Bayelsa Govt., Environmental Group Commences Pilot Clean-up of Oil Spill Sites
From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa. Bayelsa Government on Tuesday commenced a clean-up oil spill sites in the state at Kalaba Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.   Speaking at Kalaba spill site operated by Agip, Mr Iniruo Wills, Commisioner for Environment said the state was collaborating with... Read more
Nigeria’s Defense Chief Reads Riot Act For The Niger Delta region, Warns Ex-Militants  
  From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa.   The Chief of Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh on Friday warned , ex-militants, oil thieves and criminal in the Niger Delta to refrain from testing the will of the armed forces or face unpleasant consequences.   Badeh who spoke at the... Read more
Ijaw Youths React To Buhari’s Inaugural Speech, Seek Review Of Amnesty Terminal Date
From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has expressed mixed feelings and concerns over the inaugural address of President Buhari in relation to the Niger Delta region.   According to a statement issued by Mr Eric Omare, Spokesman of IYC and made available to journalist on Sunday,... Read more
Group Charges Buhari On Assets Declaration, Anti-corruption
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Freedom of Information Coalition in Nigeria (FOICN) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to ensure that individuals appointed into his cabinet declare their assets before they are sworn-in.   National Coordinator of the Coalition, Walter Duru, made the call in an interview... Read more
Ayade Pledges To Build A Greater Cross River State
  Being text of Senator (Prof) Ben Ayade’s inaugural speech‎ as Governor of Cross River State    Fellow Cross Riverians   ‎With the greatest humility, I stand before you today to answer the call of history and, accept with an open heart and hands, the monumental challenge to provide leadership... Read more
Shut Oil Wells: Soldiers Visit Agip Fields,  Wade into Crisis Over Shut Oil Wells in Bayelsa
The joint military task force in the Niger Delta operation Pulo Shield  has sent a 10-man team to mediate in the crisis between Agip and its host community Egbebiri which has disrupted oil production.   The Egbebiri community in Yenagoa Local Government Area had on Tuesday shut down six... Read more
At Inauguration, Ikpeazu Pledges To Live Up To Expectation
Text of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s Inaugural Speech: PROTOCOL My beloved Abians, I am humbled by the great and onerous responsibility you have bestowed on me to serve you and lead our State as the 4th democratically elected Governor, to develop her potentials and achieve our collective dream of uplifting... Read more
Purdue University Bestows Honorary Doctorate Degree on Adesina
Last week Friday, at the Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, in the United States, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina received a prestigious honorary Doctor of Agriculture degree. The award was conferred on him during spring commencement ceremonies in the West Lafayette campus’ Elliott Hall of... Read more
Gov Dickson Denies Plans to Defect to APC
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday denied that he was planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party for  the All Progressives Congress.   Dickson made the denial in reaction to Wednesday’s defection speech made by Senator Clever Ikisikpo claiming that Dickson will soon join APC.     Dickson... Read more
IYC Backs Jonathan on Re-location of $500 Million Oil Vessel Fabrication Site to Bayelsa        
The Ijaw Youth Council, (IYC) has applauded President Goodluck Jonathan for the relocation of the fabrication of Egina Floating Production Storage and  Offloading (FPSO) vessel to Agge  in Bayelsa.   The $500 million project had earlier been slated for LADOL fabrication yard in Lagos.   The directive also instructs... Read more