Court Jails Bayelsa Commissioner of Police for Disobeying Court Order in Land Dispute Case.
A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced the State Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, to prison for failing to comply with a court order. The Court order, stemmed from an earlier ruling delivered on November 26, 2016, in suit
NDDC Ensures Equitable Distribution of Palliatives Across Niger Delta Region
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is aware of reports circulating in the media claiming that the palliatives meant for some critical groups in Cross River State were not fairly distributed. A statement by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, Director of Corporate Affairs, dismissed the notion,
Vigilant Community Foils Vandalism Attempt on TCN Transmission Tower
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commended the people of Watuolo Village in Benue State for thwarting a vandalism attempt on its Tower T195 along the Ugwuaji – Makurdi 330kV transmission line. The incident occurred on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at about
Bayelsa Ranked Nigeria’s Most Climate-Vulnerable State – Governor Diri
Governor Douye Diri describes Bayelsa as Nigeria’s most climate-affected state, emphasizing the urgent need for targeted intervention. Governor Diri made this assertion while receiving a delegation from the National Climate Change Secretariat, led by its Director General, Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, at the Government
Bayelsa Restates Commitment to Transparency, Accountability in Project Execution – Finance Commissioner
Bayelsa State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to completing all initiated projects, ensuring that no infrastructure development is left abandoned. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai, while addressing concerns about project execution and funding at the
Soludo’s Strategic Security Initiative Transforms Anambra by Christian ABURIME
Nigerians’ penchant for knee-jerk reactions is a well-worn trope. We are a society often driven by immediate outrage, demanding instant solutions to complex problems. Like firefighters rushing from blaze to blaze, we react to crises with a flurry of activity, often
NLC Rejects 50% Telecom Tariff Hike, Plans Nationwide Protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly condemned the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) decision to approve a 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs. The NLC described the hike as “too harsh for citizens” and an “insensitive, unjustifiable, and direct assault” on Nigerian workers
Bayelsa Court Sentences Four to Death by Hanging for Kidnapping
A Bayelsa High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Tuesday sentenced Four persons to death by hanging over alleged conspiracy and kidnapping. The Four persons convicted include Manager Etonzor, Daniel Derietiedei, Inimotimi Rufus and Tari Firstman. The presiding Judge, Justice Patience Diri, in the
US Mass Deportation: 3,690 Nigerians Face Removal
About 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are faced with deportation as Trump crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. In the document compiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, the agency