The Inter-Party Advisory Council has criticized the recent appointment of a Minister of State for Petroleum Resources from the Niger Delta region. According to Yabagi Sani, the National Chairman of IPAC, this move sends the wrong message and could create a feeling of entitlement among people from the region. Sani made these comments during Thursday’s…
“Gen. Abbe was noted for his brilliance and upholding of the highest traditions of the Armed Forces while protecting the territorial integrity of our country.”
…Highlight PDP’s Failures and Mismanagement of State Edo youths on Sunday reaffirmed their unwavering support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. They emphasized that Senator Monday Okpebholo remains an exceptional leader who will improve the healthcare delivery system, allow the people to determine what types of programs and policies to…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his Osun State counterpart, Senator Ademola Adeleke, have commended the passion of the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha for development of Bayelsa State and the Ijaw nation. Both governors, who eulogised the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State during his 8th memorial anniversary in Yenagoa on Tuesday, urged Bayelsans…
“Bayelsa has huge potential for rice cultivation and yet we purchase rice. As a government, we decided to engage with the immediate past Korean Ambassador to Nigeria and he put Bayelsa under the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) programme that supports sustainable development in developing countries.
“After the passage of my mother, this woman became a mother to me. We forgot our mother was no more because at all times she was there for us. She was always praying for us. She showed us love.”
The scheduled meeting of 21 presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja could not hold, yesterday, despite series of pre-event publicity in the days leading to the parley. The roundtable earlier slated for 2pm at Transcorp Hilton, was for the aspirants to come up with viable strategies to support the APC standard…
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, fnsa, has presented and defended the Commission’s 2024 Budget estimates before the House of Representatives Committee on Population at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. After the budget defence, the Chairman of the House Committee on Population, Hon. Okunjimi John Odimayo, addressed the press…
Opu-Nembe community in the Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been thrown into disarray as 28 chiefs and elders were exiled by youths over allegations of neglecting community security. The traditional leaders were accused of attending a birthday celebration for former Nigerian Minister, Sylva, against the community’s interests. At a press conference led…
Looking at all these three heroes of the Ijaw nation and the Niger Delta, Dappa-Biriye symbolized different aspects of common traits and attributes such as diplomatic courage and integrity; Boro embodied revolutionary courage and youthful idealism; while Edwin Clark represented strategic courage and enduring advocacy. All three are bound by a shared goal: justice and equity for the Niger Delta, each walking different paths—but with unshakable courage, deep conviction, and enduring character.
