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By Paul Williams  ‎ ‎Trans Niger Pipelines (TNP) host communities of Obio/Akpor, Emohua and Ikwerre Local Government Areas of Rivers State have commended the management of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) for reaching out to them with palliatives during this Yuletide season. ‎ ‎ ‎The communities gave the commendation during the distribution of Christmas Palliatives and medical outreach for at least 35 communities cutting across the three LGAs held at the Emohua Council Secretariat. ‎ ‎ ‎They said it was rare to see companies reach out to communities the way PINL has been doing. ‎ ‎Speaking on…

By Ehichioya Ezomon “Finally, it must be placed on record that, in line with his inalienable right to freely associate in pursuit of a stable and prosperous polity, Governor Mohammed, like any citizen, reserves the right to determine his future political alignments. Should that time ever arise, such a decision will not be dictated by the dubious machinations of political turncoats who thrive on falsehood and malice.” That’s the chilly, and not-so-cheering message from Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed on Wednesday, December 10, 2024, denying his alleged moves to defect from the once formidable governing Peoples Democratic…

By Ehichioya Ezomon – “In the absence of any punishment for bad behaviour, indiscipline festers in a circlical, uncontrolled motion!” (©️Ezomon 2025)  On Tuesday, October 21, and Thursday, October 23, 2025, respectively, Nigeria’s House of Representatives passed off what’s obviously a dereliction of duty by members of its committees, some of whom failed, for over a year, to report on Referral Bills assigned to them for preliminary legislation within 75 days. In a unanimous adoption of a motion, the House, at separate plenaries, formally discharged the 22 committees from the bills and committed same to the “Committee of the…

By Paul Williams  Thousands of people from the host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) have benefitted from a free medical outreach and food palliatives as PINL marks end of 2025 with Niger Delta largest CSR program for Christmas in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. The beneficiaries cut across the three local councils of Southern Ijaw, Ogbia and Yenagoa. The gesture was part of the corporate social responsibility package of PINL which is the private security company responsible for securing the Eastern Corridor of the TNP. Dr Akpos Mezeh, the General Manager, Community Relations and Stakeholders Engagement of…

By Mandy Willy  ‎ ‎ ‎A Unionist and former Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers State, Comrade Ikechukwu Onyefuru, has called on governments at all levels to stop mixing politics with governance, warning that the practice is deepening poverty and worsening insecurity across the country. ‎ ‎Onyefuru, who spoke in an interview with our correspondent in Port Harcourt, described Nigeria as fundamentally sick, arguing that official economic indicators do not reflect the harsh realities faced by ordinary citizens. ‎ ‎He noted that although inflation is officially placed at about 14.5 per cent, the figure does…

The immediate-past Director of Sports, Bayelsa State Sports Council, Sir Braveman Wodi has advocated a unified reward system for athletes in the country. Sir Wodi gave the charge while speaking at a public lecture organized to celebrate a sports administrator, Ambassador Miebi Ogunu’s 50 impactful years of grassroots sports development in Nigeria, held at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre, at Ekeki in Yenagoa. Wodi, who is the South-South Representative on the Board of the Nigeria Canoeing Federation, argued that there is a big gap in the inconsistent reward regime of athletes, added that whether or not the…

Definitely, all is not well in the family of a retired Deputy Director at the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Mr Duncan Eradiri, as his children from his first marriage has raise the alarm over the deteriorating health of their father. According to the family, their step mother Mrs Grace Izonebi Eradiri has allegedly subjected Mr. Eradiri to severe neglect, leaving him in deplorable conditions and isolated from his loved ones. Mr. Eradiri, a native of Agudama-Ekpetiama in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, who retired in 2012 with huge financial benefits in addition to…

By Amos Odhe. Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Nigerian Coast Guard Provisionary Committee (PC-NCG), Captain Noah Ichaba has praised participants of Senior Executive Course 47 (SEC 47) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) for their exceptional presentation and thoughtful policy analysis on Blue Economy and Sustainable Development in Nigeria, which was presented to the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja recently. In a statement issued by the Director of Communications & Public Affairs, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo on Tuesday in Abuja, Capt. Ichaba noted that with the presentation of recommendations blue economy…

…As Residents Send ‘SOS’ To Fubara, Nwaogu, NDDC, Others       By: Bethel Toby      A massive flood has devastated the Marihu-Ndoki Kingdom, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, displacing hundreds and destroying farmlands, houses, as well as, properties worth millions of naira after days of heavy rainfall and river overflow.       The flood, which submerged homes at Mgbu- Azuogu, Marihu- Central, Umuagbai, Okpontu, Obete, Mgboji, Obeakpu, Afam-Ukwu, Afam- Nta, Egberu, Kom-Kom, and other communities, has forced several families into churches, school buildings, health centres, farmlands, and uncompleted structures, as temporary shelters.    …

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Bayelsa State Chapter, has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the passing of the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. ‎ ‎The association described Thursday as a black day for Bayelsa State following reports that the Deputy Governor collapsed in his office and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, where he was later confirmed dead. ‎ ‎SWAN Bayelsa noted that it is yet to come to terms with the painful reality that the hardworking, dutiful, and dedicated public servant is no more. ‎ ‎In a statement jointly signed by the…