By Joel Anekwe Civil society and community based organisations in Rivers State have rated the governor, Nyesom Wike low on inclusive governance, adding that in the past four years of his administration, the governor has operated with little or no input from civil society or community representatives. This position runs …

By Joel Anekwe Following the increasing loss of lives and property to cultism and gangsterism in Ogoniland, the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the state government would deploy more security personnel to the troubled Ogoni communities with a view to restoring peace.  Speaking on Saturday when he …

There was a mild drama at the precinct of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa State secretariat as the state commissioner for Education, Robinson Obuebite, narrowly escaped mob action by the supporters of a yet-to-be ascertained aspirant for the November 16 governorship election. Our correspondent reports that a mammoth crowd gathered …

…Warns against Attacks on Dickson By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again called on the 21 aspirants in the party to devote their energy and attention to their electoral campaigns rather than indulging in acts inimical to the unity of the …

A wind of celebration blew in Bayelsa State Thursday as President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Chief Timipre Sylva as the minister of state for petroleum. Mrs Cynthia Princewill, who is the state women leader of the All Progress Congress (APC) in the state, described the appointment as a plus to every Bayelsan. The women …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the United States Mission in Nigeria and the international community to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security forces and other key agencies of state on the need for neutrality in the November 16 …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology Port Harcourt (RSCOHSTECH) Alumni, Bayelsa State Chapter, has paid a courtesy visit to the member Representing SILGA Constituency 111 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Deacon Marlon Moses (aka Our Moses). Chairman of the group, …

… We Are Too Focused To Be Distracted ~ Alaibe Organization  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on Nigerians to disregard a “sinister blackmail orchestrated by former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe.” The governor said that Alaibe has …

By Joel Anekwe The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) and some civil society organizations (CSOs) in Rivers State have disagreed sharply on the level of work done so far on the clean-up of oil polluted sites in Ogoniland. While HYPREP says that the clean-up has fully commenced, civil society organizations …

The Central Working Committee of the Governor Seriake Dickson Football Tournament has urged the newly sworn in chairmen of the eight local government areas in Bayelsa State to promote sports development, especially football, in their domains. Director General of the tournament, popularly known as the Restoration Cup, Mr. Ono Akpe, …