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By Ebube Egbufor Former attorney general of Rivers State, Barr. Frank Owhor, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the President Bola Tinubu administration, and afford him the space to see how he could salvage the country which economy was almost destroyed by the previous administration. Owhor who spoke in a recent interview with newsmen at the Obafemi Awolowo International Airport (formerly Port Harcourt International Airport), Omagwa said it is unfair to begin to judge Tinubu now or to think that he would do magic to turn around the economy. He pointed out that the Nigerian economy which the president…

… As PDP Chieftain Allegedly Killed By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State have condemned as “dastardly” and “senseless” the two-day attack by “suspected APC thugs” on members of the party in Ogbolomabiri community in Nembe Kingdom of the state. Two chieftains of the PDP, identified as Timi Biriyai Macdonald and Diepreye Akrisia, were on Thursday night brutally attacked by suspected APC thugs. One of the victims, Timi Biriyai Macdonald, was later confirmed dead on Thursday night. The PDP, in a statement issued on Friday and signed by the state chairman, Hon. Solomon…

The 20th edition of OML 58 football competition has kicked off in Elele, Rivers State with the theme, ‘Playing for Peace.’ The competition, which is organized under the auspices of NNPC/TEPNG Venture, to promote football as a platform for peace and harmony among host communities, has twenty-one teams competing in five groups. Speaking at the opening ceremony, held at Okah Memorial Secondary School, Elele Okinali, deputy managing director, Joint Venture Asset, Guillaume Dulout said that the tournament which began in 2002 has become the greatest sporting event not only within OML 58 but also in Rivers State. Dulout revealed that…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri According to the latest state by state ranking in terms of development, road network, industrialization, youth employment and economic growth, Delta State scored extremely low among other states in the South-South geo-political zone. The state by state ranking was done by an Abuja based non-governmental organization. In the ranking, Rivers State came 1st, with Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Bayelsa states following in that order. Delta State lagged behind at 6th position in the ranking. The criteria used for the ranking were as follows: development, road network, industrialization, youth employment and finally, economic growth.…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The leadership of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Forum (Third Phase) over have paid a visit to Hon Preye Influence Goodluck Oseke to “formally to introduce the newly and authentic elected executive to him.” The general Elaye Slaboh-led national executive of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Phase 3, recently paid a courtesy visit to the South-South representative, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Hon Preye Oseke, at his Yenagoa residence on October 28, 2023. A press statement signed by the national publicity secretary of the Presidential Amnesty Program, third phase, general Inko Brighstar (aka Who knows Tomorrow), stated that the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ijaw youth activist, Comrade Collins Trueman Opumie, who was allegedly illegally arrested and detained in an underground detention facility in Abuja for 730 days by the Department of State Security (DSS), on Wednesday tendered eleven exihibits and presented two witnesses at the Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa. Justice Ebiyon Duke Charlie, on Wednesday, presided at the hearing and plaintiff call of witnesses in the suit, numbered YHC/324/2022, and filed by Comrade Collins Trueman Opumie, with demands for the sum of N9 billion in damages against his alleged illegal arrest and detention. The claimant’s counsel,…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said intelligence reports at its disposal show that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), “in the state in cahoots with the incumbent government of Senator Douye Diri has perfected plans to cause a breach of the peace in Bassambiri-Nembe,” a stronghold of the APC. A statement signed on Thursday in Yenagoa by the state publicity secretary of the party, Mr. Doifie Buokoribo, claimed that “as part of the plans, lawless men of the armed forces, and other outlaws from neighbouring states, have been mobilized with state resources…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A socio-political group, Rescue Mission Youth Vanguard, has dismmised as “baseless” and “unsubstantiated claim,” the recent allegations of anti-party activities levelled against the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, adding that the allegations lack any shred of credible evidence” According to the Rescue Mission Youth Vanguard, “a group of individuals, who appear to be repeatedly reinventing themselves under different names,” have been making unsubstantiated claims against Lokpobiri over the past two months, which “seem to be part of a coordinated effort to disparage the minister’s unwavering dedication to the betterment of our nation’s oil…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa About 80 journalists from the print, electronic and online media in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states have started receiving training on fact-checking to aid the credibility of electoral information as the states set to hold an off-cycle governorship election on November 11, 2023. The fact-checking workshops kick-start the iVerify project of the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos supported by the United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP). 27 male and female journalists from Kogi State participated in the first leg of the training in Abuja, FCT, on October 27 and 28, while another 27 from Bayelsa State are…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa More reactions have continued to trail the recent comments made by the running mate to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Joshua Maciver. At a campaign rally in Brass, Joshua Maciver reportedly called on his supporters to ‘chase those who are not willing to vote for his party into the river so they can die, that, after all they won’t be the first persons to die.’ Reacting to the comment on a citizen-participatory program, ‘Talk to Bayelsa’ on Glory FM 97.1 on Monday, special adviser to the governor on Political…