80% of voters in Bayelsa have collected PVC, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa State has said that the uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the…
Okowa brought massive projects to riverine communities, says Shedrack Agediga
Founder of the Shedrack Agediga Foundation (SAF) and Special Assistant (SA) to Governor Okowa on Conflict Management, Mr Shedrack Agediga,…
INEC registers 1.5m voters in Cross River
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State has said it registered 1,527,058 voters for the forthcoming general election.…
Delta graduates 110 trainees to meet demand of local fabrics
Delta State government says it has trained 110 persons in the last two years to meet the demand for its…
In two years, NDDC rehabilitated 90 per cent of roads in C/River – Ndoma-Egba
Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that 90 per cent of roads rehabilitated in…
NGO petitions NOSDRA over 2016 oil spill in Bayelsa
Oil and Gas Producing Areas Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative (OGPAEEI) has petitioned the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency…
‘Performance reward critical to good healthcare delivery’
AFTER taking a critical look at the dwindling fortunes of the nation’s health sector, the Dean of Clinical Medicine, Igbinedion…
New Year: Delta Speaker urges Nigerians to sustain peace, harmony
THE Speaker of Delta House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori says 2019 holds much for the nation and called on…
Yellow fever: CMD assures Edo people of safety
THE Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Darlington Obaseki, has assured of the…
Food sufficiency and improved nutrition
Access to food is a fundamental human right. However, in recent times, there has been a surge in the number…
Cross River inaugurates gender-based prevention and response centre
Cross River State government, in collaboration with some non-governmental organisations (NGOs), has inaugurated a gender-based prevention and response centre. Amosun…
Urhobo Day: Fanfare, as UPU leader laments disunity among Urhobos
HUNDREDS of sons and daughters of Urhobo land, last weekend, gathered, amid fanfare, to mark the 87th annual national congress…
Anti–corruption war: EFCC secures eight convictions in Akwa Ibom in one year
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured eight convictions in Akwa Ibom State since the establishment of…
Lulu-Briggs decries level of political acrimony in Rivers
Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, the governorship candidate of Accord Party in Rivers State, has expressed dismay at the level of political…
Use gas for cooking, it’s cheaper, safer, DPR tells Nigerians
Despite the huge gas deposit in the country, particularly the Niger Delta region, Nigeria still ranks one of the lowest…
Buhari Campaign Organisation to embark on ward-to-ward mobilisation in Bayelsa
The Buhari Campaign Organisation and Empowerment (BCO) in Bayelsa State says plan is underway to embark on ward-to-ward mobilisation for…
Shun hate speech, campaign of calumny, ex-Rivers APC boss tells politicians
Politicians have been urged to dwell more in selling themselves and their party manifestos and avoid campaign of calumny and…
Aladja/Ogbe-Ijoh women begin peace-building process over 23-year-old boundary dispute
Female folks in crisis-ridden Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities in Delta State have begun a peace initiative to end the protracted…
Security: DESOPADEC completes police building project in Delta
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has inaugurated a police station project completed by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas…
How to salvage Niger Delta environment through legislation
IN spite of the presence of security agents, namely: the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Army and the Marine Police, among others,…
