By Joel Anekwe South South leaders, comprising top political leaders, traditional rulers, religious, women and youth leaders have demanded a public apology from the Federal Government over the failed meeting with stakeholders in the region scheduled for Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The leaders expressed anger and disappointment over the Federal Government …
Read More »PIB: OrderPaper, FOSTER Host N’Delta Publishers on Engaging Oil Communities
By Ukandi Christopher Publishers and journalists in the Niger Delta region have been called upon to bring to the fore development issue confronting the region in their reportage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Dr. Monday Ashibogwu, speaking on ‘Media Intervention and Engagement and Strategies,’ during a parley held for …
Read More »Supreme Court Ruling: Litigants Not My Enemies ~ Diri
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again extended a hand of fellowship to those that filed petitions in court against his election. Governor Diri in his reaction to Wednesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court, which dismissed the last batch of cases against him and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, …
Read More »Runsewe Commends Ogun Gov, Dapo Abiodun, on ‘Adire Economy’
The director general of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, says he has found a soul mate in Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on the strategic campaign to promote indigenous fabrics as national dress code, thus showcasing Nigeria’s iconic cultural heritage. Otunba Runsewe who is …
Read More »Nembe Killings: Diri Directs Immediate Employment for Relations of Victims, Injured
Victims of the November 13, 2019 dastardly attack on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members and supporters in Ogbolomabiri-Nembe had cause to smile on Thursday night as the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, announced immediate employment for the survivors and relations of those that lost their lives. The governor also …
Read More »Lander Brothers Anchorage: FTAN Lauds Okowa’s Deal with Abuja Boat Club
The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) in Delta State has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over his deal with the Abuja Boat Club to upgrade and revitalise the Lander Brothers Anchorage, a historical monument which flanks the of bank River Niger in Asaba, the state capital. Reacting to a …
Read More »BBN: Bayelsa is Proud of You, Diri to Nengi
… Appoints Housemates as SSAs Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, told second runner-up of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown, Miss Nengi Rebecca Hampson, that the state was proud of her performance and conduct in the recently concluded reality show. Governor Diri spoke in Government House, Yenagoa, when …
Read More »POCACOV Kicks off Community Peace Building Programme
The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), an initiative of the Nigeria Police Force under IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has commenced its community peace building programme, with its stakeholders drawn from members of the community across the country. This was disclosed to newsmen after the virtual meeting with POCACOV’s …
Read More »NBA Sets Up Committee on Oyigbo Killings
By Joel Anekwe The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up a fact-finding team to investigate the alleged killing of Oyigbo indigenes by the Nigerian military. The four-man team which headed by NBA’s 1st vice president, John Aikpokpo-Martins, also has two former NBA Port-Harcourt branch chairmen, Victor Frank-Briggs and Anthonia …
Read More »Travel Journalists Laud Gov Diri on Tourism Development
… Await Maiden Edition of Bayelsa’s Cultural Carnival By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Journalists covering travel, arts and culture beat in Bayelsa State under the auspices of Travel Writers Corps of the Bayelsa State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have again applauded the vision of the state government to …
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