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By Ehichioya Ezomon Holding political office, whether elective or appointive, has become the shortest route to power, wealth and fame in Nigeria. That’s why politicians can do anything – legal and illegal – to secure the ticket or the means to get into office. Nothing – absolutely nothing – is spared in this endeavour, including committing the most heinous of crimes: murder. Speculations abound that politicians use their children, siblings, parents, friends, associates or any unfortunate strangers for “sacrifice” to enhance their chances at elections or appointments, or become and retain power as “political godfathers” who majorly sponsor …

Ex-soccer star and Chairman Crystal All Stars International FC of Port Harcourt, Amb. Joe Cole, has said that the chances of Super Eagles to qualifying for 2026 World Cup are very slim but not an impossible task. He said the task can be accomplished “if the boys can approach their remaining few games with serious determination.” Speaking in an interview in Port Harcourt, Cole reiterated that the possibility of Super Eagles’ qualification would depends mainly on the ability and capability of the players in winning her remaining two qualifying games against Amuvibu of Rwanda and Bafana Bafana of South…

…As Diri Assures of Support, Commends President Tinubu ‎ Bayelsa State government has solicited for equity stake in the Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company project about to commence on the Brass Island in the state. Governor Douye Diri made the request on when the management team of the company paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa. The Bayelsa governor said the state’s position became necessary due to the negative fallouts in excluding oil producing states and local governments from the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Senator Diri in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, contended…

To amplify efforts towards the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Ese Usamali Foundation For Rural Development (EUFORDe), has partnered with the Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation and UNICEF-UNFPA joint program on ending Female Genital Mutilation in communities in Rivers State. The aim of the exercise is to engage local leaders of the communities in creating awareness, and to strengthen community structures as well as educate and equip the girl-child in becoming Adolescents Champions against FGM. The campaign pivoted through the production of a short movie tagged the “Adolescents Against FGM,” and scripted by Mercy Elemchukwu-James, the Executive…

Youths of Ekeremor extraction, who have just turned eighteen years and yet to register as voters and those wishing to relocate to Ekeremor Local Government Area and its environs in Bayelsa State, subsequently, have been urged to participate in the ongoing continuous voters registration (CVR) exercise, carried out by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nationwide. Former Deputy Minority Leader and lawmaker in the Bayelsa State 5th Assembly, Hon. Wilson Ayakpo Dauyegha popularly called WAD, made this call during a working visit to his constituency headquarters in Ekeremor Town over the weekend. WAD acknowledged the consistent efforts of INEC in…

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has sworn- in Dr. Wisdom Sawyer as the state’s 12th Head of Service. Dr. Sawyer was appointed on Tuesday, September 2 following the retirement of his predecessor, Mrs Biobelemoye Charles-Onyema on August 31. Governor Diri also swore in two Special Advisers on Legal Matters, Dr. Alabo Ozubide and Inemo Oruebimiekumo, during the 172nd state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa. The governor, who charged the 55-year-old HoS to exhibit a high sense of professionalism in executing his duties and ensure that the civil service remained loyal and disciplined, explained that he was…

The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bayelsa State Council has felicitated Dr Wisdom Ebiye Sawyer on his appointment as the new Head of Service of Bayelsa State. In a statement, NUJ State Council Chairman, Comrade Tonye Yemoleigha and the Secretary, Comrade Imgbi Stanley said, the appointment of Dr Sawyer is a decision in the right direction. According to the statement, Dr Wisdom Sawyer, a seasoned career civil servant will bring his wealth of experience to bear on his new assignment. The NUJ leadership however tasked the new Head of Service on a robust state administrative machinery and…

…Fixes Ebeniken Election For October Bayelsa State Government has set up an expanded constitution review committee (CRC) and an electoral committee to assiduously work towards the enthronement of a substantive leadership in Ovom Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area by the end of October this year. This is just as it directed anyone acting as paramount ruler or any other elective officeholder in Ovom to stop forthwith as government has already put in place machinery to oversee the affairs of the community between now and when a new Ebeniken will be elected. The Chairman of the Ovom constitution review committee…

…As Bayelsa First Lady, NAWOJ, Others Demand Arrest of Perpetrators Nineteen years old, Nancy Ifiedi, small business owner from Imo State and victim of assault in the viral video in Bayelsa State, has petitioned the State Police Command over her ordeal in hands of her friends last Sunday. In the petition to the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Idu, Nancy narrated how she was lured, assaulted, stripped naked, and humiliated by a group of four girls while one of them filmed the attack which was intentionally released on social media. Speaking in a Facebook live interview after submitting…

The National Leadership of the Host Communities Producing Oil, Gas and Pipeline Impacted States Youth Council of Nigeria (HOSTCON YOUTH COUNCIL), together with its Board of Trustees (BoT), has commended Dr. Week Doodei for his display of professionalism, transparency and dedication as the Director of Procurement at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The group described his efforts and expertise as pivotal to the transformation of the Niger Delta region by the Commission. The National President of the HOSTCON Youths Council of Nigeria, Comrade Emmanuel Fiawei Pathfinder, in a statement issued on Wednesday and made available to newsmen extolled Doodei’s…