A combined teal of soldiers and policemen have been drafted to the Ijaw house venue of a proposed meeting by Niger Delta Ex-Militants. Investigations show that the security operative were deployed following orders from Governor Dickson on Friday cancelling the proposed meeting. Civil Servants in Bayelsa Ministry... Read more
From: Arodiegwu Eziokwu, Yenogoa The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says the delays experienced in the oil spill response at its Adibawa oil fields were regrettable. SPDC said on Monday that the oil leakage from its oil fields located in Edagberi community in Rivers was... Read more
Bayelsa Monarch kidnapped as kidnappers injure food vendor
FeaturedNigeriaUncategorized July 23, 2015
From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu Unidentified gunmen on Thursday kidnapped Chief C A O Otobotekere Paramount Ruler of Tombia Community in Tenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Our Correspondent gathered that the gunmen who arrived the palace of the monarch on Thursday morning had fired several shots to scare... Read more
Bayelsa APC Wants Buhari to Prosecute Jonathan
Nigeria July 22, 2015
Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Chief Perekeme Kpodo, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute Jonathan and his wife, Patience. Kpodo, who made the call at a news conference in Yenagoa on Wednesday, said the former President, his wife and known associates should be prosecuted for the alleged looting... Read more
•Condemns dismissal of Dawari and Odili’s cases on technical grounds The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has alleged a grand conspiracy between the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and some judges to frustrate the party’s petitions brought before the tribunals in respect of the March 28 and... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong,Port Harcourt Samson Siasia, Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team, said that the Congolese U-23 Team was lucky to concede only two goals in the July 19 Olympic qualifier. Siasia said this in an interactive session with sports journalist after the match at the Adokiye Amiesimaka... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has blamed the United Nations and the Federal Government for ceding the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to the Republic of Cameroon.Ayade stated this when he received the Country Representative of United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Mrs. Angele Dikongue Atangana... Read more
Former Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau on Thursday said he was not desperate about holding any political appointments in the country. Gen Dambazzau, the first Nigeria army chief to hold a PhD degree, and currently a Senior Visiting Fellow of the Centre for Peace, Democracy and... Read more
Prompt News Online Loses Reporter, Gracious Akujobi
Nigeria July 16, 2015
The management of PNO Dynamic Media Limited, Publishers of Prompt News Online, has announced the death of its Sports Reporter, Gracious Akujobi. A statement by the Publisher, Akeem Oyetunji, said Miss Akujobi, was on a national assignment as Super Falcons Media officer when she passed away on Wednesday... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Ikang Gov.Ben Ayade of Cross River has reassured that his ministration desired that the peaceful and calm nature of the state be maintained for business to thrive instead of criminality.Ayade stated this at the Ikang water front in Bakassi Local Government Area Thursday shortly after inspecting... Read more
