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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A Bayelsa High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a teenager, Owei Mathew, 18 years old, to 20 years in prison over attempted robbery, cause of grievous harm and unlawful possession of firearm. The accused, who was arrested in September, 2021, was reported to have jumped into the home of Festus Ezegwe, at the back of Obele by Melford Okilo Road, and stole a Samsung Android Phone with the sum of N55,000. The owner of the house, Festus Ezegwe and his wife, struggled with the accused while he was trying to escape and called the men…

Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt A group, under the aegis of Rivers Integrity Vanguard (RIV) has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of Dr. Anugbum Onouha as the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC. The group in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Biobele Jack and Secretary, Julius Amadi, also congratulated Dr. Onuoha, describing his appointment as well deserving following his impressive credentials in both the public and private sectors. The statement also berated some residents of the state who are opposed or criticizing Onuoha’s appointment and his subsequent deployment as the new Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner. The body viewed…

The governorship aspiration of the chief executive officer of Mudiame International Limited (MIL) and founder of Mudiame University, Irrua (MUI), Edo State, Prof. Sunny Eboh Eromosele, received a major boost at the weekend in Lagos. This comes as members of Idumabi Development Association (IDA), Lagos branch, set up a ‘Contact and Mobilisation sub-Committee,’ to rally the support of Edo State indigenes resident in Lagos State, towards Mr Eromosele’s bid to be governor of their home state in 2024. Specifically, the five-member sub-committee is to identify and liaise with contact-persons among officials of associations, unions, clubs and allied bodies of Edo…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Some members of oil bearing communities, civil society groups and their legal counsel, led by Igoh Owhondah-Wopara Esq, have warned that certain provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, as they relate to host communities, have the potentials of igniting crisis in the Niger Delta. The group has therefore approached the Federal High Court to seek the interpretation of “Whether the shifting of personal liability for damage, property injury, vandalism or sabotage to host community (other Persons) by the provisions of Section 257 (2) & (3) of Petroleum Industry Act 2021 is not inconsistent with Sections 43…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that for the stability of Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri should be encouraged to complete a second term in office. Speaking at his Yenagoa residence on Tuesday when members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa National Governorship Campaign Council, alongside governors, former governors of the party, National Assembly members and other stakeholders paid him a visit, the former Nigerian leader said he is in touch with Governor Diri and his activities in the state. The party leaders were in the state for the grand finale of the Governor Douye…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited, NLNG has announced that 100% of its management staff are now Nigerians. This is as over 95% of its workforce are also Nigerians. The company announced that the feat was made possible through sttrategic local and international trainings to grow professionals of global standards. Dr Philip Mshebila, managing and chief executive officer of the Nigeria LNG who made this public at the Nigerian Content Stakeholders Retreat at Bonny, described its Nigerian workforce as its greatest asset. He said the company provides comprehensive trainings, and scholarships to cultivate local talent, while also actively engaging local vendors, to…

A coalition of youths in Rivers State, under the aegis of Rivers Liberation Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations, have condemned in strong terms the impeachment attempt against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, while calling for the “immediate redeployment of the state Police commissioner, Emeka Nwonyi Polycarp, and his deputy. Addressing a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the group condemned, “in strong terms,” the alleged attacks on the governor by operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Monday, October 30, 2023. The youths who declared their “unalloyed support” for Governor Siminalayi Fubara, said they could no longer stand by and watch…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former chief whip of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and commissioner of Information and Strategy and Education, Dr. Jonathan Obuebite, has condemned as “undemocratic, barbaric and provocative” Thursday’s attack by alleged “thugs” of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nembe City. Two chieftains of the PDP, identified as Timi Biriyai Macdonald and Diepreye Akirisa, were on Thursday night brutally attacked by alleged APC thugs. One of the victims, Timi Biriyai Macdonald, was later confirmed dead on Thursday night. Other members of the PDP were also allegedly chased…

By Ehichioya Ezomon Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has 10 days to campaign to regain lost grounds in attempts to reclaim the governorship it won in 2020, but lost via a Supreme Court ruling that terminated Governor-elect David Lyon, 24 hours to his inauguration on February 14, 2020. The bombshell – on the eve of St Valentine’s Day, recognised for “celebrating love and friendship,” but which turned the opposite for Mr Lyon – comes as a debarment of APC’s Deputy Governor-elect Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, over alleged forged credentials he submitted to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has reiterated the commission’s commitment and preparedness to conduct a peaceful governorship election on November 11 in the three off-circle governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states. He stated this during the Inter-Agency Consultative meeting on Election Security in Yenagoa at the weekend, noting that the commission had already held similar meeting at the headquarters, because the security of personnel, materials and electorate was paramount. The INEC boss said that the electoral umpire after holding such meeting at Abuja, thought it germane to take it…