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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri; the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP); Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (red); the managing director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, and King Ateke Tom have received the Niger Delta Peace Award. Others, who got the Peace Advocate Award are the Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Abraham Ingobere; Ebikabowei Victor-Ben (Boyloaf), High Chief Bibopere Ajube, Pastor Wilson Reuben, Felix Bony Ayah, Africanus Ukparasia and Kingsley Kuku. The prestigious awards were given to them by the organisers of the Niger Delta Peace Day (NDPD) in partnership with the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The president of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Dr. Daniel Igali has expressed optimism on the performance of Nigerian Wrestlers at the African Games holding in Accra, Ghana. Daniel Igali disclosed this when he paid an unscheduled visit to the camp of the Nigerian Wrestlers in Yenagoa on Thursday. Speaking to the NWF Press Officer Promise Okotoko, Daniel Igali commended the high level of performance in training. The world and Olympic champion noted that athletes are as good as the work they put in during training. “I’m really pleased with what I saw in training today, they…

By Ehichioya Ezomon As the primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State for the 2024 governorship election witnessed blood-letting, breaking of limbs and skulls, an unrecognised splinter group of Labour Party (LP) decided to inject some comic relief into the nominating process. While factions of the main parties held parallel primaries or claimed to’ve won the ballots, the Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led group of LP surprised even its members on February 22, by sending a list of “nominated governorship candidate and running mate” to the Independent National Electoral Commission…

By Pius Dukor “The true basis of morality is utility: that is, the adaptation of our actions to the promotion of the general welfare and happiness; the endeavor so to rule our lives that we may serve and bless mankind” this statement was made by Annie Besant some years ago. The above philosophy is in tandem with the current situation in Rivers State. Governor Siminalayi Fubara who is barely few months in office have stirred up surprises by this singular act stimulating unprecedented jubilations amongst the 23 local government councils’ workers. In addition, the governor has directed for the immediate…

By Amos Odhe The governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged investors to tap into the potentials of cocoa in the state, adding that his administration is already taking steps in addressing challenges that stunted growth of the sector. Addressing a global audience of investors in the cocoa sector in London, the United Kingdom, on Wednesday, he noted that the Osun brand of cocoa is highly sought after by end users providing investors with a guarantee of returns for their investments. Adeleke, who pointed out that Osun is a major cocoa belt in Nigeria, to underscore opportunities, outlined…

By Chukwumaechi Godwin The Rivers Unity House Foundation, a peace, social justice and good governance advocacy group has made a call for an economic summit in Rivers State to chart a development course for the state. Convener of the UHF, Kingsley Wali, who made the call at a press parley with journalists in Port Harcourt said the summit is part of measures to change the negative narratives about Rivers State, calling on government and the media to support the private initiative to convoke the summit. He expressed frustration that good governance and the dividends of democracy have taken flight in…

The Delta State Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, February 29, 2024, passed a vote of “implicit confidence” on the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and applauded him for the pace of work his administration has been doing since he assumed office. The motion for the vote of confidence, which was moved by Prince Ned Nwoko, Senator representing Delta North Senatorial zone and seconded by Senator Stella Omu, member of the PDP Board of Trustees and one time senator who represented Delta South Senatorial zone in the National Assembly, was unanimously and overwhelmingly endorsed by the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has given kudos to the leadership of organized Labour for demonstrating a high level of maturity in handling issues concerning workers welfare in the state. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the commendation, on Wednesday, at a special dinner organized to appreciate the state executives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Workers Political Movement (WPM) in Yenagoa. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi, observed that the leadership of the two major labour centers in the state had…

By Mandy Tina The chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC) Rivers State, Comrade Ikechukwu Onyefuru, says the nation’s economy will only get better if the Federal Government employs the services of tested technocrats and economists to manage the economy. Onyefuru who made this known to our correspondent in Port Harcourt, said government should stop using corrupt politicians to run the nation’s economy as it will only worsen the economic situation. He explained that government cannot use political allies that grounded banks in the past, due to poor management skills and incompetence, to run the affairs of the nation. “Use square pegs…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa Professional Forum (BPF) has described as unfortunate the “public display of ignorance of the roles of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) during elections by the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri.” The secretary, BPF, Philip Erepa, in a statement in Yenagoa on Wednesday, said he watched “with dismay during a live youth programme where Diri in his remarks suggested that the police had no responsibility during elections.” Erepa said Diri, who alluded to a matter before the court, which he said is supposed to be subjudiced, “ignorantly claimed that the police had no responsibility…