By David Owei, Yenagoa Academics from the Niger Delta region on Wednesday challenged leaders from the area to look inwards in tackling the developmental challenges facing the area. The dons spoke as discussants at a colloquium to kick off burial rites for Pastor P.Z. Aginighan, former Managing …
Read More »Attack on Conoil: Koluama Community Launches Manhunt For ‘Those Behind False Report’
By David Owei, Yenagoa The people of Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa have launched a manhunt for those behind the false report that an oil facility in the area was attacked on Friday. A group ‘Koluama Seven Brothers’ had on Sunday claimed that it …
Read More »Non-Indigenes Pledge Support for Dickson, Peace in Bayelsa
By David Owei, Yenagoa The efforts of the administration of Governor Seriake Dickson to stem the tide of insecurity in Bayelsa state has started receiving boost as the general elections draw nearer. The support, our correspondent gathered, is coming from the non – indigenes resident in the state …
Read More »Dickson Drums Support for Candidates of Restructuring
… As Ajienka heads 11-man INC steering committee By David Owei, Yenagoa Ahead the 2019 general elections, the Ijaw ethnic nationality has been charged to queue behind candidate that is poised for restructuring that would promote peaceful, egalitarian, fair, equity and justice in the country. The Bayelsa …
Read More »Otuokpoti Spill: NGO petitions NOSDRA, Seeks Best Practices in Remediation Process
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Oil and Gas Producing Areas Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative (OGPAEEI) has petitioned the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) over a 2016 spill in Bayelsa. It would be recalled that an oil leak from an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company …
Read More »Ohanaeze Youths who visited Buhari in Aso Rock were imposters ~ Zonal Leaders
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Zonal leaders of Ohanaeze in South South, South West and Northern states on Sunday said that those who visited President Buhari on Friday under the auspices of Ohanaeze youths were imposters They also frowned at their exclusion from the New Year visit to President Muhammadu …
Read More »Man Kills Sons with Sniper over Alleged Witchcraft
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Police in Bayelsa State have arrested a 43-year old man, Mr. Sunday Otasi for killing his two sons, by giving them sniper to drink, for allegedly being wizards. Police source said the incident occurred along GloryLand Drive, Igbogene a suburb of Yenagoa, the …
Read More »Ekeremor Community Goes Agog, Eulogies Dickson on Road Project
By David Owei, Yenagoa The people of Ekeremor Local Government Area has given Rt. Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson’s government kudos for living up to his electioneering promises, by constructing a motorable road to Ekeremor town, headquarters of the LGA. Before now, to access Ekeremor LGA the people had …
Read More »Edo High Chief Tasks FG on More Funds for Education
A business mogul and high chief from Edo State, Chief Ogbebor (aka Edo I) has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to allocate more funds to education in the country especially in the 2019 budget. Ogbebor, popularly known as Edo I by his friends and associates made the …
Read More »Rivers APC: No Person Can Determine Our Fate ~ Abe
…Urges Those Who Created Crisis to Apologize The senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has said that neither the future of the All Progressive Congress (APC) nor the fate of its members can be determined by one person. He added that …
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