Politics

By Memoye Oghu The Rivers State chapter of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Support Vanguards (BATS-V) says it has surpassed its target of mobilizing over 50,000 members in the state to actualize the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023. Chief Tony Okocha, coordinator of the Tinubu political support …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The director general and chief executive officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Chief Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said that Deltans have the moral justification to expect a new political and governance system, while urging political actors to deemphasized the wrong perception and use …

By Ukandi Christopher A pressure group within the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, the Renaissance Group, says all is not well with the party in the state and as such time has come for a mechanism to be set up to ensure timely intervention in internal …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The prunning/screening committee of the Gubernatorial Aspirants Committee setup by the Delta Central 2023 (DC-23) lobby group has submitted its final report with Olorogun David Edevbie, Chief Kenneth Gbagi and Rt. Hon. Chief Sheriff Oborevwori making the list. It would be recalled that the committee was …

By Amaechi Okonkwo Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to the Senator Magnus Abe faction of the party in Rivers State have thrown their full weight in support of Bola Tinubu’s presidential ambition ahead of the 2023 general elections. The APC members in their numbers made the declaration …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As the 2022 gubernatorial primaries of the All Progressives Congress approaches, political groups from across the various ethnic regions in Delta State have urged the director-general and chief executive officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Olorogun Dr Rufus Eseoghene Ebegba, to contest for …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa West Patriotic Front (BWPF), a political body made up of politicians from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas of Bayelsa West senatorial district, has urged Governor Douye Diri “not to be deceived by the accolades and encomiums showered …

… Governors Must Work Together ~ Wike By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his Rivers State counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, have described as “bright” the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) producing the next Nigerian president in 2023. The two governors spoke on Monday …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri In a bid to enhance the winning chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State at the 2023 polls and future electoral engagements, Dr Rufus Ebegba, director general, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has called for peaceful coexistence, unity and justice in the …

…Lambasts ‘Serial Defectors,’ Assures Loyal PDP Members By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has lampooned politicians who have made defection their stock in trade, for appointments and other political gains, as enemies of democracy in the country. Senator Ewhrudjakpo stated this while granting audience to …