Politics

… Ijaws can’t Save Eggs in one Basket ~ Okaba   By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Okaba has advised the South-South zonal Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, who is also Caretaker Committee chairman of the Bayelsa State Chapter of the …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   Baring any last minute change in date, the Barr. George Turnah-led Caretaker Committee of the Bayelsa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has indicated its readiness to unveil a new secretariat for the party. The leadership also said new entrants into the party …

The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has said that the continues protest, rejection of the Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) administration and call for the reinstatement of suspended governor Siminalayi Fubara by his (Fubara’s) supporters is undermining the reconciliation process in the ongoing crisis rocking the …

Against the backdrop of an alleged existence of a faction of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa state, the party’s Spokesman, Ebiye Ogoli has dismissed such rumours, urging the general public to discountenance such reports. Reacting to a report that Governor Douye Diri has sacked some political aides for …

  Members of the National Assembly from Rivers State and loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term come 2027. The National Assembly members who are all members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, said their decision to support …

  Abe, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Parry Saroh Benson, described the move as a signal that Nigeria’s democracy is actually stronger under the APC led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He said democracy is strong where every citizen is allowed true freedom of association, and freedom of …

Supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, defied an armed attack by persons suspected to be sponsored political thugs, who fired gunshots into the crowd during a pro-Wike rally in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State to scare invited guests and party faithfuls. The ceremony was intended to …

  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa    The WAD Progressive Grassroots Vanguard has described a statement credited to the Ekelga Movement for Political Fairness, on the 2027 National Assembly elections in Bayelsa West Senatorial District, as misleading and divisive. In a release signed by Hon. Wilson Ayakpo Dauyegha, the group said …

… Says No Plot to Ignite Crisis in Bayelsa The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South zonal secretary, George Turnah, has dismissed the security concerns raised by Governor Douye Diri over a proposed mega rally in support of President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to …

The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is bigger than any individual and that its internal challenges would be fixed once the members resolve to tackle them. Speaking to journalists at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday after the …