The member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei, on Saturday joined his close associate, Gen. Chief Weris Tike, and his family for a joyous double celebration marking Tike’s birthday and the commissioning of his new residence in Opolo, Yenagoa. The event attracted family members, friends, and well-wishers who gathered to celebrate the…
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…
The President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri Snr, has commended Bayelsa-born international musical icon Inetimi Alfred Odom, known by his stage name Timaya, for his initiative in organizing a complimentary concert in Yenagoa annually. According to his Chief Press Secretary, Tari Agai, Jonathan Lokpobiri made the commendation during a conversation…
Over 2,000 traders from Ajasa Street market on Saturday protested alleged forceful merger with Oseokwodu market in Onitsha, Anambra State. The protesters, mostly widows, also raised the alarm over heavy shootings by local vigilante group attached to a neighboring market in the process. Led by their woman leader, Mrs Ngozi Ezediniru, the traders said they…
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,…
Immediate past Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special, Hon. Iteimo-owei Walter Okpoi, has congratulated the newly elected Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, and Councillors of the Eight Local Government Areas on their resounding victory in the Bayelsa State Local Government Election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In an interview with Erevision…
A deadly ambush by armed men suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists has claimed the lives of at least 11 soldiers and a police officer in Kebbi State. The incident occurred in the Giro Masa community in Shanga Local Government Area of the north-western state on Wednesday. The security operatives, who were said to be on…
The Vatican announced on Monday that it has approved blessings for same-sex couples, although it emphasized that these blessings should not be regarded as a Catholic sacrament and should not be associated with civil unions or weddings. In a document endorsed by Pope Francis, the Vatican supported “the possibility of blessings for couples in non-traditional…
Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has backed Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for insisting on equity, fairness and justice in the Peoples Democratic Party, describing the latter as his man of the year. Oshiomhole spoke while inaugurating the Rumuepirikom Flyover in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State; a project constructed and…
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, fnsa, visited the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, CON, at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing Headquarters in Abuja today, to discuss possible areas of collaboration and support for the upcoming 2023 Population and Housing Census, particularly…
