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The ancient Ogu kingdom was agog last week as dignitaries from all walks of life witnessed a colourful chieftaincy ceremony adorned with all the trappings of pageantry. The event proper kick off at the Town Square with the installation of three chiefs, among whom is Sir Isaac Minabere of the Loko Royal House. It featured traditional music and masquerade display, as colourfully dressed ladies added beauty to the epoch ceremony. The newly installed chiefs and their wives danced to the rhythm of the native music, while other chiefs joined them. GSS OGU’s 1978 set were on hand to celebrate with…

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command and the state Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have ordered massive deployment of its personnels across to ensure adequate security of lives and property during the 2024 Easter celebration. This was disclosed by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Grace Iringe-Koko, and the spokesperson of NSCDC in the state, SC Olufemi Ayodele, in a separate statements issued in Port Harcourt on Friday. The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatunji Disu in his operational order, directed all Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, and Divisional Police officers to deploy personnel and allocate resources…

… As FG directs linking of rail lines to PH, Onne Ports By Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt The Federal Government says the date for commencement of operation in the Port Harcourt – Aba section of the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri railway line has been postponed to April, 2024. The Minister for Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali disclosed this to Journalists in Port-Harcourt shortly after inspecting the reconstructed railway track on Friday. Mr. Alkali, who expressed dismay over the postponement initial date said, the contractor have been trusted to deliver the project in April as promised. He also directed the contractor handling…

By Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt The 10th Rivers State House of Assembly has threatened to resume fresh impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, if he continues to breach the constitution and the laws of the State. Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, made the threat on Saturday during a press conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. Amaewhule, who was accompanied by 26 members of the Assembly, read out a 10 points communique issued after the briefing, accused the governor of dishonesty by refusing to hold up to his end of the Presidential Peace Accord which he wilfully…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Director General of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the Prosperity Cup, Mr Ono Akpe, has welcomed the appointments of Prof Ayawei as the secretary to State Government, Dr, Peter Akpe, chief of sttaff, Mr Iroro Komonibo as deputy chief of Staff and Mr Daniel Alabrah as chief press secretary to the state governor, Senator Douye Diri. Mr Akpe described their appointments as a step in the right direction for the Prosperity Administration, adding that he is confident the appointees would bring their wealth of experience to bear in making the…

By Mandy Tina A man, identified as Prince aka Don P, who is in his mid-twenties, allegedly abducted a thirteen year old girl for two days and repeatedly defiled her at Ogbogoro in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The mother of the 13 year old girl who simply gave her name as Ify in order to avoid stigmatization told our correspondent that she sent her daughter on an errand on Monday 18 March, 2024, before her sudden disappearance. “I told my 13 year old girl to go buy charcoal and vegetables for me last Monday at about 5pm.…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Elders and youths in the Niger Delta, who are part of various peace advocacy groups, have showered encomium on the foremost ex-agitator, Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben, also known as ‘Boyloaf’ as he marked his birthday. According to the elders and youths, the contributions of General Boyloaf in the region from the time of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to late President Umaru Musa Yardua and beyond led to the end of militancy across the oil rich Niger Delta region and gave rise to the establishment and reactivation of intervention agencies including the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged the newly appointed secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei, to bring to bear his wealth of experience and knowledge in order to achieve his administration’s goals. Senator Diri gave the charge on Thursday shortly after Prof. Ayawei was sworn in as the 14th SSG inside the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Yenagoa. Chief Registrar of the State High Court, Mrs Ayibatari Mirin-Johnson, administred the oaths of office and allegiance on the new SSG. The governor noted that after careful consideration and extensive consultations,…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The annual Igbe festival of the Igbe Orhe-Ofuafo Oghene Healing Home Inc., in Unenurhie town, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has come and gone with multiple testimonies from adherents, and the preaching of religious tolerance to all religious sects in Nigeria. The Igbe festival, which is usually celebrated on 23rd March of every year, runs for nine days, featuring various religious activities, according to the tenets and practices of the Igbe religion in Africa. Addressing crowds of Igbe adherents from different parts of the country that graced the Igbe festival on the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa As Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri prepares to appoint a new set of commissioners to constitute the state Executive Council, some media practitioners have called on the governor to consider Dr. Ayebaitari Easterday as commissioner for Information. At a well attended media briefing at Journalists Hangout, Punch road- Amarata area in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State president of Independent Newspaper Publishers Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Mr Ebi Ozegbe, and publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper, Chief Jones Abiri, described Ayebaitari Easterday as “a professional, with cognitive experience, having practiced for over three decades and served as chief press…