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Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Provisionary Committee of the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard (PC-NCG), Captain Noah Ichaba has confirmed that the Nigerian Coast Guard Bill is nearing legislative conclusion. ‎ ‎Capt. Ichaba who dismissed the misleading rumours that the bill has been redirected to Senate Committee on Marine Transport for a review that will be followed with a second round of public hearing slated for November 6, 2025, informed that the false information emanated from unscrupulous individuals with malicious intent. ‎ ‎In a statement issued by the PC-NCG Director of Public Affairs & Communications, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo in…

By Our Reporter  The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) has empowered 20 women with grants to support their businesses while impacting some secondary school students with innovative ideas, entrepreneurship trainings and skills, as part of its contribution towards the actualization of the global goal of poverty eradication. The programme, sub-themed ‘From Classroom to Boardroom,’ highlighted PHCCIMA’s commemoration of this year’s international day for the eradication of poverty at its secretariat at Waterlines, Port Harcourt. October 17 every year is set aside by the United Nations to draw global attention to the social menace…

Bayelsa State Government has commended the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Rotary International and other partners for their supportive role in promoting improved healthcare services in the state. ‎ ‎The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the commendation while flagging off the State Immunization Plus Days (SIPDs) and Routine Immunization Intensification Campaign at Otuokpoti Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. ‎ ‎Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement issued at the weekend by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, attributed Bayelsa’s success story in the health sector in recent years…

By: Uwem Offon, Uyo ‎ ‎ ‎The Chairman of Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Hon. Ime Williamson Essien, has embarked on numerous projects in the council area meant to give the locals a phase of living. ‎ ‎Some of the projects are to be inaugurated by the Governor, Pastor Umo Eno while the  road project is to be completed within the first quarter of next year. ‎ ‎ ‎Speaking during a pre-commissioning inspection tour with a documentary team led by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Documentation, Dr. Essien Ndueso, the chairman…

‎… Directs Both Communities To Submit Memoranda ‎ ‎The Bayelsa State Government has mandated its Boundary Committee to immediately wade into the festering land dispute between Odioma and Obioku communities in Brass and Nembe local local government areas of the state. ‎ ‎The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the charge at an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting involving community leaders of Odioma and Obioku communities in Government House, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎According to a statement by the Deputy Governor’s media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi, the leadership of both communities were told to submit their claims and counter-claims over ownership of the disputed…

…Vows no resumption of oil production in Ogoni ‎ ‎Niger Delta Environmental Rights Defender, Celestine Akpobari has claimed that the Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State has over the years been subjected to political marginalization in the leadership of the state. ‎ ‎ ‎Akpobari who spoke to newsmen at the 30th year anniversary event of the death of right activist, Ken Saro Wiwa in Port Harcourt stated that despite its having the majority population and as well the most educated ethnic group in the state, no Ogoni man has been allowed to occupy the position of Governor, Deputy Governor, Chief…

By: Amos Odeh, Yenagoa ‎ ‎ ‎Local Government Chairmen of Bayelsa state under the auspices of  Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), have backed the decision of the governor, Senator Douye Diri to resign from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). ‎ ‎The association made the statement at a press conference held at it’s Secretariat in Yenagoa, stating that they stand where the governor stands. ‎ ‎Speaking on behalf of the association, Chairman of Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area, Hon. Lelei Tariye Isaac gave the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party as the reason for their resignation, while thanking Bayelsans for…

By: Amos Odeh, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in Bayelsa State said it has received a total of 5,000 complaints from 2024 to till date in the state. ‎ ‎The Federal Commissioner, Hon. Ineye Ronke Binawari, who disclosed this during the 50 years anniversary celebration of PCC, said out of the 5,000 complaints, 3,000 have been treated and 2,000 remain ongoing. ‎ ‎ Binawari said the 50 years celebration, tagged: “50 Years of Promoting Administrative Justice”, is a clear show of trust and acceptance by the people of the state in resolving issues of rights violations by the…

…Reaffirms Ban on Brotherhood Election ‎ ‎ ‎The Bayelsa State Government has said its ban on the election of officers to pilot the affairs of Ogbia Brotherhood, an umbrella socio-cultural organization of the Ogbia people in the state, was informed by a compelling need to forestall the breakdown of law and order in the area. ‎ ‎The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made this known while interacting with some aggrieved women, under the auspices of Concerned Daughters of Ogbia, at his office in Government House, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media,…

By Paul Williams Niger Delta-based OLEGH Centre for Community Development has embarked on building the capacity of female students in the region on leadership and gender issues. The initiative is part of efforts aimed at ensuring inclusivity in regional and community leadership process, with this year’s International Day of the Girl-Child providing OLEGH another opportunity to engage female students on “confidence building, leadership skills, and resilience.” Executive Director of OLEGH, Comrade Henry Eferegbo, while delivering the lead lecture at a One-Day Interactive Session with students of Model Girls’ Secondary School, Mbodo, Aluu, Rivers State on October 13, 2925, said…