In a further attempt to create regional economic prosperity, the BRACED Commission organized a summit for commissioners of Arts, Culture, and Tourism from BRACED states, as well as permanent secretaries, directors, and stakeholders on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the famous Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Director General of the BRACED Commission, His…
“The issue of oil theft and oil bunkering are of serious concern in our local government areas and since the federal government has involved states and local governments in combating the menace, all hands must be on deck to stamp it out.”
Paying as much as $100m dollars for a Presidential jet for a country that is the poverty capital of the World and has more out-of-school children with over 40% food inflation is the height of concern for the people’s feelings.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, His Excellency Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva, has chosen ex-militant Great Joshua MacIver as his running mate for the upcoming November 11, 2023 Governorship elections in Bayelsa State, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). APC Governorship Candidate Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva MacIver, who hails from Southern Ijaw Local…
Bayelsa State has been honoured with an Award of Excellence by the National Examinations Council (NECO) for its exceptional performance in national examinations. Presenting the award to Douye Diri during the weekly State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Yenagoa, on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Gentle Emelah, said the examinations body recognised Bayelsa…
In a massive defection move, over 2,000 All Progressive Congress (APC) faithfuls have left the Broom Party to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Otuan, Southern Ijaw Ward 5. The defectors were received by the Vice Chairman of PDP, Bayelsa Central Hon. Nathan Wisdom alongside other PDP stakeholders in the ward. The defectors, in…
In a significant victory for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states cannot remove a federal candidate, especially a president, from the ballot under the Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban.” This decision reversed previous state court rulings that found Trump ineligible for office due to his actions on January 6, 2021. The court’s…
University On Friday, former Bayelsa Governor, Senator Seriake Dickson, was granted a provisional license from the National Universities Commission for his Private University‚ Hensard University. Senator Dickson was among 37 proprietors that were granted licenses from the National Universities Commission. Speaking on the development, Senator Dickson said that Hensard University, located in his hometown‚ Toru…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed Nov. 8 for hearing a suit challenging the emergence of Kola Abiola as the People’s Redemption Party (PRP)’s presidential candidate. Justice Ahmed fixed the date after a consensus agreement by counsel for the parties in the suit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Madam Patience…
The National Executive Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday, passed a vote of confidence in the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Ayu has been on the news over disagreement between him and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Wike had faulted the emergence of Atiku as the presidential flag bearer,…
