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By Gogo Ada Rufus Mbere Friends and associates of Late Bright Apakaboari Iyaye, aka Buddypaks, recently paid a solidarity visit to the head and chief of Chiri War Canoe House, Chief (Barr.) Boma Iyaye, Fifikachiri V, to commend him in his efforts to give succour to humanity within and outside the Niger Delta region and Nigeria in general. Speaking during the visit, coordinator of the group, Elder Princewill Amadi, described Chief Iyaye as an embodiment of progress, noting that his wealth of experience in service over the years stands him out as a creative administrator par excellence. He poured encomiums…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigeria Wrestling Federation has unveiled 6 athletes who will fly the nation’s flag at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. The team, which comprises five female wrestlers, one male freestyle wrestler and three coaches, was presented on Monday in a colourful ceremony at the Dynamite Wrestling gym in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Wrestlers unveiled are: Tokyo Olympic silver medalist, Blessing Oborodudu (68kg), reigning African champion, Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg), and Military world champion, Hannah Reuben (76kg). Also, reigning African champions and debutants, Esther Kolawole (62kg) and Ogunsanya Christinah (53kg), while Ashton Mutuwa completes the list in the…

I am Huram King, a multi-media broadcast journalist, from Adamawa, North East Nigeria. Between 2008 and 2010, I co-anchored a mid-night radio counselling show- Heart2Heart, on Radio Gotel Yola, 917 kHz AM. It kept listeners around the North East, the Cameroons, and other parts of Nigeria wide awake, Mondays to Fridays, every week. One night after the show, at a few minutes after 1am, I received that call! The call that was to be our gateway to the south, across the Niger. The caller, Angela, said she picked our Radio signals and followed our program from far away Port Harcourt,…

Following his chain of empowerment programmes to breach the poverty circle in the society, Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria (NDMPN) has presented an award as the ‘Most Distinguished Philanthropist Man of the Year 2024’ to the Managing Director/ Chief Executive officer of RAMEC Intergrated Services Limited, Chief Engr Grant Offor. In his address, Convener of Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria, Amb. Joseph Asomeji, disclosed that they were in his office to ratify the report of the assessment team of the association who carried out secret investigation to acertain his nomination, and congratulated the awardees on his corporate social…

Emma Sunday The 2024 PAL Pensions Alliance Limited Retirees Forum with the theme: “Post Work Reality – PAL Advantage,” has ended in Port Harcourt, Rivers State with emphasis on better saving habit and healthcare for retirees. Regional Manager, South-South of PAL Pensions Alliance Limited, Obinna Onuoha in his address gave an industry update on the Pension Commission. Further in his presentation at the forum, Mr. Onuoha presented an overview analysis of the difference between “Programmed Withdrawal Vs. Annuity,” pointing out that Programmed Withdrawal is offered by a PFA, which is designed to pay pension for life, while Annuity is being…

•Campaigns starts Sept 4, election holds Oct 5 Emma Sunday The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has fixed October 5, 2024 as date for the conduct of local government elections across in the state. Chairman of the Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (Rtd.), disclosed this while unveiling the elections’ timetable and guidelines during a stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt on Monday. Justice Enebeli disclosed that elections’ campaigns is slated to start from Thursday, September 4 and end on Thursday, October 3, 2024.Enebeli, further disclosed that registered political parties willing to participate in the exercise are expected to obtain, complete and…

•Arrest 3 suspects Emma Sunday The Nigeria Customs Services has intercepted nine containers smuggling assorted arms and ammunitions, illicit drugs and fairly used clothes worth over N13.9 billion naira into the country. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi who disclosed this while briefing Journalists at the Customs Port Harcourt Area II Command, Onne, on Monday said the containers including a 40-foot container which originated from Turkey, bearing 844 units of assorted rifles and 112,500 pieces of live ammunition were arrested at the Onne Port in Rivers State. He said the rifles and ammunition were concealed in the container with…

By Mandy Tina The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has announced plans to commence kidney transplantation by October 2024, “upon completion of ongoing preparations.” This was disclosed by Professor Datonye Alasia, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) at UPTH, during a Ground Rounds presentation by the hospital’s Renal Department. Professor Alasia said that the establishment of the kidney transplantation center is a crucial component of the hospital’s strategic plan which is aimed at expanding the hospital’s scope of services. According to him the transplantation center is achieving success through collaboration with organisations, such as the Nigeria Liquified…

By Josiah Agoro My attention has once again been recently drawn to an article titled: ‘Thinking Aloud: Is Governor Sheriff Oborevwori a Placeholder For Okowa?’ written by one Ovasa Ogaga, who describes himself as a journalist and public affairs analyst residing in Ughelli, Delta State. Of course, it is typical of the likes of Journalist Ovasa Ogaga, in their usual manner of trumping up half truths and misinformation, to latch on to some populist word or slogan to express their bellicose points, without even understanding the meaning of the word and this time the choice word they have chosen is…

A group known as Project Niger Delta, PND, has said that the “voiceless majority” Ijaws in Delta State and beyond have been marginalized in the distribution of political appointments and other benefits by the duo of acclaimed Ijaw leader, Pa Edwin Clark and Chief Oweizide Government, aka Tompolo. PND in an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, signed by its Executive Director/Coordinator of Project, Comrade Princewill Timipre Ebebi, said it “has observed with utmost dismay the activities of Pa Edwin K. Clark and Chief Oweizide Govt a.k.a Tompolo and their kinsmen who derived pleasure in enslaving their brothers from Burutu,…