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By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaDelta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa (3rd Left),his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro (3rd right), Senator James Manager (2nd right), Speaker Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori (1st right), and the State PDP Chairman, Barr. Kingsley Esiso and his wife Beauty, (1st and 2nd left ) during a victory thanksgiving Service by the State Chairman of the (PDP) in SapeleDelta State governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged Nigerians to support the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to take over governance in the country in 2023.The governor made the call on Sunday in Sapele at a…

Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo WikeThe Rivers State government has announced plans to increase the teaching strength in the state schools with the employment of no less than 6, 000 highly trained teachers./ The aim is to bridge the existing shortfall in the sector.This was disclosed by the state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on a monitored Channels Television breakfast programme, “Sunrise Daily’.Wike said his administration is set to employ 6, 000 more teachers in a bid to further improve the standard of learning in the educational institutions in state.He said the employment of more teachers for Rivers schools is not negotiable.Reacting to…

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…