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The Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, has sent an SOS alerting the security leadership in Rivers State of an alleged plan by a community, Okposi 1 to invade a neighbor, Okposi 2 in ONELGA.In the petition dated September30, addressed to the Police Commissioner, Rivers State Command and copied to the Director State Security Department, DSS, GOC, 6TH Division Bori Camp Port-Harcourt, the Area Command, Omoku Police, Chairman, Ogba Egbema Ndoni LGA, the Oba of Ogba Land, Eze Igburu-Onelga, Ocha 1 of Okposi Community Onelga and OSPAC Local security and signed by Styvn Obodoekwe and Karl Chinedu on behalf of CLO, the…

By Constance MejuImposition of projects on communities against their desire and away from their needs has been identified as a root cause of conflicts in the Niger Delta.Participants at a four-day training on “The Right to Say No” organized by a foremost community women advocate group Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center in Port Harcourt, made the observation while examining the role of varied stakeholders on development in the oil and gas region.They noted that while government does not care to understand the true needs of communities before siting projects there, oil and gas companies place profit above all else…

The Ijaw Nation Development Group (INDG), on 20th September 2020, in collaboration with other Ijaw organizations including, Ijaw Professionals Association (IPA), Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF), Ijaw Nation Forum (INF), Ijaw Ladies Association (ILA), Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG), Embasara Foundation, as well as individuals and representatives of Izon Organizations globally, via a virtual conference critically examined the National Water Resources Bill (2020) currently before the National Assembly and notes the following.1. The re-emergence and pursuance of a National Water Resources Bill, which had hitherto, been rested by the 8th National Assembly, due to widespread national opposition to its assent, but brought…

Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has commissioned an indigenous contractor, Gredor Nigeria Limited, to begin the construction of the gas pipeline infrastructure to deliver gas to the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board Industrial Park in Polaku, Bayelsa State.The company Vanguard reports, said it would continue to optimize its onshore footprint while investing in gas development in Nigeria. This came as the companySNG had earlier in the year acquired the lease of one hectare of land in Polaku for the gas project which will supply gas to industries in the park and environs. The project is expected to be delivered within…

Bayelsa State Chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), has restated that the party’s two candidates in the forthcoming Senatorial bye-elections remain the best options for the vacant seats.The immediate past governor of the state, Seriake Dickson, is the candidate for Bayelsa West Senatorial District while the immediate past PDP state chairman, Moses Cleopas, is flying the flag of the party for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District.In a statement released in Yenagoa, the PDP State publicity secretary, Mr. Ebiye Ogoli, said both Dickson and Cleopas, had been tested in leadership positions and both discharged themselves creditably, insisting that they will give…

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Duoye Diri, says the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is key in efforts to wean Nigeria from its dependence on crude oil.Diri who stated this in Lagos, when he paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of NIMASA, stressed that Nigeria’s most enduring wealth of Nigeria lies in maritime.The governor said the country’s future depends on the successful harnessing of the enormous resources in its marine environment, noting, that as a lot of countries are moving away from fossil fuel, Nigeria should leverage on the maritime sector as an alternative revenue source.The governor,…