Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has moved to actualise the $20 billion Brass LNG project in the state, in line with his campaign promise to continuously attract investments to the state.

Rivers State Government has re- echoed its demand for fiscal federalism, saying that it will strengthen the economy of the country as all sections will develop based on their comparative advantages.

Edo State Government, in collaboration with the Siemens AG, has vowed to generate 1,000 megawatts of electricity in the next four years.

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions have ordered the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, to pay Ikara community in Edo State about N100 million as compensation for perennial oil spill in the communituy, since 2014.

Save Ijaw Nation Group, SING, yesterday, took on the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi and former Edo State governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, over their attacks on former President Goodluck Jonathan, describing them as betrayers.

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, of allegedly diverting funds meant for development of the region to nurturing the political aspirations of some of its members for 2019.

THE Society for Human Resource Management, SHRM, has challenged organisations in the private and public sectors to see strategic investment in human capital as the right thing to do during recession, as being faced by Nigeria. SHRM, which is the world’s largest association, devoted to human resource management, representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, made the call during the seventh Future-Ready Human Resource Conference organised by SHRM, Nigeria in Lagos.

Bayelsa State governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, has urged Peoples Democratic Party, PDP faithful, not to lose hope in the party, as the “PDP will bounce back.”

DELTA State Government have provided relief assistance amounting to N2.1 million to eight victims of the May 30, 2017 Asaba and Ikpanam Road flood and other disasters.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has dismissed claim by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state that N9.5 billion was received by the state as first tranche of the Paris Club refund, saying that “Ekiti State and the 16 Local Councils received N8.8 billion out of which the State got N5.4 Billion and the Local Councils got N3.4 billion and no kobo has been received as second tranche of the refund by any State in the country.”

THE Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State says it has gone into alliance with the Labour Party, LP, to contest the July 22 local government elections

A downpour that lasted several hours, Tuesday, at Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State reportedly destroyed no fewer than 150 houses, submerged several hectares of farmland.

The Federal Government, yesterday, arraigned five men before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for allegedly importing 661 pump-action rifles into the country without lawful authority.

After watching the shambolic display of the Nigerian national team against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana last weekend, a workout expert based in Belgium has offered to bail out the Nigerian national team from stress and weakness as he believes that was key to why the Eagles played below par against Bafana Bafana.

A member of the House of Representatives, Chief Solomon Ahwinawhi, has urged Deltans to remain united and steadfast in their support for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.