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By: Emmanuel Kanayo ‎Our Igbo forefathers were gardeners of destiny. They understood one law older than politics: _a leaf that forgets the tree becomes firewood. ‎They taught it with the smallest thing — _Eriri nwa_, the umbilical cord. ‎The hospital calls it waste. Our people called it a rope. The rope that pulled you from the other world into this one. ‎So we did not throw it away. We buried it with intention. ‎A boy’s under the kola tree: “Grow deep like this tree. Be fruitful. Remember home, wherever you go.” ‎A girl’s by the hearth: “Build a good home.…

Chairman Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders And Logistics of Nigeria, APFFLON, Onne Port chapter, Forwarder Kolawale Atanda has commended the Customs Area Controller, Port Harcourt Area 11 Onne Command, Comptroller Mohammed Aliyu Alkali for his unwavering commitment to trade facilitation, revenue generation and anti- smuggling and what he described as the Alkali’s strict adherence to the policy thrust of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, PhD, saying that his association would sustain the already existing robust synergy between it and the Command . ‎Atanda made this commendation while fielding questions from newsmen, Thursday at Onne Port…

By David Owei The Paramount Ruler of Akenpai-Epie Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area, HRH Chief Gabriel Obi, has called on the Bayelsa State Directorate of Flood and Erosion Control Agency to consult traditional rulers before deploying equipment for canal clearing and drainage works. Chief Obi made the call on the heels of the agency’s announcement that it has commenced opening of waterways ahead of the anticipated 2026 flood. He said traditional rulers are better positioned with historical knowledge of flood-prone areas and should be carried along in the planning and execution of mitigation projects. According to him, no equipment…

By Amos Odhe Guild of online Media Editors and publishers of Nigeria GOMEP-NG and public affairs commentator, Nat’l President,Comr. Akpovoke Otiti, has criticised the ongoing Delta Economic Summit, arguing that the state government must first account for the outcome of previous investment initiatives before embarking on another campaign to attract foreign investors. Speaking on the summit, Otiti recalled that during the administration of former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, government officials, including Dr. Kingsley Emu, travelled to China in a bid to attract investors to Delta State. According to him, the trip was accompanied by widespread publicity and assurances that it would…

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, inaugurated a constituency bridge project constructed by the member representing Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Oforji Oboku, at Opolo community in Yenagoa local government area. Governor Diri also approved the construction of a road linking the community to the Gloryland Drive also in Yenagoa. He commended the federal lawmaker for embarking on the massive project, noting that It was very rare for a lawmaker to undertake such expensive project. He said: “It would have taken your full tenure and even more to complete a project like this.…

By Young E. Freeborn, Ughelli The chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief (Barr.) Jaro Movudu Egbo, has said that the traditional positions of Odion’Rode and Osueghweya in Evwreni Kingdom are historic and recognised by the government. He said: “The Odion’Rode of Evwreni Kingdom usually comes from Unenurhie Community, and it has been so from time immemorial, while Okpawha Community produces the Odion’Esiri of Evwreni Kingdom. On the other hand, the Osueghweya is the women’s leader of Evwreni Kingdom. She serves the entire kingdom and is not for Okpawha Community alone.” Egbo made the declarations while…

Bayelsa: Anyama Community Seeks Govt Recognition As 57th Fe Atei Oge Festival Begins By Amos Odhe All is set for the 2026 edition of the Anyama Fe Atei Oge Festival as Anyama Ijaw Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Ahead of a week-long celebration of the event, the community leaders have appealed to the Bayelsa State Government to grant the festival official recognition and first-class classification. Addressing newsmen separately at the palace of the Paramount Ruler of the community, HRH King Amen Sariki, the Chairman of the 2026 Festival Planning Committee, Mr. Dasime Jeremiah, and the…

By Amos Odhe Elders and residents of Olugboboro Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have rejected an alleged directive by Oando PLC ordering the immediate suspension of the ongoing reclamation project in the area. In a letter addressed to the Chairman, Board of Trustees of SILGA 1 Host Communities Development Trust, the community said it was shocked by a verbal instruction allegedly passed through the contractor, Ogbodawei Nigeria Ltd, by the BOT Chairman, Mr. Profit Toyain, that unnamed officials of Oando PLC, the settlor, had directed that work should stop on the grounds that the sand-filling…

By Amos Odhe Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described late former Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Turner Isoun, as a father, mentor and statesman whose life shaped the Ijaw struggle and Nigeria’s academic space. Prof. Isoun, a Bayelsa-born scholar, the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the erstwhile University of Science and Technology, now Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, died on July 15, 2026 at the age of 87. Speaking on behalf of the government and people of Bayelsa when he led a delegation on a condolence visit to the Abuja residence of the family, on Friday, Governor Diri…

By Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, in partnership with Zigma Limited, on Friday graduated 50 Nigerians from a four-week intensive Crane Operations Operator Level I and II training programme in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The graduation ceremony marked the successful completion of a four-week intensive programme designed to equip participants with technical knowledge, practical skills and safety competencies required for the safe and efficient operation of cranes in line with industry best practices. The training, sponsored by NCDMB and facilitated by Zigma Limited, is part of ongoing efforts to build a highly skilled…