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As the world celebrates Workers’ Day today, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State, has demanded the reinstatement of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State Assembly. This is as the State NLC also called for a sober reflection on the plight of workers in the country.  Speaking on …

By Emma Sunday The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder has rescued 99 passengers from a boat accident that occurred on the Bukuma River in Degema LGA of Rivers State. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, when a local market boat, popularly known as ‘Blood Of Jesus’, conveying the …

To ensure speedy detection and management of oil spills in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country, some civil society organisations have demanded an amendment to the Act establishing the Nigeria Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA. The organisations said amendment of the NOSDRA Act to provide …

Prosperity Cup Women’s defending Champions, Niger Delta University Queens have been ousted from Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football showpiece . In a keenly contested match at the BDGS battle ground, high-scoring Ezuogha Queens defeated defending champions, NDU Queens by a lone goal to progress to the …

….Calls for forensic probe of Shimite Bello’s mysterious death By Amos Odhe. National leadership of the Association of Women Against Gender-Based Violence (AWAGBV) has commended the judiciary for the recent ruling on the death of gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, describing the sentencing of Peter Nwachukwu (Osinachi’s husband) to death by …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa    The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) Federal Polytechnic of Ekowe, Bayelsa State, has embarked on strike over the suspension of check-off dues deduction for members of the union by the management of the institution from January to March 2025. The leaders of the union who thronged …

  Nigeria’s gas company, NLNG, has relaunched one of its key economic empowerment programme, formerly known as Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES), in a bid to spur the growth of small businesses and further empower youths within its over 110 host and pipeline communities in Rivers State. Now known as Vocational, …

A Pro-Wike group, the NEW Associates, has demanded a thorough investigation into the shooting incident at its rally held over the weekend in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Secretary of the group, Ebilade Ekerefe, who made the demand, applauded security forces present at the venue for thwarting moves to disrupt the rally …

By Emma Sunday The South South Democratic Movement (SSDM) has called on the Federal Government, International Oil Companies (IOCs), and all stakeholders to end the systematic marginalization, political exclusion, and environmental injustice in the Niger Delta region. National Publicity Secretary of the group, Dr. Francis David Matthew, made the call …

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt A coalition of Rights Activists have advocated Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms as the best option in mitigating the ongoing political crisis currently bedeviling Rivers State. The activists said the crisis will only end when all stakeholders prioritise the interest of the state above their personal …