By Ehichioya Ezomon  The other day, 18 of the over 30 aspirants of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2024 governorship election in Edo State – acting as paupers in an undisguised blackmail – petitioned the party leadership to scrap the N5m fee for Expression of Interest form, and reduce …

… We Arrested Him Three Times ~ DSS Witness Admits By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Authorities of the Bayelsa State Police Command have thrown more light on the circumstances that led to the arrest and two-year detention of a Youth activist, Comrade Collins Trueman Opumie allegedly by the men of the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Citizens of Bayelsa State were upbeat on Sunday as events marking the second term inauguration of Governor Douye Diri kicked off with a thanksgiving service. Thousands of beautiful dressed Bayelsans thronged the state’s Ecumenical Centre at Igbogene in appreciation to God for the governor’s victory in …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Wadata Barau of Bauchi State, on Saturday, emerged winner of the male category of the fourth edition of the Senator Douye Diri (SDD) Bayelsa Marathon. One hundred and thirty-five athletes participated in the elite, teens (male and female students) and Leisure Runners categories of the 21km …

By Amos Odhe The zonal coordinator of the Nigeria Immigration Service Zone C, with headquarters in Bauchi State and covering Plateau State and the North East (Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Yobe states), ACG James Sunday has launched a security operation tagged ‘Operation Tsaron Iyaka,’ meaning ‘Operation Secured Border,’ to tackle …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Some key stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have “unanimously condemned the false claims” of the alleged involvement of the frontline former militant leader, Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben, also known as General Boyloaf, in the alleged financial wrongdoings levelled against the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty …

By Mandy Tina A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted order of interim injunction restraining Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Etokun, Commissioner of Police Rivers State, CP Olatunji Disu and Martin Amaewhule, their subordinate, agents, privies, proxies and representatives from arresting chairman of National Youth Council of …

… As Delta Approves N15.7bn for Flood Control, N600m for SDGs The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza, has said that the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori is committed to improving the lives of citizens, especially given the current harsh economic realty in the country. This was …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The immediate past spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Ebilade Ekerefe has faulted claims of alleged financial wrongdoing levelled against the Presidential Amnesty Programme by an online tabloid over payment made to beneficiaries of the programme through their leaders in 2023. On Wednesday, an …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Previously unknown groups and talking heads have emerged in the lead-up to the primaries for the September 21, 2024, off-cycle governorship election in Edo State. Most of the groups and individuals come out openly and forcefully to promote and defend the interests of certain aspirants as “the …