Madrid, Spain for Germany in what is their last camping before the Olympic Games in Paris, France. The wrestlers which participated in Spanish Grand Prix, a pre-Olympic tournament in Madrid, had Esther Kolawole 62kg and Ogunsanya Christinah 53kg record bronze for …

Natural Justice Nigeria, the Nigerian arm of the Pan African Civil Society Group, has expressed concerned over what it described as “the repeated and persistent oil spills along the Trans Niger pipeline, particularly the section that bifurcates Bodo community, in Gokana Local Government Area.” In a release signed by its …