By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Indigenes of other South South states, residing and doing business in Bayelsa State, have been urged to support and cooperate with the Governor Douye Diri-led ‘Prosperity Government’. This is given the fact that the administration “has created an enabling environment for the non-indigenous communities in every …

The Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament christened the ‘Prosperity Cup’ Season Six may have come and gone, but the sweet memories of a tournament that saw Ogboinbiri FC of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area emerge as champions is still fresh in the minds of football enthusiasts across the nation. According to …

By Ehichioya Ezomon On Monday, January 13, 2025, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly – bandying allegations of gross misconduct, financial mismanagement, and poor leadership – defied the MKO Abiola dictum of “not shaving a man’s head in his absence,” and impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who’s away in …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The General Officer Commanding the Nigerian Army, 6 Division, Port Harcourt Major General Jamal Abdulsalam, has charged officers and soldiers of the division to do whatever it takes to ensure continued increase in the nation’s crude oil output. The GOC gave the charge at the …

Director General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke, have led a specialized team of NOSDRA personnel and stakeholders to conduct “a comprehensive site assessment” in Zion City, Agum, a community on Bukuma Island of Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The initiative …

By Bon Peters The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area 1 Command, Port Harcourt, says it collected the sum of over N200 billion in revenue last year 2024, noting that the feat marked a significant achievement in its revenue collection efforts, as it promised to re-double efforts in 2025. A breakdown …

By Henry Ovie The hope of Ndigbo in Lagos was rekindled on Thursday as business leaders of South-East extraction reiterated their choice of Seyi Tinubu as the next governor of Lagos State. “The 2027 governorship election lies in the hands of the electorate. They have the ultimate say in election …

By Bon Peters   Chairmanship aspirant of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Onne Seaport chapter in the 2025 election, Chief Ifeanyi Isikaku (Onwa), has vowed not to step down for any candidate. Disclosing this in a pre-manifesto unveiling in his office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Chief Isikaku …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major. Gen. Jamal Abdusalam, for maintaining neutrality during the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. Governor Diri also commended the professionalism of Gen. Abdusalam, …

By David Oguzierem I know one animal called Usu in my native Etche language. The English call it bat. Please, I didn’t insinuate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT), before una come for my head. One funny adage says the bat has no concrete adaptation. The bat is not a bird …