The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will be arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court today. Erevision MediaTV gathered that Emefiele is to be arraigned with one Sa’adatu Yaro (said to be an employee of the CBN) and a firm, known as April1616 Investment Ltd. Emefiele is…
The Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has condemned the recent attack on journalists, who were carrying out their legitimate duties, by some armed youths in Opu-Nembe in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. A statement signed by the Council Chairman, Comrade Samuel Numonengi and Secretary, Comrade Ogio Ipigansi notes that…
By Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli The recent sting operation in Opu Nembe (Bassambiri), Nembe local government area of Bayelsa State, conducted by a detachment of Mobile Policemen (PMF) and SWAT operatives from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, has thrown the community into a state of palpable fear, anxiety, and mourning, as the operation left in its wake…
…Urges Security Agents To Be Wary Of APC’s Plot The Bayelsa State Government has criticized the partial implementation of the rules of engagement and discriminatory enforcement of the law by security personnel deployed to restore peace and security in Opu-Nembe. The government specifically urged the Nigeria Police to be circumspect and neutral in carrying out…
According to a Ghanaian army spokesperson, the military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will convene in Accra, Ghana on Thursday and Friday amidst concerns over a possible military intervention in Niger. In response to Niger’s coup, some ECOWAS member states had considered military action before ultimately emphasizing the need for…
In an effort to provide immediate disbursement and support the Federal Government’s monetary and fiscal policies to stabilise the exchange rate market, NNPC Limited has signed a Commitment Letter and Term Sheet with AfreximBank to secure a $3 billion crude oil repayment loan. The agreement was jointly signed in Cairo, Egypt, and is intended to…
Tope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, affirmed on Tuesday that there are no plans for the administration to reintroduce fuel subsidy. Following the recent increase in the landing cost of fuel due to the devaluation of the Naira in the parallel market, there were speculations of a…
…Asks IGP to Invite Timipre Sylva for Questioning Gentlemen of the Press, we have called you today to alert Nigerians and the International community of the All Progressives Congress (APC) resort to violent attacks on communities in Bayelsa State for rejecting its candidate in the November 11, 2023 Governorship election, the immediate past Minister of…
By Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli As Bayelsans countdown to the 11th November, 2023 Governorship Election and preparations for formal commencement of campaigns intensifies, political players, pundits and watchers have beamed searchlight on the two leading Candidates, the incumbent Gov Douye Diri and Chief Timipre Sylva former Governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister of State…
“And with the years, and his supposed political sophistication, Timipre Sylva has, evidently, only perfected the use of federal connections to abjectly subjugate and dehumanize his very kith and kin, hoping to flog them into line. This he has done, since 2015, as heralds to his political interests in any contest.”
