By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Commissioner for Women, Children Affairs, Empowerment and Social Development, Hon. Faith Opuene, Hon. Lucky Asanakpo and Mr. John Sambo, have been nominated for the fifth edition of the prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards. A statement issued to newsmen in Yenagoa by the project manager, Mr. Blessing …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The newly sworn-in president of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, has expressed gratitude to the delegates, immediate past leadership and others who contributed to the success of the just concluded National Triennial Delegates Congress. Speaking after his emergence at the election …

By Ebube EgbuforThe Eastern Zone of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has frowned at a publication claiming that the association’s National Executive Committee (NECOM) “has been dissolved by one Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha, alleged to be the chairman of the Board of Trustees.”ANLCA, one of the oldest associations …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has expressed dismay at the extent of damage oil exploration has caused and the attendant neglect by international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta. The commissioner for Environment, Mr. lselema Gbaranbiri, made this known while addressing a meeting of foreign …

… Sieze Workers’ Phone, Forcefully Collect Passwords By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There is confusion within the fold of the Presidential Amnesty Office (PAP) in Abuja and the Niger Delta region following the rising calls for the sack of the interim administrator, Maj. Gen. Barry T. Ndiomu (rtd.) over alleged “gross misconduct …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Ex-agitators in Bayelsa State on Tuesday barricaded the liaison office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme demanding that the Bayelsa State coordinator, Esther Boro, “must go or no staff will be allowed to work in the office.” The ex-agitators during a protest at the liaison office in Yenagoa, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A mild drama, in the form of a heated argument that took everyone by surprise ensued penultimate Tuesday at the Bayelsa State Judiciary when the presiding judge of High Court 2, Justice M A Ayemieye, and counsel to a candidate for the chairmanship position of Sagbama …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Abdulkadir K. Ahmed, managing director of NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) has warned that the waterways and by extension the world oceans, are in the depths of a plastic crisis.  This is as about 8 million tonnes of plastics and 5 trillion pieces of plastics are found …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The umpire hasn’t signaled the commencement of the bout, and yet, a blow has landed on the nose. Twelve months to the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, politics is on the roll, but with a habitual deviation from the norm. Politicians angling for governor – for …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Captain Matthew Karimu, has given the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, a pat on the back for their humble and purposeful leadership style, noting that the duo is making laudable impact in the …