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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council, has said it is compelled as leaders of the Ijaw nation to issue a press release “due to certain actions deliberately taken against the Ijaws in the Nigerian State by the President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government of Nigeria.”  A statement signed by Amb Binebai Yerin Princewill, spokesman of the organisation and made available to journalists, said the “Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, an umbrella body covering all Ijaw Youths in Nigeria and across the world have read on the pages of newspapers and other broadcast outlets in…

By Ehichioya Ezomon “He who is begged or pleaded with is king,” is an adage that the average Edo person doesn’t take for granted, mostly if the act for which forgiveness is sought is committed publicly – such that the aggrieved feels slighted and injured – and the mollification is also displayed openly. Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki aptly symbolically assumes a kingly position lately, as he exhibits the spirit of divine, to forgive Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, who’d “erred” by aspiring to succeed Obaseki in 2024. It’s Shaibu’s inalienable right to aspire to be governor in an off-season election…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the party has a formidable campaign team to win the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, urging the party members to work in unity to ensure the success of the party at the poll. Ganduje made this known in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital on Friday while inaugurating the National APC campaign Council for the party’s governorship candidate for November 11 election in the state, chaired by the governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya. He said party’s governorship candidate for the election,…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the construction of the Nembe-Brass road by his administration was beyond any political consideration but about the economic benefits to the state and the country. Governor Diri also said the decision to embark on the project, which is a federal road in the Bayelsa East Senatorial District, was borne out of his strong desire to create access to the Atlantic Ocean in order to harness its abundant natural resources. Senator Diri stated this on Saturday when he led the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign team…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There was pomp and pegaentry at the secretariat of the Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council’s secretariat, following the formal admission of the Pere of Tarakiri Kingdom, HRM King Seiyifa Koroye, and HRM King Boloyi Sufadoh Embareba, V, Pere of Kumbowei Kingdom. The duo was admitted into the exalted monarchs’ fold by the chairman of the council, HRM King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV, the Ibenanaowei of Ekpatiama Kingdom. In attendance were other respected and revered traditional rulers dressed in their royal regalia. Speaking to journalists shortly after the epoch making ceremony, the state Commissioner for Special Duties,…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Director of Sports Bayelsa State Sports Council Sir Braveman Wodi says he is optimistic of a podium finish for team Bayelsa in the ongoing National Youth Games in Asaba Delta State. Team Bayelsa (as of Saturday) are currently third on the medal table behind Delta and Lagos State with great prospect of finishing strong in the games. Sir Wodi in an interview said the contingents are in Asaba to push and finish in a respectable position at the end of the National Youth Games. He noted that he is happy by the avalanche of promising talents…

By Pius Dukor In what has been described as the best election by an association, the National Association of Nigerian Traders, Rivers State Chapter, has elected Mr. Gift Nkesi Benjamin as their new chapter chairman. The election which took place at the Mile 1 Police Station, Port Harcourt had 10 delegates selected from each of the market clusters in Rivers State. Speaking after the election, the newly elected chairman, Gift Benjamin, expressed joy over the peaceful election, while promising to work with both local and state governments to achieve their aim and objectives. Benjamin thanked his people for electing him,…

The umbrella body of publishers in Rivers State, Independent Newspaper Publishers Association of Rivers State (RIVPA), has condemned the killing of the Ahoada East Divisional Police Officer, SP Angbasim Bako, by suspected cultists in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. A statement issued on Monday, September 25, 2023, and signed on behalf of the association by the chairman, Hon. Gloria Boma Harry, and general secretary, Mr. Augustine Tanee, RIVPA urged the security operatives in the state to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure that the perpetrators of the heinous crime are apprehended and prosecuted. The statement commended the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Eight former coordinators of Local Government Area Rescue Mission have congratulated Senator Heineken Lokpobiri on his appointment as the minister of State, Petroleum (Oil), and thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment. They include Hon.Tarila Debewari (Yenagoa), Hon Sling Iyenimi (Souther Ijaw), Hon. Tariemi West Dukumor (Ekeremor), Hon.Agbozu Seimiegha (Kolokuma/Opokuma), Hon. Temple Sambo (Brass), Hon Obein Chicko (Ogbia) and Elder Micah Iniekailanyo (Nembe). In the congratulatory message, the group described the appointment as apt and well-deserved, believing that the minister will leverage his skills and expertise to advance the growth of the ministry and contribute…

By Pius Dukor As corruption indices continue to increase in the award of contracts across the country, with companies deliberately refusing to execute contract according to terms, the regustrar- general, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has said moves by the commission to ensure the use of the Beneficial Ownership register will improve transparency and accountability as well as reduce corruption in the award of contracts. Abubakar made the revelation at a one-day training workshop on the use of Beneficial Ownership register in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. In his opening remark at the event the register-general, Alhaji…