New details pertaining to the mastermind responsible for the killing of sixteen (16) soldiers recently in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South local government area of Delta State have emerged. The militant leader (name withheld) currently on the run, along with his gang members, killed the soldiers who were on a peacekeeping mission to the…
The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where sixteen soldiers were killed have been burnt down to the ground. There are strong allegations that some angry soldiers may have perpetrated the act after their colleagues were killed. Meanwhile, manhunt for the killers is still ongoing and some arrests have also…
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Surv. Furoebi Sheba Akene, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of CEPAD, has urged institutions involved in amending the constitution to prioritize quick resolutions for oil spillage cases in Nigeria. In a viral video, he highlighted the challenges faced by communities affected by oil operations in the Niger Delta and the need for justice…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, was on Saturday conferred with the chieftaincy title of Izon-Ibe-Sibeowei 1 of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. Conferring the title, which means “the man that carries the whole of Ijaw nation,” the Ebenana-Owei of Tuomo Kingdom, HRM Justice Francis Tabai, said after due…
*Says State More Polluted Than Ogoniland *Diri Assures On Collaboration To Stem Oil Theft The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said there is still hope that the revoked licence for OML 46 (also known as Atala Oilfield), belonging to Bayelsa State, will be returned to the state. The Federal…
Erevision MediaTV, a prominent media and blogging service company based in Yenagoa, has extended a warm congratulations to Chief (Sen.) Douye Diri, the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, on his well-deserved victory in the November 11, 2023 Bayelsa Governorship election. In a congratulatory message addressed to His Excellency, CEO/Managing Producer Robinson Ere Erebi expressed appreciation…
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, to congratulate Douye Diri on his victory in the Bayelsa governorship election. On Monday, Diri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner with 175,196 votes, defeating Sylva who scored 110,108 votes. PANDEF praised…
“Everybody is saying that Bayelsa is developing so what else do we want. To do any of these things is not by our power or strength it is by God’s grace.The peace and security we are enjoying is because we have agreed to come together to live in peace and in unity” -Sen. Douye Diri,…
*Ballot Snatching, Electoral Violence Era Over, Says CDS Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has restated the need for security agencies to ensure that the conduct of the November 11 governorship election in the state was peaceful and credible. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday when he received the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Musa…
