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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa In spite the absence of government presence, the people of Yenakan, hometown of ex-minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, witnessed the gathering of other Atissa communities as it played host to the Uge Adiafaa Atissa Yenakan 2019. The Uge Adiafaa Atissa cultural festival is an age long opportunity for …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Ijaw youths under the auspices of Defender of Izon Nation (DIN) on Sunday urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to jettison the idea of using Gov. Nyesom Wike to conduct Bayelsa guber primaries. The DIN, an Ijaw pressure group comprising militants and non-militants and known in the …

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State says he has not anointed any aspirant to succeed him, or to clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial polls. The PDP had slated its party primaries for September 3, while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the nomination of “two illustrious, people-focused and credible alumni” of the university as members of the Federal Executive Council. In a statement issued to journalists in Abuja, the association noted with pleasure the opportunity …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) on Thursday applauded the ruling of a Bayelsa State High Court ordering the conduct of local government elections in the state. BYSIEC said that the judgment has vindicated the commission’s resolve to conduct local government elections in the eight …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in its press statement of March 15, 2019, admitted having collated 17 local government area results. Where did INEC get the 22 local government area results it used in returning Governor Nyesom Wike as winner of the election? This is the question presently before …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, former Minister of State for Agriculture on Tuesday congratulated Chief Timipre Sylva on his ministerial nomination to represent Bayelsa State in the Federal Execution Council. The development is sequel to the transmission of the ministerial nomination list by President Muhammadu Buhari to the …

The Bayelsa State Government has formalized the employment of 904 casual staff in the various ministries, departments and agencies in the state. This is in addition to the 1,000 workers, first class graduates from various disciplines, PhD and Master’s degrees holders from Ijaw-speaking communities across the country earlier injected into …

The National Association Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) in Rivers State has resolved to work with the committees set up by the state governor, Chief (Barr) Nyesom Wike, for accreditation and approval of private schools in the state. The state president of NAPPS, Chief (Hon) Victor Green made this assertion …

Worried by the intimidating number of abandoned Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) projects dotting every part of Niger Delta, with Bayelsa topping the chart, a group under the aegis of Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG) and Niger Delta Peace Advocacy (NDPAG), have joined other voices to warn against “sponsored campaigns” for …