The ongoing rape trial of Chief Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to Ex-Governor Timipre Sylva was halted on Wednesday as the accused sought transfer of the case to another judge. Although the accused defiance team was slated to open defense on Wednesday, state prosecutor Andrew Arthur Esq... Read more
Kachikwu’s Global Laurels Well Deserved – Niger Delta Youths
News November 8, 2018
The Niger Delta Youths Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP) says the recent laurels and honorary citizenships awarded to Dr Ibe Kachikwu was well deserved. Mr Tiedor Olayinka President of NDYCPP said in Yenagoa on Saturday that the global honours had vindicated the group Kachikwu, was on Thursday conferred... Read more
The Niger Delta Youths Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP) on Tuesday said the group is collaborating with oil industry leadership to ensure the participation of youths in the NLNG Train-7. Mr Chris Jumbo, Chairman, NDYCPP Organising Committee said in Yenagoa that arrangements have been concluded to hold a... Read more
Youth leaders, under the auspices of Niger Delta Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDCPP) on Sunday congratulated Atiku Abubakar for winning the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential primaries. The group said that the successful hosting of the primaries in Port Harcourt was an indication that the region was... Read more
A family of three on Friday in Azikoro, a suburb in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital died in their sleep after a dinner suspected to have been poisoned. Residents in the compound had noticed that the occupants were yet to wake up on Saturday and subsequently forced the door open to see... Read more
The victim in the alleged rape trial of Chief Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to Ex-Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa on Friday testified before a Bayelsa High Court giving vivid accounts f how she was sexually abused. The 26 year old (name withheld) testified alongside her Uncle and... Read more
Residents along the Epie creek in Yenagoa on Wednesday lamented the impact of flooding caused by the overflow of the waters from Taylor creek, tributaries of Orashi and Niger rivers. Our reporter who visited the river side settlements quotes the residents as saying that the water levels rose above... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong The NFF Committee on Ethics and Fair Play has placed a one-year ban from all football-related activities on Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Salisu Yusuf, according a statement availed journalists on Wednesday. The ban followed the committee’s consideration of a complaint by the NFF as well as... Read more
Mr Patriot Ogomah, State Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria in Bayelsa says he remains hopeful that President Muhammadu Buhari would heed appeals and accent the Peace Corps bill. It would be recalled that President Buhari had on February 27 declined assent on Nigerian Peace Corps establishment bill , citing... Read more
Ohanaeze Youth Wing (OYW) has urged the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris to go beyond the apology over the illegal raid on the residence of elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark.. Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, Coordinator of OYW who made the call in an interview session on Saturday in... Read more
