Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has said that anyone who is opposed to the relocation of oil companies to the Niger Delta, as directed by the Federal Government, is clearly against the peace and stability of the region.

MEMBERS of Alpha-May Club will roll out the drums to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the club. Theme of the celebration is “The Itsekiri: People, Land and Crown,” slated for May 7, 2017. Venue is Standard Alliance Hall, Providence Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Guest Speaker is Chief Edward Ekpoko the Tolureju of Warri.

AS part of the activities lined up to herald the Rivers State at 50 celebrations, the state government through its Ministry of Culture and Tourism has concluded plans to stage two historic plays to educate as well as reunite the people of the state with their memorable past.

THE 80th birthday and 23rd coronation anniversary of the Odiologbo of Oleh Kingdom, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State, HRM Anthony Ovrawah, will commence May 7, 2017 with an interdenominational church service at the Oleh Civic Centre.

TWO laboratory scientists, Prof. Dennis Agbonlahor, a former Vice-Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma and the Edo State Chairman of Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, Dr. Raymond Omorodion, have admonished patients to stop the abusive use of antibiotic drugs in order to save their lives.

DELTA State-born Ajegunle-bred singer, Chukwudi Ken Agali, better known as Chuddy K, is back on the Nigerian music scene after a brief hiatus. The “Slow Slow” crooner who had to go through the hard knocks of ghetto life to carve a niche for himself in the Nigerian music industry seems to be finding his way back to prominence. This time it looks like he is back for good courtesy of his new affinity with a South African based record label which he didn’t reveal to Showtime.

Niger Delta Youth Vanguard for All Progressives Congress, APC, has pleaded with the Federal Government, especially the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to hold town meetings with community stakeholders on the planned local refineries in the region and how they would be managed effectively without generating crisis.

A traditional ruler in Delta State, Obi Paul Nzemeke, Okilie II, the Obi of Egbudu-Akah Kingdom, in Aniocha South Local Government Area, has dragged the Inspector General of Police and 15 others before a Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged unlawful arrest.

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Chibudom Nwuche, has said that the allegation of illegal firearms possession against him was false.

AMIDST the current crisis of non-disclosure over the condition of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, there has been much speculation, dis-information and controversy over how Presidential illnesses have been handled at other times and in other parts of the world.