By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is clearly in distress as the National leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday asked Emmanuel Ukala, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), counsel to the Rivers State chapter not to represent the party in the appeal filed …
Read More »Rivers APC: Chieftain Chides Tonye Cole for ‘Not Campaigning for Tinubu’
… Urges G-5 Governors to Support Tinubu By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and member of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, PCC in Rivers State, Sir Tony Okocha, has condemned the party’s governorship and National Assembly candidates for leaving out the presidential candidate …
Read More »APC Vows to Drag Gov Diri before Anti-Graft Agencies over 13% Derivation Funds
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to petition the Bayelsa State Government and Governor Douye Diri to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to explain the spending of N3 billion that accrued to each of the eight local government areas of the state from …
Read More »Tantita Director’s Arrest: EFCC Aiding ‘Unpatriotic Gangs’ ~ N’ Delta Group
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Traditional Rulers and chiefs from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have sent a strongly worded petition to President Muhammadu Buhari over the alleged arrest of Tantita’s director of Technical Operations, Capt. Warredi Inisouh, by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …
Read More »N’Delta Group Writes Buhari, Alleges Navy Personnel ‘Involved in Oil Theft’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A Niger Delta based Transparency group, Coalition of Niger Delta Stakeholders Forum, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the alleged complicity of Nigerian Navy personnel in alleged cases of crude oil theft and gross misconduct and insubordination in their operations in the region. According to the …
Read More »Diri Swears in Ayemieye as Bayelsa Acting CJ
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has sworn in Justice Matilda Abrakasa Ayemieye as the acting chief judge of the state. Justice Ayemieye took the oath in acting capacity on Monday inside the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House, Yenagoa. Ayemieye steps in following …
Read More »Omo-Agege Rips into PDP Opponent, Claims Oborevbori ‘Chased Businesses out of Delta’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Deputy Senate President and All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has alleged his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, opponent, Sheriff Oborevwori, chased away companies and businesses that once boosted the economy of the state through “organized criminal extortion, known as ‘Deve.” According …
Read More »No Plans to Drop My Deputy ~ Gov Diri
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described as untrue insinuations in certain quarters that he intends to drop his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, in his re-election bid. Speaking at his country home, Sampou, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state when he played host …
Read More »Rivers PDP Accuses Atiku Group of ‘Planning to Destabilize Rivers’
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The campaign council of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State Chapter, has described Senator Lee Maeba, spokesman of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Council in the state as hiding under a tissue of lies to destabilize and create fear and unrest in the state. Speaking …
Read More »I’ll Renew Hope for Youths, Create Thousands of Jobs, Tinubu to Bayelsans
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has promised to renew the hope of Nigerian youths with the creation of thousands of jobs if elected president of the country in the forthcoming general elections. Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday during the …
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