Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has disclosed how former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s political calculations influenced his political journey to the National Assembly and eventually his present office. Speaking on Thursday at a service of songs in honour of late Madam Ani-Gunn Rhoda Ikiogha, mother of a former Chief of Staff, Government…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, inaugurated two projects executed by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and funded by the German government. The projects executed in Otuan community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area are a police post and a youth development centre.The projects also include provision of a…
“This is a strong call on the relevant authorities to urgently look into the activities of this young foreigner, Alex Barbir, who has been moving around openly, spreading hate and attempting to incite violence against Nigerians of diverse backgrounds. The authorities should take swift and lawful steps to investigate, apprehend where necessary, and ensure accountability to safeguard peace, unity, and public order.”
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will address the 78th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 19. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, in his first outing to the Assembly, will be addressing…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has described the recent withdrawal of three member states comprising the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu as a national disgrace and shame to Nigeria. He said the inability of Tinubu to peacefully…
“Sovereign Immunity” is perhaps the oldest notion of international law and has existed from when the formal development of human society had its nascence. According to Professor EH Feichbenfield, (1931) a leading scholar in the field, this goes back to the oldest norms of what was considered wrong and right. Indeed, it was premised on the fact that all collections of human beings are equal to one another and, should, be respected as such. From the most unrecorded and uncodified ancient systems of morality and international jurisprudence, it was recognised that in the same way in which men are bonded by certain standards or behaviour, various collections of human groups must conform to what is generally accepted as right in their relationships.
The National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Amb. Godknows Boladei Igali, has felicitated with the Chief Executive Officer of Erevision MediaTV, Mr. Robinson Ere Erebi, on the occasion of his 63rd birthday on May 2, 2026. In a message to Mr. Erebi, Amb. Igali said, “Praise God for this wonderful day. Congratulations…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri’s second term bid has the backing of prominent Ijaw leaders of thought, including the Bayelsa Elders Council among others. The leaders spoke at a well-attended interactive session organised by a socio-political group, Friends of Senator Douye Diri (FSDD), at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa on Monday night….
“We are placing more emphasis on the development of technical and vocational education; building technical colleges in all our local government areas, which are now tuition free with also free feeding for the students.
“Anyone who underestimates the fury of the Ijaw people is a fool. Whether Wike was under the influence of hard drugs or alcohol, it is said that ‘out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
