“From day one of my administration, l started preaching peace and reconciliation. Again, l call on Bassambiri to show light where there is darkness. We cannot continue to go round the same process in restoring peace. Peace is priceless and we cannot sacrifice unity on the altar of politics.”
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The military-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule. The three governments said it was a “sovereign decision” to withdraw from Ecowas. They were also founding…
*To Commence Flights May 25 Managing Director of newly certified Pioneer Airline, Capt. Henry Ungbuku, has said the process of acquiring an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) was very stringent. Capt. Ungbuku spoke on Thursday at the Government House, Yenagoa, after presenting the certificate to Governor Douye Diri. A…
The Bayelsa State Ministry of Information, Orientation and Strategy has commenced a five-day pre-installation training programme for staff of the Bayelsa State Government Printing Press on the operation and maintenance of a newly procured Heidelberg printing machine. The training, being held at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Yenagoa, is designed to equip operators, technicians and support…
H.E (Chief) Timipre Sylva, the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for the upcoming Bayelsa state governorship elections, visited former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at his residence on Thursday. The purpose of the visit was to brief the former president on the start of Sylva’s campaign for the elections, which will take place on November 11,…
Bello Bodejo is being investigated for offences threatening national security under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022). The federal government, on Friday, arraigned the detained president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on a three-count charge bordering on terrorism. Mr Bodejo, arrested on January…
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…as Professor Okaba receives award By Jones Abiri The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Ogele Okaba has urged the three tiers of governments to domesticate peace and conflict resolution in various institutions to attain sustainable development. Professor Okaba made the call at an event to mark the 2023 International Peace Day at…
The lecture, themed “Convergence and Coalescence of Federalists as an Imperative for the Survival of the Nigerian State,” took place at the Niger Delta University Main Campus Auditorium.
