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A body known as Goodluck Must Run 2023  Movement has “called on all stakeholders to make sure that former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is returned back to Aso Rock as the president of the country in 2023. Chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Must Run Movement, Pastor London Brown, …

… Lauds Diri’s First Year Performance Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has described education as the key to nation building and manpower development. Dr. Jonathan also said that to liberate people from mental slavery, education must be the top priority of every government. The former president stated this on …

Scores of Ijaw leaders under the aegis of the Ijaw Forward Movement (IFM) have opened up on reasons why major contractors “are after the jugular” of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Col Milland Dixon Dikio rtd. In an online statement, the group’s coordinator, Anthony Oki, posited that Dikio’s offence may …

The Federal High Court Yenagoa, on Friday adjourned a suit by Ijaw leaders seeking to halt the process leading to licensing for marginal oilfields located in their domains pending the determination of their suit. The suit marked No, PHC/YEN/CS/81/2020 was filed by Chief Brown Agu (Opu Agu VIII), Mrs Rosemary …

.. Travel Writers Laud Govt’s Initiative As the Port Harcourt Zoo undergoes renovation work, the Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Travel Writers Corps has expressed the “great expectation” of the people of the state for a quick and effective restoration of the facility. When the travel writers visited the …

Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Police has arrested a 26 years old male, Promise Olive, for allegedly slapping his 17 years old girlfriend, Esther Uko, to death over a minor quarrel. Briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Yenagoa, commissioner of Police, Mr. Mike Okoli, said that Esther slumped …

By Joel Anekwe Mr Auwal Mohammed, the Comptroller of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area II Command Onne, has said that operations of the command has been fully automated to ensure maximum 48-hour clearing of cargoes Mohammed, who made this declaration on Wednesday, said that the only thing causing delays beyond …

… Seeks Life Jail for Rapists The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has passed into law the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill, VAPP. The bill was passed into law on Wednesday after the third reading by the House and a consequent voice vote. In his remarks after the passage of …

By Gogo Ada Rufus Mbere Chief Dr. Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, an illustrious son of Kalabari land, a detribalized Nigerian and an accomplished citizen of the world whose life of selfless service was second to none. Born on 22 May 1930 in the ancient city of Abonnema, to parents of ordinary …

Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday lent its voice in support of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the issue of deregistering political parties that fail to fulfill the provisions of the Electoral Act and Constitution of the country. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made this known when …