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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There were showers of commendation on a seasoned broadcast journalist, Dr. Kola Oredipe, over the donation of track and field starting blocks and hurdles equipment to the Bayelsa State Athletics Association. The donation include starting blocks and about 70 hurdles equipment to help the athletes compete …

By Amos Odhe The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Wednesday uncovered two vast oil bunkering sites in Samkiri community, a small settlement located in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. A tour of the sites by the OPDS commander, Rear Admiral John Okeke, represented by the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Oil and gas industry stakeholders and leading academics on Tuesday began a three-day Research and Development (R&D) Zonal Workshop at the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma, with special focus on needs-driven research and deepening of collaboration and linkages. The workshop, sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has urged host communities to resist the temptation of disrupting the operations of oil companies in the state without exhausting legitimate means of conflict resolutions. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on Wednesday at a meeting with representatives of …

… Seeks to Encourage Reading, Writing Culture among Youths By Godwin Chukwumaechi Peace, social justice and good governance advocacy group, the Rivers Unity House Foundation, UHF has announced its readiness to start the Education Champions League in the state, to be know as the ECL Quiz and Debate Competitions for …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa Professional Forum (BPF) has called on the president of the Appeal Court to launch an investigation into “the processes that led to the appointment of Justice Adekunle Adeleye as the Election Petition Tribunal’s chairman in the case between the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri …

By Mandy Tina A civil society organization known as Relief International Africa has opened a Human Rights Clinic, in order to promote and protect the rights of people across the country. Speaking during the human rights clinic launch, the executive director of Relief International Africa, Green Isaac, said the Nigerian …

Members of the Bomu Community, in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, have rained alarm over the “poor handling of the clean-up exercise in their community by the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP). Represented by a community leader, Chief Roland Oku who is a member of the royal …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa has destroyed three illegal refinery sites and a large wooden boat laden with about 160,000 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude oil. The operation, our correspondent gathered, was in …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri; the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP); Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (red); the managing director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, and King Ateke Tom have received the Niger Delta Peace Award. Others, who got the Peace Advocate …