Residents Kick Against Monkey Ranch In Calabar
Some residents of Atekong Drive, Marian area, Calabar, have protested against a monkey ranch in their neighbourhood. The residents said they were concerned about the Drill Ranch close to them,...
View ArticleCouncil Hails INEC Over Electoral Reforms
The Chairman of Calabar Municipal Council, Ntufam Donatus Etim, has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for drastic reforms in the electoral system which have ushered in...
View ArticleStop Stigma Against PWMDs, RSG Charges Youth
The Rivers State Govern ment has called on members of the civil society to end discriminations against persons with mental disabilities. The State Commissioner for Youth Development, Sir Owene Wonodi,...
View ArticleBayelsa Moves To Tackle Insecurity In Creeks, Waterways
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has life and property. This was contained in a statement signed by Daniel Iworiso-Markson, Chief Press Secretary to Bayelsa governor and made available to...
View ArticleBayelsa Health Workers Embark On Strike
Protesting junior health workers in Bayelsa State civil service have shut down all the major Ebola virus disease surveillance centers established by the state as they demand their unpaid promotion...
View ArticleCommissioner Calls For Synergy Among Heads Of Agencies
The Cross River State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. James Aniyom, has called for mutual understanding and synergy between all the heads of agencies in the Ministry, to enhance...
View ArticleDickson Tasks Politicians On Exemplary Leadership
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has urged those who occupy positions of public trust in the country to exercise power in the best interest of the people. The Governor gave the advice, while...
View ArticleJTF Raids Kidnappers’ Den In Bayelsa, Recovers Arms
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, says its troops have set ablaze hideouts used by suspected kidnappers in Bayelsa coastal communities. According to a statement...
View ArticleNCSU: I Am Still In Charge – Lilly-West
The Chairman of Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) in Rivers State, Comrade Opuoyibo Lilly-West, says he is still at the driver’s seat of the union in the State, stressing that the national...
View ArticleCalabar Residents Panic Over Monkey Ranch
Some residents of the Atekong Drive axis of Marian area in Calabar Municipality have launched a serious protest demanding the dismantling of the monkey breeding ranch which is situated within the...
View ArticleThree Oil Thieves Arrested In Bayelsa
Officials of Southern Ijaw Local Government Oil and Gas Taskforce (SILGA) have arrested three members of a gang of crude oil thieves, a statement by the council chairman, Chief Remember Ogbe has said....
View ArticleCDCs Told To Be People-Oriented
Community Develop ment Committees (CDCs) in Nigeria have been challenged to be more proactive, aggressive and people-oriented in their relationship with governments and other stakeholders in order to...
View ArticleGov Dickson Approves N400m For Bursary
As the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson has approved the sum of 400million Naira for the payment of bursary and scholarship entitlements for students of the state origin in institutions...
View ArticleASUU Wants Welfare State Institutionalised In Nigeria
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on Nigerians to agitate for the institutionalization of a Socialist Welfare State where the plights of the poor are given priority attention....
View ArticleBayelsa Founding Fathers Drum Support For Jonathan
Bayelsa State Founding Fathers’ Forum (BFF) has pleaded with Nigerians and the international community to show understanding and support for President Goodluck Jonathan on the lingering security...
View ArticlePolice Summon Agip, Nembe Leaders Over Threat
The Assistant Inspec tor General of Police in Zone 5 yesterday summoned officials of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and representatives of six communities in Nembe, Bayelsa State over an alleged...
View ArticleFemale Governorship Aspirant Vows To Rule Delta
Chairman of Nigeria So cial Insurance Trust Fund, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme has opened up on her governorship ambition, stressing that she has the backing of God to be the governor of Delta State in 2015....
View ArticleNDDC Assures On Quality Projects
The Niger Delta Devel opment Commission, NDDC, has re- assured Stakeholders in the Niger Delta region that the interventionist agency would not compromise on standards in the execution of projects in...
View ArticleBayelsa To Create Jobs Through Agriculture
Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson says he is looking towards agricultural sector as a way of addressing youth unemployment. Hon. Dickson who stated this while chatting with Government...
View ArticleImoke Eulogises Nigerian Army
The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, says officers and men of the Nigerian Army have exhibited great capacity and integrity in ensuring the security of the nation. Governor Imoke also...
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