From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa. A 15 year old girl has whipped her seven year old sibling to death in Otuagbagi Community of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. It was gathered that the tragic incident was preceded by a disagreement between the deceased, Harry... Read more
Diamond Bank debunks distress rumour
Nigeria December 7, 2015
Diamond Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading banks providing financial services across the shores of the country has dismissed a media report by Sahara Reporters suggesting that the bank is distressed. Describing the story as “false and malicious”, the bank in a statement issued and signed by the Head,... Read more
Operation Pulo Shield (OPPS), the joint military team deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta has said that it apprehended five thugs and recovered arms in Bayelsa. Maj.-Gen. Alani Okunlola, Commander of the outfit, told a news conference on Friday in Yenagoa that the thugs... Read more
The founder and leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has announced a new name, Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) for the organization. The new name was announced by the group leader who spoke on Sunday during a press conference... Read more
FRIVOLOUS PETITIONS (PROHIBITIONS ETC) BILL 2015
Press Releases December 7, 2015
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) demands, unconditionally, that the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria suspends all proceedings with respect to a proposed Bill, “FRIVOLOUS PETITIONS (PROHIBITIONS ETC) BILL, 2015.” The broad objective of this curiously accelerated Bill is to outlaw the freedom of expression of all... Read more
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the Senate not to deny Nigerians of their universally recognised right to freedom of expression. In a statement in Lagos on Sunday by its Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda, the Guild said the draft... Read more
The federal government has described the agitations by some Nigerians, largely in the South-East, as “completely legitimate.” There have been mass protests by Igbos in South-East Nigeria for an independent country of Biafra. The protests have sometimes gone violent with reported deaths of about six people, allegedly at the... Read more
Calm has returned weeks after the bloody clashes between native farmers and Fulani cattle rearers in the Igbeti and Igboho environs in Northern Oyo of Oyo State. The Fulani cattle herders had attacked their hosts after alleging that the deaths of their cattle was as a result of poisoning... Read more
An apparent terror attack was averted last Friday, November 28, 2015 when at 3.00pm local time, a Benin City-bound ARIK Flight was delayed for over two hours at Nigeria’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Three suspicious men were said to have boarded the aircraft using the same identity cards.... Read more
The Police in Bayelsa has vowed to deal decisively with political parties and aspirants who foment trouble during and after the governorship elections slated for December 5. A statement issued by Mr Asinim Butswat, Police Public Relations Officer for Bayelsa Command on Friday noted that the Command... Read more
