Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been accused by the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) of plotting the ouster of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Sunday, the organisation said the sinister plot was being hatched by “a former civilian president” and “a gang of “conspirators”. It said the conspirators... Read more

 The Bayelsa government on Wednesday said it remains committed to the regulation of cooperatives societies and the safety of investors’ funds. Mr Otokitio Oparminola, Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, in a statement dissociated the state government from an earlier directives given the Bureau for Cooperative Development to cooperatives... Read more

Economic activities at Twon Brass, hosts to Agip’s Oil Export Terminal in Bayelsa have remained grounded as residents continued to occupy the premises of the oil firm even when power supply has been partially restored.   Residents had on May 14 disrupted activities at the oil firm by blocking... Read more

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has called for an investigation into the air crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others on Friday. He said that the Accident Investigation Board is expected to unravel the immediate... Read more

Farmers in Sabagreia Community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Tuesday called on government and interventionist agencies to assist in the acquisition of lands for farming to boost food production.   The farmers who identified access to land as a major obstacle made the call in a... Read more

Area ll Command, Onne Port Uncovers (1387) Cartons of Tramadol Concealed With Ceramic Tiles The Nigeria Customs Service, Area ll Command Onne Port in Rivers State has uncovered one thousand, three hundred and eighty-seven 1387 cartons of prohibited Tramadol tablets concealed with 1000 cartons of ceramic tiles. Customs Area... Read more

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has accused international oil companies of  being part to a conspiracy theory that the Niger Delta is unsafe in order not to relocate their corporate headquarters to the region. The governor observed that so long as this kind of negative narrative geared... Read more

The British government says the world’s spotlight will be on Nigeria during the 2023 general elections and concerted efforts must be made to improve the country’s democracy. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing disclosed this after a closed door meeting with the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom... Read more