PRNIGERIA Prominent leaders of the first phase Presidential Amnesty Programme said that they lost hope on the programme until Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd.), came on board as its Interim Administrator. A statement by the organization on Saturday said the…
THE NATION As the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) continues its one year long events to commemorate its 40 years anniversary, the train moved to Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, penultimate week. Edozie Udeze was there to report on the…
THE GUARDIAN Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has declared that his administration will leave no stone unturned in the fight against peddling of drugs and substance abuse in the state. Diri made the declaration on Sunday in commemoration of the…
THE GUARDIAN Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, has lauded the partnership between the state government and the Nigerian Airforce, saying it contributed to the prevailing peace in the state. Diri gave this commendation in his office in Yenagoa, when he…
THE NATION Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has reiterated its belief and support for the community-driven development model it adopted some 19 years ago, saying it has fast-tracked development in host communities. CNL’s General Manager, Policy Government and Public Affairs, Mr…
VANGUARD NEWS The Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), after its establishment in 2009 by the late President Musa Yar’Adua, has under gone series of evolution which had yielded positive results at resolving the unrest in the volatile oil producing…
VANGUARD NEWS THE Senate has indicted some officials of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs for illegally disposing of six vehicles costing N90 million for N2 million less than one year after the acquisition of the vehicles. The probe was…
SAHARA REPORTERS A pressure group known as Isoko Monitoring Group (IMG) Worldwide has berated Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, over his management of the tertiary schools in the state. The group accused the governor of “nepotism and clannishness”, describing it…
THIS DAY President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the leadership of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) on their recent affirmation of belief in a united Nigeria and supporting the fight against insecurity by developing internal control mechanisms. He also promised immediate…
PREMIUM TIMES Morgan Agidi, 84, stood at the eroded shore of Abari creek, gesturing as he spoke about the havoc flooding has wreaked on the living and the dead in his community. “Most of our (late) fathers, their bones are…