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Coronavirus: CLO, ERA raise the alarm as dead cow meat floods Bayelsa market
The Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) and Environmental Rights Action (ERA) have raised the alarm that dead cow meat is being sold across markets in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, saying that this development poses grave…
BEDC moves electricity safety campaign to Ondo schools
BUOYED by its recent successful sensitization campaigns in primary and secondary schools in Benin City, Edo State, the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has embarked on similar campaigns in primary and secondary schools in Ondo…
‘Declare state of emergency in education sector’
Belema Indigenous Oil Company, operator of Oil Mining Lease OML 25, on Sunday called for the declaration of state of emergency in the education sector, saying there is need for total overhauling.Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jack-Rich…
Bayelsa residents commend W/Bank, seek extension of SEEFOR project
Residents of Bayelsa State have commended the World Bank for initiating the State Employment and Expenditure For Results (SEEFOR) Project, while seeking for the extension of the project in the state beyond the 2020 deadline.The project…
Okowa wants more partnership with private sector for cleaner environment
Delta State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for more collaboration, especially with the private sector in providing a cleaner and aesthetic environment in the state.The governor made the call in Asaba on Friday while on a working…
Delta, USAID sign MoU for E-WASH implementation
THE Delta State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the implementation of Effective Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services (E-WASH) in the state.…
Autopsy finally released, shows Lulu-Briggs not murdered
The Pathology laboratory of the ISO-certified 37 Military Hospital in Ghana has finally released the autopsy report for revered Nigerian nationalist, and philanthropist, Chief Dr. Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs.According to the result which was…
Imo, Abia, Ondo not part of Niger Delta—NDS boss, Etekpe
The Director, Institute for Niger Delta Studies (INDS) of the Niger Delta University, Professor Ambily Etekpe, has said former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasenjo, made a grave mistake when he included Imo, Abia and Ondo states as…
State of the nation: Delta women hold prayer sesssion
As the nation continues to battle with insecurity and economic downturn, women in Delta State, on Monday, had another round of prayer session for God’s intervention.The prayer session, which came under the aegis of Women Arise, an…
NNPC/Chevron JV inaugurates block of classrooms in Aruakpor-Umah community
There was palpable excitement among residents of Aruakpor-Umah Community in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, as the NNPC/Chevron (NNPC/CNL) Joint Venture, in collaboration with the Delta State government, inaugurated a…