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By Ehichioya Ezomon  It’s good to see Senate President Godswill Akpabio putting ice on the “plenary spat” between him and Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume on October 17, 2023. The disruption the rowdiness could’ve caused was timely averted with the Senate going into an executive (a closed-door) session. Akpabio – …

… Applauds PFN’s Peace Drive By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Founder and general overseer of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has expressed deep concern for the cause of the Ijaw Nation, adding that Bayelsa State and the entire Ijaw ethnic nationality have been a huge burden to him spiritually and physically. …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Uku-in-charge and son of the founder of the Igbe Orhe Ofuafo Oghene Healing Home, Uku Simon Imoni Efedudu, has said religion and tribalism have torn Nigerians, including thousands of families in the country, apart. He made this assertion recently during one of the Igbe …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa As voter education intensifies in Bayelsa State ahead of the governorship election, the Eunice Nnachi Women Advocacy Foundation, ENWAF, has called on the people of Sabageria community and its environs to avoid all forms of violence before, during and after the election. Chief Executive Officer of …

… Threaten to stop ‘Oil Money’ over Gold Revenue By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former militant leaders in the Niger Delta region have described as “provocative,”recent statements made by Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, against the the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Chief Barr Nyesom Wike.   They also warned Sheik Gumi “and …

Promoting the right of the girl-child to reproductive health and to be heard, in spite social and cultural inhibitions, plays a prominent role in the development of the girl-child and the society. Thus, as part of activities to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl-Child, non-governmental organization, Ese Usamali …

Special adviser on Oil and Gas to the Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Franklin Otele, has said that the introduction of pipeline surveillance by the Federal Government as a strategy to end pipeline vandalism and oil theft has help to boost the economy of state governments in the country, especially Bayelsa. …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Immediate past governor of Bayelsa State and senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has thrown his weight behind his successor, Senator Douye Diri, saying the latter’s re-election will be a smooth sail. Senator Dickson, who had not joined Governor Diri’s second term campaigns since it started …

By Amos Odhe The Stand-up Niger Delta Security and Equity Group (NDSEG) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint an Ijaw member of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State as substantive coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). In a statement issued on Thursday in Benin City, …

By Paul Williams In spite an increasing rise in voter apathy and worry over future elections in Nigeria, leading election monitoring group, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), says it is committed to promoting a culture of free, fair and credible polls in the country. This, according to TMG’s South South …