… As Ijaws In America Honour Bayelsa Gov, OthersBy our Reporter The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again called for a review of the country’s revenue derivation formula in line with the practice of fiscal federalism. He queried the existing practice where resource-endowed states in Nigeria, particularly …
Read More »Lokpobiri Commends Waltersmith, NCDMB for Improving Nigeria’s Refining Capacity
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended Waltersmith Group and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for supporting the Federal Government agenda of improving domestic refining capacity. Speaking on Tuesday during a facility tour of Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, …
Read More »Bayelsa Guber Poll: Group faults anti-Party Allegations against Lokpobiri
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A socio-political group, Rescue Mission Youth Vanguard, has dismmised as “baseless” and “unsubstantiated claim,” the recent allegations of anti-party activities levelled against the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, adding that the allegations lack any shred of credible evidence” According to the Rescue Mission …
Read More »Gunmen Kill Bayelsa APC Chieftain, Sunday Frank Okputu
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the residence of a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Sunday Frank Oputu, and shot him dead. It was gathered that Frank-Oputu, who had also served as state chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), …
Read More »APC Conducts State Congress in Bayelsa
… as Lokpobiri’s Faction Boycott Exercise All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayelsa State chapter, on Saturday conducted a state congress to elect its 36 state executive committee members with Barr Dennis Otiotio, emerging as chairman of the party. But the faction of the party led by former minister of Agriculture and …
Read More »Appeal Court Dismisses Lokpobiri’s Suit against Lyon’s Emergence
By Ukandi Christopher An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt Rivers State has dismissed a suit brought by Heineken Lokpobiri, a former minister of state for Agriculture, challenging the emergence of David Lyon as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Heineken Lokpobiri had approached a Federal High …
Read More »I’ll install Lokpobiri as Bayelsa’s Next Gov ~ Prophet
… Says PDP has Failed, Goofed As the process towards electing the next governor for Bayelsa State by November 2019 gathers steam, a man of God, Prophet Udeme John Bassey (aka Otimkpu I), has said that the immediate past minister of state for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, would emerge victorious …
Read More »Ministerial List: Lokpobiri Congratulates Sylva on Nomination
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, former Minister of State for Agriculture on Tuesday congratulated Chief Timipre Sylva on his ministerial nomination to represent Bayelsa State in the Federal Execution Council. The development is sequel to the transmission of the ministerial nomination list by President Muhammadu Buhari to the …
Read More »Sylva, Others Shun Ex-Minister’s Declaration, Campaign Office Opening
By David Owei, Yenagoa The leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, Werinipre Seibarugu, Nestor Binabor and other prominent members of the party were conspicuously absent at the formal declaration of Senator Heineken Lokpobiri’s gubernatorial ambition and opening of the campaign office in Yenagoa. However, …
Read More »Election: Lokpobiri Urges Bayelsa People to Shun Violence, Vote APC
By David Owei, Yenagoa Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Agriculture on Thursday commended Bayelsa people for their rousing welcome to President Muhammad Buhari who was in the state to canvass for votes. It would be recalled that loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa turned up …
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