Residents of Akemfa a suburb in Yenagoa on Saturday blocked all access roads to protest the killing Tariela Nikadae, a 20 year old undergraduate by a member of a Police Patrol Team on Friday. Policemen in patrol vans load people from their neigbourhoods and sent to detention centre near... Read more

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa says the ‘astronomical’ rise in cost of the Bayelsa Cargo Airport from N40 to N80 billion was worrisome and indicates diversion of public funds The APC said on Monday that the reaction of Bayelsa government to its allegations of using the project... Read more

Port Harcourt, Media practitioners detailed by their organisations to report the 2019 general elections in Nigeria have been enjoined to ensure that their reportage promoted transparency and all round security. The call was made on Tuesday in Port Harcourt by Mr Chris Mbata, the Chairman, Joint Health Workers Union... Read more

Staff and management of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) have spent the last two weeks working as volunteers in the distribution of relief materials worth over N300 millions to communities affected by devastating floods in the Niger Delta states of Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta. With... Read more

. God Will Exalt Port Harcourt Says Kolenda   Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has berated the APC Federal Government for shielding Prince Charles of Wales from the neglected Niger Delta that produces the nation’s wealth. According to a statement by his aide on electronic media, Mr Simeon... Read more

By Dianabasi Effiong When President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a new International Terminal on Thursday at Port Harcourt International Airport a significant landmark for international travelers was laid. The occasion was special particularly for those in Port Harcourt and some contiguous states in the South-South Region not just for the... Read more

From Dianabasi Effiong The colourful display of the nation’s culture and tradition ended on a high-note in Port Harcourt on Saturday with Rivers emerging as the overall best State at the festival. Twenty five states that participated in the fiesta showcased the diversity of the Nation at the National... Read more

The ongoing rape trial of Chief Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to Ex-Governor Timipre Sylva was halted  on Wednesday as the accused sought transfer of the case to another judge.   Although the accused defiance team was slated to open defense on Wednesday, state prosecutor Andrew Arthur Esq... Read more

The Niger Delta Youths Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP) on Tuesday said the group is collaborating with oil industry leadership to ensure the participation of youths in the NLNG Train-7. Mr Chris Jumbo, Chairman, NDYCPP Organising Committee said in Yenagoa that arrangements have been concluded to hold a... Read more

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has charged youth leaders and ex-agitators to continue to sustain the existing peace and security in the Niger Delta region. Ekere gave the advice during a meeting with ex-agitators under the auspices of the Environmental Rights... Read more