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,…
The National Population Commission has taken a step forward in revolutionizing the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems by inaugurating the new Technology and Innovation Hub Committee. The Committee, comprising staff from different departments, will work towards integrating advanced technologies such as electronic data capture systems, biometric identification, and cloud-based solutions. This initiative aims…
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…
By Greg Odogwu With Nigeria feeling the increasing impacts of climate change, it is exciting to note that the upcoming national population and housing census will be environmentally friendly, transformational and digital; and will differ in nature and scope from previous ones. Green census is the approach to conducting a census that causes little or…
After an assessment of present developments in the country, the 14th Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, has said Nigerians take too much rubbish from politicians who take them for granted. He urged Nigerians not to allow themselves to be intimidated by the president, governors in any way.Sanusi, whose observation was contained in a…
A day ahead of a meeting of West African military chiefs to hammer out what a military intervention in Niger might look like, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) appeared at odds over whether military action should be on the table. 8:45pm: Coup crisis is deepening Niger food insecurity,…
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will be arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court today. Erevision MediaTV gathered that Emefiele is to be arraigned with one Sa’adatu Yaro (said to be an employee of the CBN) and a firm, known as April1616 Investment Ltd. Emefiele is…
The Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has condemned the recent attack on journalists, who were carrying out their legitimate duties, by some armed youths in Opu-Nembe in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. A statement signed by the Council Chairman, Comrade Samuel Numonengi and Secretary, Comrade Ogio Ipigansi notes that…
By Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli The recent sting operation in Opu Nembe (Bassambiri), Nembe local government area of Bayelsa State, conducted by a detachment of Mobile Policemen (PMF) and SWAT operatives from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, has thrown the community into a state of palpable fear, anxiety, and mourning, as the operation left in its wake…
…Urges Security Agents To Be Wary Of APC’s Plot The Bayelsa State Government has criticized the partial implementation of the rules of engagement and discriminatory enforcement of the law by security personnel deployed to restore peace and security in Opu-Nembe. The government specifically urged the Nigeria Police to be circumspect and neutral in carrying out…
