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By Amos Odhe President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF, Daniel Igali has heaped praises on Odunayo Adekuoroye following her automatic qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics in France. Hon. Igali in a statement through the NWF media assistant, Promise Okotoko, on Friday, lauded the performance of Adekuoroye at the …

… Insists on ‘Decentralized Award of Pipeline Surveillance Contract’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ex-militants from the six states of the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of the Supreme Egbesu Freedom Fighters of Niger Delta (SEFFND), have dismmised as “false” and ” sponsored blackmail” the claim that the leader of …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, has described Bayelsa state as the second poorest state in Nigeria, with 88 percent, after Sokoto State with 95 percent index. Peter Obi said Bayelsa is not supposed to be among the poorest state with all the billions …

By Amos Odhe An 11-man Nigerian contingent to the World Wrestling Championships has landed in Belgrade, Serbia to participate in the first Olympic qualifier.  The contingent of 6 wrestlers, 2 coaches, 1 medical personnel and 2 officials departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday night aboard a Turkish …

  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has expressed surprise over Governor Douye Diri’s “disturbing obsession towards Opu Nembe.” According to a release made available to our correspondent, Sylva’s concerns “stems from the fact that for over two years …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  In my May 15, 2023, article in New Telegraph on, ‘Election Petitions: Need for litigants and judges to avoid technicalities,’ I referenced an opinion piece by lawyer and rights activist, Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) on, ‘The evils of technical justice.’  Adegboruwa’s article of February 2, 2021 (SaharaReporters) stemmed …

… Says Niger Delta Ministry Lacks Inclusiveness  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Federal Government to consider renaming the East-West Road in the South-South region to reflect its real location and status. Governor Diri also called on the Federal Government to ensure more …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ahead of the Bayelsa State governorship election on November 11, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) would once again be deployed for voter accreditation and transmission of result. This was disclosed by the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has prophesied that the alliance between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike will collapse before the end 2024.  In a statement in Port …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Delta State Executive Council has approved the sum of N10 billion as social investment to fund palliatives for Deltans.  This was part of decisions reached at the maiden state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Wednesday at Executive Chambers, Government …