By Nkem Ekeopara: As usual, in each of his fallacies, John Campbell, former US Ambassador to Nigeria and currently the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York laid claim of being a friend of Nigeria as he... Read more
Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang and other defendants have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying the court for a preliminary objection to the suit filed by the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, over the outcome of the recent Nigeria Governors’ Forum election. In separate motions on notice filed at the court last... Read more
Senator Aloysius Etuk is Chairman, senate Committee on Establishment and Public service. He represents Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State in the National Assembly. He fielded questions from journalists in Calabar after the inauguration of the South South Zonal Office of the National Pensions Commission on the... Read more
Bayelsa Govt empowers 10,000 youths, as over 11,000 renounce cultism
NigeriaPress Releases June 23, 2013
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson disclosed at the weekend in Yenagoa that his administration has concluded arrangements to train 10,000 youths drawn from the eight local government areas of the State in different vocations. Commending the decision of over 11,000 youths in the state to renounce cultism and... Read more
Gov Dickson appreciates God for achievements, urges youths to persevere
NigeriaPress Releases June 23, 2013
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has attributed his achievements in life, especially his elevation to the position of a Governor of the state to divine arrangement. Governor Dickson stated this at a special thanksgiving service at the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, Yenagoa to celebrate God’s faithfulness... Read more
I will bequeath a lasting legacy on the present and future generation of Bayelsans – Gov Dickson
NigeriaPress Releases June 23, 2013
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has reassured the people of the state that his administration will build on the foundations laid by past leaders and bequeath a lasting legacy on the present and future generation of Bayelsans. Governor Dickson has therefore, called for the continued support , co-operation... Read more
By Dan Okon-Effiong The Senator representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial district in Akwa Ibom state Senator Helen Esuene has formally declared her intention to contest the 2015 governorship election in the state. Esuene made her intention known on Wednesday night in a closed door meeting with her support group.... Read more
Young men armed with machetes and sticks have entered the streets of Nigeria’s biggest city in the northeast to target suspected Islamic extremists, even as soldiers continued an offensive against the radical fighters. The vigilante group, known as “Civilian JTF,” a play off the acronym used to describe the... Read more
Gov Dickson holds monthly transparency briefing, declars N29.5BN balance for May 2013
NigeriaPress Releases June 7, 2013
Bayelsa State Government has declared a total sum of N29.5bn as balance in its coffers after statutory deductions and capital payments as at the end of May. Addressing the media on the income and expenditure profile of the state for the months of April and May 2013, at its... Read more
NGF will not disintegrate, but better positioned to strengthen nation’s democracy – Gov Dickson
NigeriaPress Releases June 7, 2013
Contrary to speculations making the rounds, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has expressed optimism that the current crisis rocking the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) would not make it to disintegrate. Governor Dickson made this remark at a state banquet organized in honour of the National Executive Committee of... Read more
