Niger Delta youth leaders have urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to implement the palliatives pledged by Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo during his tour to the region..      The youths made the call when the leadership of the Niger Delta Ex-Agitation Forum and Niger Delta Non... Read more

…treats over 4,000 people The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has launched its first medical outreach in the Federal Capital Territory at Gidan Mangoro community of Karu in Abuja, treating more than 4,000 beneficiaries and providing medical supplies to five local primary schools. This is the latest... Read more

The Bayelsa  chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on Thursday clarified the level of indebtedness of local government workers in the state.   The clarification came on the report released by the national headquarters of NULG which listed Bayelsa as the most indebted of 23 states... Read more

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has assured that the emergency repairs on failed portions of the East West Road, between Eleme Junction and Onne Junction in Rivers State will be completed within three weeks. Mr. Ekere gave the assurance while inspecting... Read more

By Dianabasi Effiong A two-day dialogue on Niger Delta affairs has ended in Calabar with a resolution for implementation of regional integrated Master Plan and robust engagement of stakeholders for its review, update and re-validation. In a communique signed by Chairman, Niger Delta Dialogue, King Diete Spiff, participants noted... Read more

Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba (Engr.) Gbenga Daniel has described late Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule as a remarkable politician, an untiring leader and one of the last titans of modern-day Nigeria. In his condolence message, Daniel expressed grief on the death of the elder statesman whose demise, he... Read more

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have condemned the Igbo Elders for opting for the restructuring of Nigeria’s much criticized political rather than preferring its push for self determination in a separate state of Biafra. In a release made available yesterday by the group’s publicity secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the IPOB said:... Read more

Yet-t0-be identified  gunmen shot and killed a police sergeant on guard duty in the front of the station even as the slain policeman was left to his fate by his colleagues who ran for cover.     Asinim Butswat, a DSP,  Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command who... Read more

Federal Medical Centre, (FMC) Yenagoa chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) on Sunday said it would seek legal redress over shooting of its member by a Civil Defence personnel.   Spokesman of ARD, Dr   Suobite Ephraim said on Sunday the association opted for legal action following unsatisfactory... Read more