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… Urges FG to Stop Bayelsa’s 13% Derivations By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State chapter of the Host Communities producing Oil and Gas in Nigeria (HostCom) on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the state capital inaugurated a new executive to pilot its affairs. Port Harcourt Mundial reports that Pastor Samson Dabbey Graham was sworn-in as the re-elected chairman, while Elder Christopher Cole was inaugurated as secretary general. Other executive members sworn-in were Mepirima Amos (vice chairman), Elder Ebi George (financial secretary), Mrs Patricia Nicholas (treasurer), Chief. (Hon) Violet Ogun (woman leader) and Emiemokumor Michael (legal adviser). In his inaugural address, Pastor Samson Dabbey Graham thanked…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday, swore in twenty-six new commissioners in the state with a call on them to ensure fairness, equity and justice to guide their actions for effective service delivery. Speaking at the inauguration which held at the Events Centre Asaba, Governor Oborevwori charged the new commissioners to discharge their responsibilities with dedication and diligence in the overall interest of the people. Those sworn in were: Odinigwe Odigie Daniel; Hon. Joan Onyemaechi Ada-Anioma; Jerry Ehiwario; Charles Aniagwu; Dr. Kingsley Ashibuogwu; Michael Ifeanyi Anoka; Hon. Princess Pat. A.…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Publisher of the Blue Economy Online Magazine and facilitator of the South-South Tourism Roundtable initiative, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, has tasked South-South governors to invest more in the emerging Blue Economy, with a view to unlocking potentials of the ocean to create more jobs and boost their states’ economies. Dr. Kiyaramo noted that the oceans, seas and coastal areas contribute to food security and poverty eradication and that over three billion people use the oceans for sustenance and 80% of world trade occurs over the seas, adding that the Blue Economy describes the sustainable use and conservation…

By Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt Operatives of a local security outfit in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers in conjunction with men of the Neighbourhood Watch and Azikiwe Police Division in the state said they have arrested 12 internet fraudsters for allegedly burying a new born baby alive. Chairman of PLGA Security Watch, Victor Ohaji told journalists that the fraudsters were arrested following a tip off that some ‘yahoo yahoo’ boys were doing incantation at the waterfront at Eagle Island, Port Harcourt were they allegedly buried the newborn baby. Ohaji said he mobilized his men and on getting…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Special Adviser to the Bayelsa governor on Labour, Employment and Productivity, Hon. Famous Daunemigha, has urged President Bola Tinubu to review the allocation of N5 billion palliatives to the six states of the Niger Delta region and deploy such funds to the rehabilitation and construction of federal roads begging for attention. According to Hon. Daunemigha, though issues of palliatives to some states is necessary, what the Niger Delta need at the moment is an emergency on deplorable roads from Ologbo and Sapele roads in Edo, the East-West road from Bayelsa to Rivers State and Onne-Eleme, is a…

By David Owei, Yenagoa A Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Monday sentenced a notorious cultist, Blessing Agree, to five years in prison for stealing and attempt to escape from lawful custody. The accused, Blessing Agree, known on the streets as ‘Small Witch’ and an indigene of Ozobo in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state, was on the wanted list of the Anti-Kidnapping squad of the Bayelsa State Police Command for “repeated cases of armed robbery and reportedly involved in terrorising suburbs of Yenagoa, the state capital.” He was arrested on the 5th of May, 2023. The…

  By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has congratulated Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri on “his well deserved appointment as Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil) Federal Republic of Nigeria.”  IYC president, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri, and secretary, Amb Binebai Yerin Princewill, said “as critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta region and beyond, we want to specially appreciate His Excellency, Bola Tinubu, President Federal Republic of Nigeria for finding one of the best Niger Delta brains, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri worthy to be appointed as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil). ‘Heineken Lokpobiri as former speaker of the Bayelsa State House…

The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has expressed “hearty congratulations” to the Delta North PDP chairman, Elder Moses Iduh, on his 61st birthday, describing him “as a good man and a great and visionary Deltan” whose presence has blessed the party greatly. The felicitations were contained in a congratulatory birthday message signed by the state publicity secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza, which reads: “On behalf of our dynamic, capacity chairman, Olorogun Barrister Kingsley Esiso, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Delta State, heartily felicitates the Vice Chairman (North) of the PDP Delta State, Elder Moses Iduh, on the…

By Ehichioya Ezomon If some Nigerians were sad about the kind of nominees President Bola Tinubu picked for his cabinet, many more were heavy-hearted over the portfolios assigned to the ministers. The composition of the cabinet was a mis-match in relation to some of the ministers’ educational and professional attainments and development, and experiences on the job over the years. Hence Nigerians deployed words, such as depression, despondency, disappointment, discontent, disenchantment, displeasure, dismay, disillusionment, and dissatisfaction, to express their feelings over Tinubu’s allocation of portfolios to the ministers. The President – touted as the best head-hunter among his peer-governors between 1999 and 2007 -…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A community leader in Uwheru kingdom, Mr. Paris Ukpemeku, has called on the Delta State government to reopen the Okugbe Secondary School, Ogode, in Uwheru kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, which he said “was abandoned many years ago,” impacting negatively on education in the area.  In a letter addressed to the commissioner for Basic Education in the state and made available to newsmen, Mr. Ukpemeku wrote, “I wish to draw the attention of the Delta State government to the re-opening of the Okugbe Secondary School at Ogode community, Uwheru kingdomin Ughelli North…