“Amnesty International is calling for those with command responsibilities for security in the areas where the abductions took place to be held to account for the glaring failures that have put lives of hundreds of people at danger”.
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, arrived at the State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to observe the proceedings. He entered the courtroom at around 10:15 am accompanied by a team of security personnel and supporters. Upon his arrival, Governor Diri was introduced by his lead counsel, Chris Uche SAN. Currently, he is present…
“We do not have party differences in Bayelsa but what we have is the development of our state and Nigeria at large. Let us jettison petty jealousies and join hands to develop our state so that it will grow from strength to strength”.
“We are happy that we met him in flesh and blood at 100 years still writing without the aid of any reading glasses. We came to bless God with you for His grace upon your life. It is very rare to find that kind of grace on someone who is this age and still walking without any support”.
Herbert Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, and their son Chizi were laid to rest in a private interment in Omueke, Isiokpo, Rivers State. The funeral service was held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lion of Judah Parish after a Christian wake keep organized in their honor. Hundreds of mourners from Nigeria and around the…
“Let me on behalf of the government and good people of Bayelsa State, thank profusely,the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Senator Heineken Lokpobiri as minister”.
By Godknows Bolade Igali An archetypical inference to a tsunami, news of the tragic death of ace banker, businessman, educator and philanthropist, Herbert Onyewumbu on 9th February, 2024 hit the global news space with indescribable shock; and misbehave. True, Herbert had died from a helicopter crash, on the cold plains remote part of the Mojave…
By Pope Pen DEAR Governor Douye Diri, allow me to extend my personal condolences to you over the passing of Chief Thompson Okorotie, arguably one of the most mercurial politicians to have emerged from Bayelsa State. He could jolly well be called a founding father of the state because he was at every point of…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with private sector leaders to discuss the cost of living crisis in the country and efforts to address the problem. Those at the meeting include Africa’s richest man and owner of Dangote industries, Aliko Dangote; industrialist AbdulSamad Rabiu and banker Tony Elumelu.The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa Abuja,…
In a significant victory for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states cannot remove a federal candidate, especially a president, from the ballot under the Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban.” This decision reversed previous state court rulings that found Trump ineligible for office due to his actions on January 6, 2021. The court’s…
