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Prosperity Cup Women’s defending Champions, Niger Delta University Queens have been ousted from Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football showpiece . In a keenly contested match at the BDGS battle ground, high-scoring Ezuogha Queens defeated defending champions, NDU Queens by a lone goal to progress to the next round of the competition. Ezougha, which had put up a ruthless performance in their opening fixture scoring eight goals against Diamond Stars, had to dig deep to find the back of their opponents net in the 67th minute through Numulayefa Princess. In the second match of the day at…

….Calls for forensic probe of Shimite Bello’s mysterious death By Amos Odhe. National leadership of the Association of Women Against Gender-Based Violence (AWAGBV) has commended the judiciary for the recent ruling on the death of gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, describing the sentencing of Peter Nwachukwu (Osinachi’s husband) to death by hanging, as big hope for gender advocates fighting for the rights of women. According to the Association of Women Against Gender-Based Violence (AWAGBV) , the outcome of Court ruling on Osinachi’s case should spur the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to launch a special and tactical investigation into the controversy…

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) Federal Polytechnic of Ekowe, Bayelsa State, has embarked on strike over the suspension of check-off dues deduction for members of the union by the management of the institution from January to March 2025. The leaders of the union who thronged the campus of the institution to prevent fellow workers from rendering services, also staged a peaceful protest to compel the management of the institution to enter a signed agreement with the union to lift the suspension of their check-off dues. The protesting workers said that despite the intervention of the…

Nigeria’s gas company, NLNG, has relaunched one of its key economic empowerment programme, formerly known as Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES), in a bid to spur the growth of small businesses and further empower youths within its over 110 host and pipeline communities in Rivers State. Now known as Vocational, Innovation, Business, and Empowerment Scheme (VIBES), the scheme seeks to ensure the growth of small businesses owned and managed by previous YES beneficiaries. Speaking at the relaunch event in Port Harcourt, NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Dr Sophia Horsfall said the company believes that entrepreneurship is not…

By Emma Sunday The South South Democratic Movement (SSDM) has called on the Federal Government, International Oil Companies (IOCs), and all stakeholders to end the systematic marginalization, political exclusion, and environmental injustice in the Niger Delta region. National Publicity Secretary of the group, Dr. Francis David Matthew, made the call in a statement he issued and disclosed to newsmen in Port Harcourt. Matthew stated that Niger Delta region as the golden egg that lays the goose for the country will no longer accept silence or political tokenism as substitutes for environmental justice and progress. He stated that the SSDM would…

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt A coalition of Rights Activists have advocated Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms as the best option in mitigating the ongoing political crisis currently bedeviling Rivers State. The activists said the crisis will only end when all stakeholders prioritise the interest of the state above their personal interest and become intentional in engendering peace, healing and progress in the State. The disclosure was made at the 3rd edition of the “Rivers We Want” town hall meeting, over the weekend, themed “Restoring Peace and Building a Prosperous Future for Rivers State.” Delivering the keynote address, Director for Policy,…

By Tunde Uchegbuo In his letter to the church in Philippi, Apostle Paul urged them to live out their faith in humility and selflessness rather than in vain conceit. Apostle Paul’s charge to the church is exemplified today in Great Joshua Maciver, the former Southern Ijaw council boss and deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections in Bayelsa State. These qualities are evident in his unassuming elegance that embody humility and simplicity. His friends and associates attest that his humble nature is not pretentious but his way of life and reflects…

By Ehichioya Ezomon Today, Monday, April 28, 2025, presents a momentous occasion in Asaba, capital city of Delta State, as the entire political structure of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state officially defects to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors include Governor Sheriff Oborevwori; former Governor and vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 general election, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; Deputy Governor Monday Onyeme; House of Assembly Speaker Emomotimi Guwor; federal and state lawmakers; commissioners; local government chairmen and councilors; party officers at the state, local government and ward levels; and PDP…

… Promise to Prioritize Officers’ Welfare By Bon Peters  House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has scored the Customs Area Controller, Customs Area 11, Onne Port Command, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede, and his officers and men high on revenue generation, anti smuggling and trade facilitation. This commendation was made in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital during a two day oversight working visit of the committee to Customs Zone C. The committee had embarked on a two day working visit to Customs Zone C, headquarters Port Harcourt to brainstorm with the various Controllers of all the Commands, officers…

Five persons have been reportedly killed from an explosion at an illegal petroleum storage site in Rivers State. The incident it was gathered occured in a house where people purchased and store illegally refined petroleum products including condensate for resale in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion was confirmed by an environmental watch group, The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria). Executive Director of YEAC-Nigeria, Dr. Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface in a statement said: “Members of the Advocacy Centre youth volunteers network under the auspices of the One Million Youth Volunteers Network of Human Rights Defenders…