Politics news and analysis from Nigeria and around the world—covering elections, governance, parties, and public policy updates from EMTV News.
Politics news and analysis from Nigeria and around the world—covering elections, governance, parties, and public policy updates from EMTV News.
Honorable Felix Bonny Ayah on Tuesday, hosted esteemed members of his campaign council led by Hon. Lovely Sogo for a get-together lunch at Doncont hotel’s restaurant and conference hall in Yenagoa. It was truly an amazing experience of shared conversations and laughter which also availed him with the opportunity to profoundly appreciate each and every…
What I can offer in the immediate is to reduce the burden our current economic situation has imposed on all of us, most especially on businesses, the working class and the most vulnerable among us.
“The meeting was an opportunity for us to appeal to the labour leaders by extension Nigerians that we are facing difficulties and challenges that are not our making. We inherited a very bad situation. Most of the problems people are talking about are not a creation of this government. This government is barely two months old and since we have been facing these difficulties and challenges, we have a listening and engaging President, a president who will want to have a conversation and react.
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said he was impressed with the pace of construction on the ongoing 21km Nembe-Brass road project. Speaking in Nembe during a project inspection visit, Governor Diri said after he visited last month and complained about the extent of work compared to the N16 billion mobilisation already paid,…
Akwa Ibom State-born Rep. Martins Esin has vowed to make youth development a priority as the new chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Youth Development. Esin, who was appointed to the position on Thursday, said he would work to ensure that the voices of young people are heard and their needs are met….
*Assures Opponents Of Level Field Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has asked politicians in the state not to prepare for violence in the November 11 governorship election, saying the poll is about votes and not guns. Governor Diri also urged his opponents to contest for the ballots and not bullets. His Chief Press…
President of Nigeria’s Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has finally received a list of 28 ministerial nominees from President Bola Tinubu. Interestingly, the list does not include the nominees’ state of origin. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chief of Staff tto President Tinubu – Femi Gbajiabiamila, delivered the letter with the list in tow…
The Hon. member representing the good people of Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei has congratulated the newly inaugurated Silga Caretaker Committee led by Hon. Lucky Okodeh as chairman and Hon. Mao Onini as vice chairman, as well as the 7 RDA chairmen and its members on their…
*Says Bayelsa Deserves 30 Councils Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged new caretaker committee chairmen of councils and their Rural Development Authority (RDA) counterparts in the state to reside in their local government headquarters. Governor Diri gave the directive on Wednesday during the swearing-in ceremony of the eight councils and 32 RDA…
The member representing the Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei, raised a disaster motion on Thursday, 20th July 2023, regarding the frequent occurrences of boat and watercraft mishaps along Nigerian coastal lines and waterways. Ambaiowei noted that Nigeria has about 853km of coastline and over 3000km of navigable inland water channels with great…
