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The Russian Ambassador in Nigeria on Monday said Russia is not involved and does not coordinate the activities of those waving its flags during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. The #EndBadGovernance protests which began on 1 August, continued for the fifth day on Monday, with some demonstrators waving the Russian flag and chanting slogans demanding…
“There is peace in the political terrain of Bayelsa because leaders of the two major political parties can eat together today. We also have some of them as members of my executive council.”
Following the reported endorsement of His Royal Highness Chief Richard Frank Eriyai III as the new Amananaowei of Amassoma community by His Royal Majesty King Oweipa Jones Ere III, Ebenanaowei of Ogboin clan, Hon. Felix E. Bonny Ayah, the member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, congratulated Chief Eriyai…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the frequency of power outage in the state was of serious concern to his administration. Senator Diri, in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah on Friday, lamented that the state had again been thrown into darkness following the collapse of two…
“This government has shown clearly, as against the comments of naysayers, that we are here for development. That was why the Sagbama-Ekeremor road initiated by the previous administration was completed. The second phase from Ekeremor to Agge is set to take off. That is going to be one of the legacy projects of this prosperity government”.
…. iYC, INC declares ‘No Protest in Ijaw Land’ ….Gov. Diri direct markets,Govt offices open for business The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobri on wednesday led a high powered delegation of political leaders from the state to Yenagoa for a consultative interactions with stakeholders not to participate in the planned…
“The issue of oil theft and oil bunkering are of serious concern in our local government areas and since the federal government has involved states and local governments in combating the menace, all hands must be on deck to stamp it out.”
: “There are threats to peace and security across the nation, not only our state. We have heard from reliable sources that the impending protest is being sponsored. While we appeal to the youths of Bayelsa to avoid being used, especially by failed politicians, let me sound a note of warning to all those sponsored to kill our people that this will never be allowed in Bayelsa State. We have empowered the security agencies to deal with such people.
“As the Hon. Member Representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, any community can call me that this is their problem. I’m not bigger than any community, I’m not even bigger than any individual here because you elected me to represent you. Your matter is my matter.”
