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By Titus Innocent The Leader and Patron of the Egain Support Group, Hon. Ebiango Egain,  former Chairman,  Ogbia Local government Council and a staunch chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) congratulate His Excellency Chief David Lyon, Governor Elect of Bayelsa State and his Deputy, His Excellency Sen. Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo on their victory at the Court of Appeal, Port-hacourt Division. Hon. Egain while reacting to the judgement of the court, said it is a clear prove that Chief David Lyon is a popular demand and command the will of Bayelsans as well as the large population of APC members in the State. He equally seize the medium to express joy and also hail the Judiciary for the fair administration of justice. The former local government Council boss call on Bayelsans to rally round the incoming administration. He expresses confidence in the ability of Chief David Lyon to bring good governance to the doorsteps of Bayelsans. He also  s...

By  Titus Innocent    -   December 27, 2019 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mandated Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to reconcile Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Hon. Seriake Dickson, who have been locked in a bitter battle over the ownership of Soku oil wells The Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Walid Jibrin, also said the board had set up a committee of BoT members to intervene in the face-off between the two governors and was working towards presenting a consensual presidential candidate in the next election. PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, told newsmen that the Delta State governor whom both governors respect had been asked to mediate in their feud. Secondus added that as in the first line of success in the mediation, both governors had been asked to avoid further media comments on the crisis. “We recognise how sensitive this issue is to bo...

igeria Newspape By Titus Innocent The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) during the week donated a modular science laboratory to Model Government Secondary School, Twon Brass and an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Centre to Government Secondary School Okpoama, both in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The ICT centre was commissioned by the minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. The facility has two air-conditioned rooms, each fully equipped with 31 computers linked to the internet, projector and printer. The centre also has an administrative office, instructor’s office, conference hall and a stand-by generator. On the other hand, science laboratory was commissioned by the member Representing Nembe/Brass Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Isreal Sunny Goli and it has separate laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Biology and is supported ...

By Titus Innocent The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has sought an amicable resolution of the rift between Ijaw Youths Council and the company which resulted in shutdown of its operations and subsequent blackout last Monday in Bayelsa State. The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) had on Monday, December 23, besieged the office of PHEDC in Yenagoa, the state capital, drove away staff and grounded its operations over inadequate power supply in the state. ADVERTISEMENT Manager, Corporate Communication in PHEDC, Mr John Onyi said yesterday while speaking with Journalists in Yenagoa that the development had taken a negative toll on the utility company, and regretted that Ahoada community had also shut down PHEDC office in the area leading to total blackout in the ancient town and compelling its customers to have a ‘black Christmas’ He said: “Members of PHEDC staffs are now living in palpable fear as their lives have been threatened by the IYC who warned them not to be...

By Titus Innocent  Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike said that governor Serieke Dickson should be held responsible for the defeat of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Bayelsa state governorship election. Governor Wike made the claim while reacting to the allegation made by Dickson that he (Wike) was responsible for PDP’s defeat in the state in a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday. He said that the actions of governor Dickson preparatory to the election added to the defeat .  Wike accused the governor of intimidating some of the candidates that wanted to contest for Senate and House of Representatives by asking them to withdraw from the race. He also accused the governor of sponsoring somebody from his senatorial district for the deputy governorship position in the state, saying that all added to the defeat of the party’s candidate. Wike claimed that he single handedly provided transport and logistics support to all the PDP governors that visited Bayelsa before ...

The Leader and Patron of the Egain Support Group, Hon. Ebiango Egain, former Chairman Ogbia Local government area and cousin brother to former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan hail the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division which set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court against Sen. Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, Deputy Governor elect of Bayelsa State. Hon. Egain in a press statement issued in his Yenagoa resident congratulated the Deputy Governor elect and the APC family in the State for the court victory. He also expresses confidence in the judiciary as last hope of the people. He equally stated that the judgement is a clearer reflection of the APC's acceptability by the people of Bayelsa State.  The Ogbia Local government council former boss  said that he is disappointed at how the PDP as a sinking ship could stoop so low to institute a frivolous case that have no legal bearing in the political space because of their burning desire for personal  ...

By Titus Innocent A federal high court in Abuja has condemned the arrest of women alleged to be sex workers in Abuja by law enforcement agents. Binta Nyako, the judge, on Wednesday said security agents violated the rights of the women as enshrined in section 37 of the constitution when they broke into their homes to arrest them. She also ruled that sex work is not a crime. Babatunde Jacob, a counsel working with Lawyers Alert, a non-governmental organisation, had instituted a fundamental human rights enforcement suit on behalf of the arrested women. The Nigeria police, the army, ministry of the federal capital territory (FCT), and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) were the respondents in the suit. The judge said: “I find and hold that the breaking in and arrest of the applicants by the respondents is an infringement of the applicants’ right to privacy as guaranteed by the constitution.” “The law has laid down process and procedure for effective arrest....