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By Amos Odhe The administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has commiserated with President Bola Tinubu on the passing of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who died in active service. Otuaro also condoled with the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on the demise of the country’s 23rd Chief of Army Staff. He also expressed his condolences to the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar; Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa; and the Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, over the loss. He conveyed his commiserations in separate condolence messages…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa For members to be equipped with vital skills in effective legislation, public financial management and speedy passage and proper implementation of 2025 Budget, the speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Abraham Ingobere, has organized a one week retreat for members. The retreat which held in Asaba, Delta State capital, was to give insight into the implementation of 2025 budget as presented by Governor Douye Diri and also key into the A.S.S.U.R.E.D Agenda is to ensure due process in executing and addressing challenges in governance. The opening ceremony was attended by the leadership…

President of the Association of Industrial Hygienist of Nigeria (AIHN), Mrs. Ifeanyinwa Anya, has called for a regulatory framework on hygiene practices for the benefit of workers in Nigeria. She made the call while interacting with newsman during the 3rd AIHN annual Conference held at Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt, noting that workplace-related illness and injuries continue to affect thousands of Nigeria workers annually, with many cases unreported, which has led the association to seek a change in the narrative. She said the conference was not limited to knowledge exchange, capacity building, collaboration and policy advocacy, even as she expressed…

The Rivers State Flood Prevention and Control Committee has visited Abua Odual Local Government Area in continuation of its efforts to mitigate the negative impact of floods on the people of area. Speaking to a cross-section of chiefs, elders, women, youths, CDC members and internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the council secretariat in Central Abua on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, Rivers State Deputy Governor, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, who is also chairman of the state’s Flood Prevention and Management Committee, commended the council chairman, Hon. Vincent Reuben Obu, for taking the necessary steps to ensure that the internally displaced persons…

… As Bayelsa NUJ Chairmanship Hopefuls Attend FCC’s Annual Lecture A Niger Delta activist and Director of Planning, Research and Statistics in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Patterson Ogon, has said that Nigeria’s over reliance on oil has disabled opportunities for the creation of a diversified economy in the country. Dr. Ogon, while speaking on the theme: ‘Niger Delta Region and Nigeria’s Economic Diversification: Challenges and Prospects,’ during the 13th annual lecture series of the Federated Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bayelsa State council on Wednesday, explained that Nigeria’s economy was primarily driven by agriculture before the…

By Amos Odhe As the Ondo State Gubernatorial election holds this Saturday, November 16, 2024, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos- Nigeria, through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub, has tasked journalists and other media persons to adhere to professional standards while also being conscious of their safety. The Executive Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said the admonition became necessary in the light of the critical role that the media plays during electioneering processes and growing concerns over journalists’ safety in recent times. “Though this election is an off-cycle one, it does not reduce the fact that…

Emma Sunday The Commissioner of Police Rivers State Police Command, CP Mustapha Bala, has commiserated with the Nigerian military over the demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Toareed Lagbaja. CP Bala who spoke when he paid a condolence visit to the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdusalam in his office in Port Harcourt yesterday, said the late Chief of Army Staff, will be greatly missed. The Rivers Police Boss was accompanied on the visit by his Management Team and they were received by the GOC, and other high-ranking military officers. CP…

The saying that a golden fish has no hiding place played out recently when Mohammed Ibrahim was bestowed with an award of Excellence by the Niger Delta Media Forum for distinguishing himself in discharge of his responsibilities to the Nigeria Customs Service and country in general. According to the organization, Ibrahim who is an Assistant Comptroller of Customs and second in command at Customs gate unit at the Area 2 command of the Nigeria Customs Service in Onne Rivers State was honored in recognition of “his outstanding contributions and commitment to the growth of the Nigerian economy, through effective and…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Israel Sunny Goli has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over recent investigations and prosecution of graft cases and fight against corruption. Hon. Sunny Goli, who represented the Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, also commended the EFCC for the thorough investigation into the $35 million fraud concerning the 2,000 barrels per day (BPD) Atlantic Refinery project in Okpoama, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The project, which is located in Okpoama, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was awarded by…

By Emma Sunday The Area 2 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Onne Port in Rivers State said it has generated over N550.4 billion as revenue between January and November 2024. The Customs Area Controller, Area 2 Command, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede disclosed this while briefing Journalists on recent achievements by the command which includes interception of 22 containers loaded with illicit drugs and donkey skin with duty paid value of over N46.7 billion. Babandede said the over N550.4 billion revenue generated within the 11 months period translates to 89 percent of the annual target of N618 billion given to the Command.…