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The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy, and Development, FENRAD, a pro-democracy and environmental rights advocacy group, has commended the Abia State governor, Alex Chioma Otti, on the recent signing of the Greater Ohafia Development Authority. FENRAD described the legislation as a vehicle to drive development and growth in the Ohafia and Abia North axis spreading to communities in Bende Local Government Area, Isuikwuato and Arochukwu. In a release signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, the foundation recalled that in a bid to map development and ensure efficiency in resource allocation, the old Eastern Region established in the…

… As 5 Players Set for European Clubs By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State is gearing up to host the 6th edition of the prestigious Douye Diri International Scouting Tournament, a platform that showcases Nigeria’s brightest young football talents. This year’s event is scheduled to take place from December 4 to 8, 2024, at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa. The tournament is organized by the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, also known as the Prosperity Cup. According to the director general of the tournament, Mr. Ono Akpe, the event promises to be an exciting opportunity for young players to gain…

Former agitators in the Niger Delta, under the aegis of Third Phase Ex-Agitators, have joined stakeholders in the region and Nigeria in general to commend the Presidential Amnesty Programme coordinator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, “for his sterling qualities, purposeful leadership and dexterity he has applied in piloting the affairs of the PAP since he assumed office.” While speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt at the weekend, through the National Treasurer of the Third Phase of ex-Agitators of the presidential Amnesty Program, general Occasion Boy, they urged him to “remain focused and shun every untoward distractions from disgruntled elements. “Being the first…

… Urges NNPCL to Start PH, Warri Refineries now A group, known as Stand-Up South South Security Group (SSSSG), has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and so-called oil cabals, of killing the country’s economy through the importation of refined petroleum products. The group lamented that between 2007 and now, the NNPCL had “wasted $20 billion on repairing the (nation-owned) refineries, with several promises of starting dates yet no refinery is working.” In a statement on Monday in Abuja, signed by Comrade Dickson A. Onisiru, coordinator, the group accused NNPCL of spending the people’s money on fixing refineries,…

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Strange things happen in Nigeria, one of the latest being a suit purportedly filed by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating, arresting, detaining or prosecuting him or his aides after his eight-year tenure of office in 2027. However, the Lagos Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), has debunked the widely-publicised suit, saying Sanwo-Olu neither sued nor authorised any legal practitioner to file a suit on his behalf concerning the matter, adding that the EFCC isn’t investigating the governor and hasn’t invited him or threatened to…

… Promises Stakeholder Engagement to see more Vessels Call at Rivers Port By Bon Peters As the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) 2024 Elections draw near, a chieftain of the association and incumbent Vice Chairman of the Area 1, Port Harcourt Port Chapter, Mazi Emmanuel Ebere Onwuka, has declared his intention to run for the chapter’s chairmanship position. Mazi Onwuka, who made this known this to newsmen in his office Wednesday, added that as a thorough-bred and someone who is knowledgeable in the clearing and forwarding business, he is well qualified to take ANLCA to the next level.…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bayelsa State Council, during the Triennial Delegates Conference held in Yenagoa, has elected a new executive to pilot its affairs for the next three years. The delegates conference held on Saturday November 16, 2024, was conducted by a five-man Electoral Committee under the supervision of the Zone F Vice President, Upaka Dokubo, the Zone F Secretary, John Angesse and Bayelsa State chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Simon Barnabas. Tonye Yemoleigha emerged as the chairman after he polled 213 votes against his opponent and immediate past Secretary, Ogio Ipigansi,…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Pamo University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), in Rivers State, on Friday held its 4th convocation ceremony, during which 76 professionals graduated in various fields of study. This was as the university also awarded the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara with an honorary Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) for his “immense and significant contributions to the institution and society.” The convocation, which is the 4th in the 7-year life of the first privately-owned medical university saw the institution producing qualified professionals in 7 different departments comprising; Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science, Radiography & Radiation Sciences,…

The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has kicked off the Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) Basic Training Programme for its Train 7 Project, a major NC programme aimed at reskilling young graduates and developing human capital. A total of 331 young graduates from diverse academic disciplines, who emerged successful out of 848 previously shortlisted from the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content (NOGIC) Joint Qualification System (JQS) portal of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), are undergoing the 12-month programme. Areas of training include ICT, Engineering, Welding and Fabrication, Non-destructive Testing (NDT), Lifting and Working at Heights,…

By Kelechi Nwaucha Against the backdrop of COP 29, currently going on in Baku, Azerbaijan, non-governmental organisation, Quest for Growth and Development Foundation, has led a community protest for climate justice, just energy transition and fair finance. Elders, religious leaders, women and youths, including children, of the larger Ogbunabali Community in Rivers State, Nigeria, on Friday, took to the streets of the area to call for a better climate deal for their community and the Global South. With inscriptions on placards, such as ‘Climate Action, Now!’, ‘G7, Pay Up! Climate Finance is Your Obligation’, ‘Cut the War Cash, Boost the…