By Amos Odhe, YenagoaAmidst growing clamour for the restructuring of Nigeria for an enduring peace and unity, the publicity secretary of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Ebilade Ekefere, has lent his voice to the call for the restructuring, adding that it is the only panacea to true fiscal federalism, …
Read More »Saidu, Kemenanabo, Iti Console Diri on Father’s Death
. By Amos Odhe, YenagoaMore prominent Nigerians from all parts of Nigeria have continued to pay glowing tributes to the late father of the Bayelsa State governor, Pa Abraham Joseph Michael Diri, who passed on at the age of 88.Speaking to journalists at Sampou, the leader of Northerners and the …
Read More »Supreme Court Verdict: Osun Workers Give Heroic Welcome to Gov Adeleke
. By Amos OdheCivil servants in Osun State in the early hours of Wednesday trooped out en-mass to give a heroic welcome to Governor Ademola Adeleke as he resumed office.This is coming less than twenty-four hours after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola who had …
Read More »Pa Diri: IYC President Extols Bayelsa Gov’s Late Father
The president of the Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide, Comrade Peter Timothy Igbifa has described the late father of the governor of Bayelsa State, Pa Abraham Joseph Michael Diri, as one whose life was well lived, which attracted people from all walks of life to his burial ceremonies.Speaking to journalists at …
Read More »Group Fault Attack on NAPIMS Boss, Bala Wunti, Allege Blackmail
By Amos OdheA Transparency group, the Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) has described as “wide off allegation” and “calculated blackmail,” the recent claims made against the group general manager of the Nigerian Upstream Investment Services (NUIS, formerly NAPIMS) Mr. Bala Wunti, over an alleged involvement in the last presidential elections and …
Read More »Rotary, Kebetkache Take ‘Cleaner Earth’ Campaign to Primary Schools in Rivers
A cleaner Earth is a safer Earth for everyone. This was the message the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt Eco took to the pupils and teachers of Orogbum Primary Schools 1 and 2, in Port Harcourt City, on Wednesday April 26, 2023.In an environmental sanitation and awareness campaign, supported by …
Read More »Man Bathing in front of APC Secretariat, not PDP Member ~ Osun PDP
By Amos OdheThe Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lashed at the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) for linking the man bathing at the entrance of its secretariat to the party, adding that the APC “should stop putting members of the PDP in the imaginary lens …
Read More »Security: Bayelsa Communities Urged to Set Up Vigilantes
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has directed the leadership and members of communities that are yet to set up vigilantes, to complement the efforts of conventional security agencies, to do so without further delay. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the directive while receiving some members …
Read More »Gov Adeleke Felicitates with Adenuga at 70
By Amos Odhe Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has described industrialist and philanthropist, Dr. Mike Adenuga, as “a great man in all ramification,” while lauding his “exceptional contributions to the economy of Nigeria.” Felicitating with the industrialist on his 70th birthday, Governor Adeleke hailed Dr. Adenuga for his “unceasing …
Read More »10th Assembly: We Want Female Senate President, Deputy or Speaker ~ 231 Women Groups
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The agitation for top positions in the 10th National Assembly assumed a front burner on Saturday with a coalition of over 231 women organisations under the aegis of Womanifesto demanded the inclusion of women either as Senate president, deputy Senate president or speaker of the House …
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