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A former governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Princewill, has said the minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has the requisite qualities to become the President in 2023. Princewill said, given Amaechi’s achievements as a former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and chairman, conference of Speakers in …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa A foremost Bayelsa indigenous gospel artiste, Pastor Bannerman Embiowei, has faulted the state government for hiring musicians from outside the state, “with millions of naira,” to perform during the annual Thanksgiving Day to the neglect of indigenous artistes. The immediate past government, led by former governor …

A body of various women groups, activists, community and opinion leaders, and professionals in the Niger Delta, under the aegis of Wailing Women of Niger Delta and Burden Bearers of the Niger Delta advocating for the development of Niger Delta region, said the region and its people “have been taken for granted …

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has condemned the raid by security operatives on the Abuja residence of Supreme Court jurist, Justice Mary Odili. Describing it as an ill-advised sting operation, Governor Diri said it was an attempt to intimidate the judiciary, which is an independent arm of government. He …

Nigerian-based non-governmental organization, AfriLaw, in conjunction with Geneva-based DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance and the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA), on Friday continued its two-day engagement with stakeholders in the private security sector in Port Harcourt. A day earlier, Thursday October 21, 2021, the NGO had …

The Central zone of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has expressed its discontentment over the non-inclusion of Bayelsa State in the recent approved construction and rehabilitation of 21 roads by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the six geopolitical zones in the county. Recall that the Federal Executive Council …

By Joel Anekwe The Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt division, on Friday dismissed the suit filed by the embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche  Secondus. While dismissing the application by Secondus to stop the scheduled national convention of the party, the appellate court granted PDP leave …

By Joel Anekwe Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the state economy will enjoy a boost because of the establishment of the Nabo Graham Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School in Port Harcourt. He said the establishment of the school would stand out as an eloquent contribution of …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government has made an appeal to individuals, local government councils and other institutions to transact business with the state-owned own bank, Izon-Ibe Micro-Finance bank. The state deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the plea on Monday at a meeting with local council chairmen, labour …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The chairman Bayelsa State House of Assembly committee on Works and Infrastructure, Colonel Barnard Kenebai (rtd), has advocated for the christening of the state’s ultra modern Media complex at Ekeki after the state governor, Senator Douye Diri.  Kenebai made this suggestion during an oversight visit to …