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Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has urged communities in the Niger Delta region to sustain the current peaceful environment in the region. Ogbuku who stated this in Port Harcourt, at a one-day capacity building programme for stakeholders in the region on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and inclusive peace for sustainable development, noted that without peace the Niger Delta region would not move forward. The programme, with the theme: “Fostering Lasting Peace Through ADR: Lessons From The Past, Building Future Opportunities To Advance The…

A former Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa State, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to bypass the governors and send funds arising from the removal of fuel subsidies to development agencies across the country. Eradiri said routing the funds through development agencies would help the gains of subsidy removal to get faster to the people and facilitate the actualisation of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President. Eradiri, who spoke at the sideline of the Alternative Conflict Resolution programme organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Port Harcourt, said the current practice…

By: Uwem Offon, Uyo. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has launched the State Security Trust Fund (AKSTF), with stakeholders pledging billions in support to strengthen the state’s security architecture. On the opening day alone, state-based contractors announced a ₦10 billion donation, while corporate organisations, banks, oil companies, and the 31 local government councils, under the umbrella of ALGON, pledged additional contributions. ALGON, led by its Chairman, Dr. Uwemedimo Udo, committed ₦150 million as a quarterly contribution, while the Chairman of Access Bank personally donated ₦10 million to the fund. Governor Eno, who spoke at the Banquet Hall of Government…

National union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Bori Branch has lauded the newly elected executive chairman of Khana Local Government Area, Dr. Bariere Thomas, and his subsequent swearing in. In a letter signed by the secretary, Comr. David Lenebari, the group said, “To us as a union, we have no doubt about your ability and capacity to deliver dividends of democracy to the good people of Khana because you have your mark and records of achievements on the path of the Khana people. Your antecedents speak volume, and that they we wish you all the best,” they concluded. It…

‎It was pomp and pageantry at Vee-Hotel situated along Ordinance Road Trans Amadi Port Harcourt on Sunday September 14th, 2025 as members of Rotary club of Port Harcourt Rumuogba Golden District 9141 Nigeria, friends of Rotary and invited guests came out in their  numbers to formally install Rotarian Uyi Ikpolo as its 5th President to pilot the affairs of the Club for the next one year. ‎ ‎The well-organized but colourful Installation ceremony attracted eminent personalities from all walks of life, PAGs, the parents of Rotarian Uyi Ikpolo, including the District Governor Rotarian Anthony .O. Wogheren in attendance. ‎ ‎…

Management of Indorama Eleme Fertilizer Petrochemicals Ltd has restated its commitment to environmental laws guiding climate and environmental change in Nigeria. ‎ ‎It also said it is committed to its policy on  occupational health, safety and general well-being. ‎ ‎ ‎The company came out with this in reaction to a press statement issues by a civil society organisation, PILEX Centre for Civic Education wherein the organisation accused Indorama of unhealthy environmental practices. ‎ ‎Indorama’s head of Corporate Communications, Justice Tienabeso Bibiye said the issues raised by the organizing is subject to a litigation in Suit No. NICN/PHC/28/2025-PILEX Centre for Civic…

By Paul Williams  Gas company, NLNG says it is intensifying its drive to reduce methane emissions, by embedding prevention measures into its facility design, upgrading existing assets, and commissioning new technologies. NLNG’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Philip Mshelbila, speaking during a high-level panel session at the 2025 Gastech Confereence in Milan, Italy on Thursday, Mshelbila said that central to the company’s efforts was the installation of a new boil-off gas compressor system, now nearing completion, which will capture and re-inject methane into the value chain. He said the renewed focus reflects NLNG’s long-standing position as a…

By Ehichioya Ezomon  All things being equal (ceteris paribus), the suspended democratic institutions in Rivers State – the executive and legislative arms of government – will be restored by Thursday, September 18, 2025, exactly six months after President Bola Tinubu declared a near-marshall rule over the state. In nature, however, all things aren’t equal, especially when human beings and their affairs, like politics, are involved, such as in Nigeria, to define and dictate the immediate and unearned sources of power, wealth, influence and fame that the possessors wield recklessly over the people they’re supposed to serve. These were…

By Paul Williams (with additional from Ikechi Akpuh) In an era when ‘betrayal’ has become popular lexicon in Nigeria’s political space, former Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has described factional leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emeka Beke, as a reliable and steadfast leader. Amaechi, while speaking at Beke’s 60 birthday celebrations, held in Port Harcourt on Sunday September 14, 2025, said some Nigerian politicians have adopted the “stomach ideaology,” preferring to jump to where they can fill their pockets. Emeka Beke, however, he said, had decided to be steadfast, lead with honesty and faith in…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is set to establish a Driving Training Centre at the University of Port Harcourt, located at the Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies (CELTRAS) in NIMASA House. A team from FRSC national headquarters inspected the facilities on September 12, 2025, as part of the Driving School Standardization Programme (DSSP) requirements. ‎ ‎The FRSC team, led by Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed (represented by CC Sunday Attah), expressed satisfaction with CELTRAS’s facilities, praising the director, Prof. Collins Wizor and the Academic Board. ‎ ‎The Driving Training Centre will train prospective and existing drivers, award certificates, and…