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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have said that the ongoing reforms by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in its scholarship scheme is to ensure the well-being of the already engaged beneficiaries and the proper education of ex-agitators. Leaders of the second and third phases of …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Politicians and the electorate have been advised to say no to vote buying and selling and all forms of inducement and money laundering associated with political campaigns and elections during the forthcoming November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Addressing participants at a Stakeholder’s Roundtable on …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi  Youths of the Niger Delta, under the auspices of Niger Delta Youths Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend the N1.8 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal road project. The coalition expressed concern of potential duplication of efforts and financial waste. The Lagos-Calabar …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Former militant leaders and key stakeholders from the six states of the Niger Delta met on Saturday at the Okochiri Palace of King Ateke Tom, in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, over efforts to tackle crude oil theft. Sources close to the organisers confirmed that …

By Paul Williams Mangroves occupy 75 percent of the world’s tropical coast line. Stretching for several kilometres in the Niger Delta, they noticeably serve as one of Nature’s carbon sinks. This potential for cleansing the Earth and sequestering atmospheric carbon, last Friday in Port Harcourt, became the subject of a …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), in conjunction with the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has commenced a level 3 IOC coaching course for coaches/referees in the federation so as to help develop the sport in the country. According to a statement made available by the secretary general …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  When someone does a good job, they deserve our praise, and our honour. Today, that praise, that honour goes to the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for a promise made and a promise kept. He’d pledged on September 7, 2023, that the backlog of applications for …

By Young E. Freeborn The Senate has sat for the first reading of a bill that recommends a fine of N50,000 to parents who default in providing their children with primary and secondary school education. The Red Chamber also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The bill …

… Launches ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ against Non-Compliance By Amos Odhe The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Rivers Command, has domesticated the quick clearance of passport backlog, assuring that the Minister of Interior’s directive “will be strickly adhered.” According to our correspondent, the directive by the Acting Comptroller General, Caroline Wuraola Adepoju, …

… Fixes November 1 for Appearance of Witnesses By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Friday cautioned the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian Agrip Oil Company (NAOC) against attempts to delay hearing in the suit filed by an Ijaw youth activist, …