The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Dr. Peter Akpe, has commended the chiefs, elders, women and youths of Yenezue-Gene community in Yenagoa Local Government Area for the peaceful election of a new paramount ruler. Dr. Akpe gave the commendation on Thursday in Yenagoa while receiving the report of the election from the Obenibe of Epie…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Chief Tari Emberru, has debunked reports linking the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Abraham Ingobere, with a recently arrested militant and sea piracy group. Emberru faulted a Facebook post that alleged the Speaker’s involvement with the criminal…
President Bola Tinubu has described the death of veteran journalist and Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, as a major loss to the nation’s media industry. Oladipo, a former Political Editor of The Punch Newspapers, died at the age of 56. In a condolence message on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and…
The Chairman of the Akassa Clan Council of Chiefs, His Royal Highness Moses Theophilus Kenibara VII, has commended the Nigerian Navy for its swift and professional operation that led to the arrest of a criminal and militant group terrorising Akassa Kingdom in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. In a statement issued on Wednesday,…
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri has paid a courtesy visit to the family of late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, in Abuja. Governor Diri, who visited the family at their Asokoro residence on Tuesday, was warmly received by the widow of the late Head…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, and former Governor Seriake Dickson were among dignitaries who, on Tuesday, eulogised the outgoing Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, as she exited service. The tributes were paid at the presentation of two books written…
The President of Azikel Group, Dr Eruani Azibapu, has said he will no longer entertain any intervention from the Ijaw Youth Council over the ongoing civil and criminal cases involving Mr Kariya Daukoru. Azibapu stated this in a statement issued by the Lead Spokesperson, Office of the President of Azikel Group, Mr Austin Ebibade, in…
The Chief Executive Officer of Closer TV, Itutumeni Johnson Ogbomade, has pledged the support of his organisation for the campaign by the United Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Bayelsa State against drug abuse, cultism and cybercrime in secondary schools. Ogbomade gave the assurance on Tuesday when members of the chapel visited…
There is no more hiding place for illicit drug dealers in Ogobiri Federated Community, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. This is as community leaders and stakeholders have declared total war on hard drugs, banning their sale, distribution and consumption. The tough stance was contained in a communique issued after a crucial leadership and…
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide has reiterated its commitment to securing a peaceful resolution of the legal dispute between Dr. Azibapu Eruani, President of Azikel Group, and Mr. Kariyai Daukoru. The National Secretary of the Council, Barr. Dr. Ayeibakuro Igbeita Itari, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Yenagoa. Igbeita said the…
