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Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson State has relieved his Special Adviser on Talent Development and Gender Education, Mrs. Helen Bob, of her appointment. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fidelis Soriwei, said Bob was dismissed for ...

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) claim of deploying aerial cameras to track oil spills as a plot to distract Nigerians from their demand on the firm to fix its ...

The Delta Government has commenced intervention work on the failed portions of the Asaba-Onitsha end of the Benin-Onitsha Expressway. State Commissioner for Works, James Augoye, and his Information Counterpart, Charles Aniagwu, who inspected the project yesterday, expressed satisfaction with the progress ...

In line with his resolve to ensure accountability in public service, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has reaffirmed the state government’s decision to prosecute officials found culpable of corruption. He stated this yesterday at Government House, Makurdi while swearing in ...

Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church International, David Oyedepo, has canvassed a paradigm shift in the nation’s quest to boost its employment opportunities from paid jobs to agricultural mechanisation. Oyedepo, who stated this at the 20th International Conference and 40th Annual General ...

Agricultural experts have faulted adoption of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) in place of Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) scheme by the Northern Governors Forum  (NGF), insisting that NLTP could not tackle continuous clashes between farmers and herdsmen. They accused ...

Chairman of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Jite Brown, has imposed a dust-to-down curfew on the council following rising waves of insecurity from activities of cultists in the area. The curfew is coming on the heels of ...

Residents of Delta State Capital Territory comprising of communities in four council areas were issued a 21-day ultimatum to comply with the laws guiding residency and business activities on environmental sanitation or be tried by mobile court. Director-General of the ...

Protesting women in their hundreds marched through the streets of Port Harcourt, asking the Rivers Government and security agencies to produce in 14 days killers of over eight women in different hotels in the state. Drawn from over 70 organisations, ...

An end to ongoing attacks in Taraba State by bandits, which have led to massive killings and destruction of property in the last six months seems out of sight, as unidentified gunmen have again, killed no fewer than five persons ...