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By Paul Williams  The Niger Delta Progressives Alliance (NDPA) has lauded Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), the surveillance firm responsible for the Eastern Corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), over its continuous engagement with host communities. PINL, our correspondent reports, holds monthly stakeholders’ meetings to harvest inputs of host communities in its operational areas of Rivers, Abia, Imo and Bayelsa states. Addressing a media conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday October 23, 2025, leadership of the NDPA said the PINL engagement has created community ownership of the projects. They urged other security firms, such as Tantita Security…

By Ehichioya Ezomon  As the ground shifts from under the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – due to exodus of its governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – we return to the issue of eligibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest in the 2027 General Election on the PDP ticket. This time, though, the focus is on President Bola Tinubu – for dabbling in Jonathan’s qualification saga despite recognising his “alienable right to contest for the presidency again” – and Dr Josef Onoh, an ardent supporter of the President and his former campaign spokesman…

Bayelsa Queens on Tuesday produced a composed performance against Rivers Angels in day three of the ongoing Governor Douye Diri Pre-season Football Tournament in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. ‎ ‎The Prosperity Girls humbled neighbours Rivers Angels by three goals to one to secure six points after two matches. Rofiat Bankole put the hosts ahead on 9 minute but the Pride of Rivers restored parity on 27 minutes through Zainab Oduga’s long range effort. ‎ ‎Two minutes later, Alaba Olabiyi restored the lead for the Prosperity Girls from a distant effort while Janet Akekoromowei on 51 minutes added salt to…

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has been honoured with the London Political Summit and Awards, LPSA, Nigeria Regional Government Development Champion of the Year 2025. ‎ ‎The award ceremony, which took place at the UK House of Commons in London, was bestowed on Ogbuku for his outstanding contributions to regional development, innovation, and governance in the Niger Delta region. ‎ ‎Presenting the certificate during a special Parliamentary Session hosted by Hon. Oliver Ryan MP, for Burnley and chaired by Prof. Kishan Devani BEM, Ogbuku was applauded for…

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub strongly condemns the reported attacks on journalists covering the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest on Monday October 20, 2025. ‎ ‎Information gathered by IPC-SPJ Hub revealed that journalists who were covering the protest, coordinated by Activist Omoyele Sowore, demanding the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the Federal Government, were faced with one form of attack or the other including unlawful arrest; confiscation of gadgets and equipments; damage to vehicle, etc. ‎ ‎The details of the incidents as documented…

The people of Tombia Community in Ekpetiama Kingdom in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have been directed to uphold the provisions of their constitution in the forthcoming election of a substantive paramount ruler (Amananaowei) of the community. ‎ ‎The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who gave the directive during an enlarged stakeholders meeting held in Government House, Yenagoa, urged the feuding  parties in the community to sink their differences in the interest of peace, stability and development of the community. ‎ ‎Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi,…

Bayelsa State Government, on behalf of people of the state, mourns the passing of an illustrious son, retired Navy Captain Walter Feghabo. ‎ ‎The late naval officer died on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at the age of 67 years. He would have been 68 on December 10. ‎ ‎Feghabo, who was a head chief in Nembe Kingdom and bore the title “Amain,” was the pioneer Military Administrator of Ebonyi State when it was created in 1996 alongside Bayelsa State. He was re-assigned to Delta State in 1998 till the country’s return to democratic rule in May 1999. ‎ ‎Governor Douye…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa. It was an atmosphere saturated with joy, gratitude, nostalgia and reflection , as family members, associates and creme de creme gathered to testify to the power of God and to celebrate the 7Oth birthday of a retired gallant officer cum business man, Elder Sunday Isibor, who many poured ecomiums on him and applauded him as an epitome of humility and generousity and worthy of emulation by the society. As prayers were offered to God to continue to protect and preserve him to enable him contribute more to humanity. To add more pep to…

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the United Nations to institutionalise the protection of the world’s deltas, including Nigeria’s Niger Delta, through a convention. ‎ ‎The Bayelsa governor stated this against the backdrop of increasing threats from erosion, pollution, flooding as well as shrinking salt marshes and mangroves to the world’s 25 deltas. ‎ ‎His spokesperson, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, quoted Governor Diri as having spoken on Monday during the opening of a three-day “4th Mega Delta Meeting: International Conference on Dialogue Between Land and Sea” in Shanghai, China. ‎ ‎Stakeholders had identified the threats…

BY WARIYAI DANIEL, YENAGOA. ‎ ‎The National Sports Commission (NSC) has endorsed the 60th anniversary and Sports Icon Awards of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) scheduled to hold in Abuja from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31, 2025. ‎ ‎Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the NSC gave his approval for the Diamond Jubilee event when the  National Executive Committee (NEC) of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Local Organising Committee (LOC) of SWAN@60 visited as part of stakeholders’ engagement ahead of the ceremony. ‎ ‎A Statement by the SWAN @60 Media and Publicity Committee says Bukola Olopade, Director-General…