The Spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organization, Senator Dino Melaye, on Saturday replied the campaign organisation of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing them of trying to feast on the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party. In a veiled reference to the threat by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers…
*Says Test-Run To Cover Yenagoa Soon Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday, recounted the state’s journey to its gas-powered electricity project and how the demise of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, in 2024 almost scuttled it. Governor Diri also stated that the power turbines, commissioned by…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that for the stability of Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri should be encouraged to complete a second term in office. Speaking at his Yenagoa residence on Tuesday when members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa National Governorship Campaign Council alongside governors, former governors of the party and National…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised the electoral committee for the forthcoming Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) election to be fair to all contestants and ensure a credible process. Governor Diri gave the charge on Tuesday when the IYC President, Comrade Jonathan Lokpobiri, presented the Dr. Charles Ikimi-led electoral committee to him at…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi has said that the insecurity bedeviling Nigeria was confined to the Northeast when the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was in power, but it has escalated to all parts of Nigeria under the All-Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Makarfi , also a former Chairman of the PDP, assured…
The Diri/Akpe Believers, Bayelsa State, under the leadership of its Director-General, Hon. Douyi Willy, on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei, the APC candidate for the House of Representatives for Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency. The visit, which took place in Yenagoa, was aimed at affirming the group’s total and unalloyed…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says the signing of the peace accord with former President Goodluck Jonathan and other presidential candidates in the build-up to the 2015 elections contributed largely to the peaceful outcome of the polls. The President stated this when he received the National Peace Committee led by former Head of…
“The Amassoma Youth Development Association, Yenagoa Chapter led by Mr. Stephen Ozogu, should make a difference by focusing on innovative ideas that will enhance human capital development and improve the lives of youths from Amassoma. If they come up with good programmes, the member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency will always support them to achieve their goals.”
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason”, military officers said Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the government. “President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors,” they said in a statement read out on state TV. Gabonese…
By Darlington Onyebuchi Agoha Dear Obi Cubana, I recently came across headlines where you claimed to have made your first millions during your NYSC service in 1999. While you present this story as a “motivational” milestone, let me remind you of a reality you seem to overlook: success is not a new phenomenon, and real…
