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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked his kinsmen, in Ogbia Local Government Area, to reciprocate the good developmental gestures of Governor Douye Diri in the area by massively voting for him in Saturday’s governorship poll. Speaking at his country home in Otuoke on Wednesday when Governor Diri led a high-powered delegation to visit the former Nigerian leader, Dr. Jonathan said Diri had demonstrated love towards the Ogbia kingdom in different ways and that the people needed to reciprocate this by re-electing him and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. It was the second time in 24 hours…

By Amos Odhe The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has urged journalists and other media professionals who would be on electoral duty during the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo State on Saturday, November 11, 2023 to take all necessary steps to ensure their personal safety. IPC also urged security operatives and other stakeholders to protect the journalists.  IPC’s executive director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said the call was necessary in the light of reported tension and violent conflicts in the three states over which political actors have traded accusations. “It is very important for reporters covering the off-cycle…

A former aide to late Ken Saro-Wiwa and president of the National Union of Ogoni Students (NUOS, USA), Comrade Freddie ldamkue, has called on President Bola Tinubu to review the trial of the Ogoni Nine and exonerate them from the “trumped-up charges.” He lamented the incessant killings of Ogoni people in Port Harcourt, insisting that the governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in collaboration with the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Olukayode Egbetokun, should bring the killers of Dr. Barine Lenee (indigene of Buan) and Mr. Barry Ogbom (Bane) to justice. Addressing journalists in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, on Thursday, the…

(Edited by Amos Odhe, Yenagoa) It is true that the electricity sector in Bayelsa state has been plagued with challenges, despite years of reforms, investments of time and resources to the sector, and even the state-owned Gas turbine. All of these were supposedly aimed at addressing the recurrent power failure issue in the oil-rich state. Ironically, most Bayelsans are of the opinion that a former governor of the state and candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 Governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva invested a lot towards promoting the power sector during his time as…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has absolved itself of responsibility for the rising cost of Liquefied Petrolatum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas in the country. The company blamed it on the interplay of factors including the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar in the light of the fact the 60% of domestic LPG requirement is imported while the NLNG provides only 40%. The cost of domestic gas has risen by over 50% from about N600 per kg to about N1, 200 in the past six months sparking national outrage and condemnation.…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi An entrepreneur and chief executive officer (CEO) of Construction & Housing Mayor Limited, Mr. My-Ace China, has urged the media to capitalise on its strength and create a new era where people see Port Harcourt as where they can live and do business. He charged the media to help in changing the negative perception some people have about Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. He made the call in Port Harcourt when the leadership of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, presented him with a letter of partnership for the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Saturday’s governorship election in the state, Senator Douye Diri, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, have continued to trade accusations over alleged plans to perpetrate violence and stockpiling of arms during the election. Diri and Sylva who signed the Peace accord alongside candidates of other political parties in Yenagoa on Wednesday, began to trade accusations of violence shortly after embracing each other. Speaking with newsmen at the venue of the signing ceremony, organized by the National Peace Committee and…

By Amos Odhe The governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon, Sheriff Oborevwori, has tasked civil servants in the state to emulate the good example of their retired colleagues who left a standard for them to follow. Oborevwori gave the charge on Wednesday at the send-off party for retired heads of Service, 72 permanent secretaries and heads of Extra Ministerial Department who served in the state from August 2014 to May, 2023. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, at the occasion which took place at the Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba, said, “I am very pleased…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Days to the off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded its campaign for this Saturday’s Governorship election in the state, with the vice president, Senator Kashim Shettima, in attendance and representing President Bola Tinubu. Thousands of party faithful defied a downpour at the Oxbow Lake Pavilion in Yenagoa to attend the grand finale of the APC candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva’s campaign. Addressing the crowd of supporters at the rally, President Tinubu called on the people of Bayelsa to vote for the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s governorship election and connect…

The managing director and chief executive officer of EliQueens Hotel & Suits and 8 Ball Play Lounge, Port Harcourt, Amb. Dr. Ifeanyi Egboigbe, has been honoured as a ‘Distinguished company Director of the year 2023,’ by the Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria (NDMPN). While presenting the award plaque to him at his corporate office in Port Harcourt, the national coordinator of Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria, NDMPN, Dr Gilbert Amadi, explained that they were in his office to compliment the report of their assessment team, and congratulated him on his benevolence towards the downtrodden in the society. Dr…