THIS DAY Members of the Delta State House of Assembly have been urged to pursue passage of a bill seeking establishment of a Coastal Areas Development Agency (CADA) in the state. President, Delta Ijaw Youth Movement for Political Advancement (DIYMPA),…
THIS DAY The death toll Nationwide from the violence that erupted during the #EndSARS protests has now been revised to 73, with 22 of them policemen. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who gave the latest statistics on fatalities in…
PM NEWS Members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have been charged to always hold public office holders accountable to the people by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike. He said this when the national leadership of the Nigerian Guild…
THE NEWS Youths of Bille Kingdom in Degema local government area of Rivers state have carried out a peaceful protest to demand an end to attacks by sea pirates on Bille/Bonny waterways. The youths, numbering about three hundred were seen…
THIS DAY The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has approved the relocation of the State Sports Council to the Adokiye Amiesimaka Sports Complex, Igwuruta-Ali as its permanent site. The Commissioner for Sports, Barr. Boma Iyaye who disclosed this in…
THE PUNCH Rivers and Bayelsa states, on Thursday, reacted to the Supreme Court verdict on the disputed Soku oil wells. The apex court, led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, on Tuesday said the Bayelsa State Government, by seeking the nullification of…
THE PUNCH The Bayelsa State Government has commissioned a study group of experts as a major initiative to mitigate perennial flooding and reduce the suffering of residents during annual flood in the state. To this end, the government has divided…
THE NATION Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has pledged his administration’s readiness to partner with youths in the state to improve governance. The governor made this known when the Delta Caucus in the House of Representatives, led by the…
THE NATION Bayelsa State Government has restated its resolve to sanction chairmen of local government areas or whoever is found culpable in payroll racketeering and other unwholesome practices in the public service. The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who…
THE NATION YOUTHS in Bayelsa State on Wednesday took to the streets of Yenagoa, the capital, to protest alleged unfair treatment meted out to the people of the state and the Niger Delta by the Federal Government. They marched from…