Donald Trump declared that the US was becoming a “Third World Nation” on Monday as Americans celebrated the Labor Day holiday and the ex-president stewed over an ongoing criminal investigation into his handling of classified materials. The former president has repeatedly lashed out at the Biden administration and the Justice Department in particular as the embarrassing news of…
*NDLEA Decorates Bayelsa Gov As Frontline Ambassador Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has implored politicians in the state not to destroy the future of youths in the state by introducing them to drug use during election seasons. Governor Diri also stated that there was a relationship between hard drugs and crime. The governor spoke…
Bayelsa Queens Football Club will depart the country on Sunday ahead of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco. Preye Yabrifa, Media Officer of the team, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that they would no longer go on a West African tour but would travel straight to Morocco. “Initially, we planned…
The rescue team successfully secured 21 passengers, identified as Moses Oladimeji, Adele Jacob, Obed Onche, Babayemi Ajayi, Funmilayo Ajayi, Samuel Olawoyin, Samuel Job, Jemima Joseph, Nanko Joseph, Enenche Paulina, and Bright Enenche.
Inaugurates Road In Yenagoa Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has urged the people of Bayelsa State to vote for Governor Douye Diri and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, in the November 11 governorship election, saying there was no need changing a winning team. The Osun Governor stated that his Bayelsa counterpart had performed…
By Chuks Akunna Chief Timipre Sylva became Bayelsa governor on May 29, 2007. On April 15, 2008, the Court of Appeal nullified his election, ordering fresh elections. Sylva won the re-run polls. When his tenure was about ending in May 2011, he secured a court order that his tenure began in 2008, not 2007. That…
Bayelsa deserves peace. Our youth deserve to live. Our leaders must rise above politics and take decisive action. Governor Diri has an opportunity to lead differently—to ensure that this generation is not another casualty of violence and neglect.
“The exchange rate needs to be stabilised and we have to address the fundamental question, why is there no money coming in? Why is the NNPCL not able to bring in dollars? Am sorry this is the question that cost me my job and I will continue asking this question until NNPCL fixes it up or until I die. Where are the dollars? We need to shine a light on the NNPCL. The finance minister cannot tell you because he doesn’t have a monitoring system that reports to him. The finance minister can’t tell you how many barrels of petrol we produce and export. It is only the NNPCL that can give those figures. The finance ministry needs to know how much oil we produce daily, how much we sell, and where the money is going”.
As part of the extended tour, Tinubu will also visit Bayelsa State on April 10 to commission projects completed by Governor Duoye Diri.
“We say to the political leaders and people of Rivers State, who were the true victims of the dark days, that light has returned to the state and a new glorious dawn has come”
