The Federal Government of Nigeria has begun evacuating Nigerians stranded in Iran, escorting those willing to leave safely across the border into Armenia as tensions escalate in the Middle East. Chairperson and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed the development on Tuesday in a post on X (formerly Twitter). She […]
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has lauded the current Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for its support to the Nigerian Air Force and other security agencies operating in the region. According to a statement by the Director, Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama on Friday, Air Marshal […]
There was tension at the Bayelsa State High Court following a request by two alleged “celebrity kidnappers” to be granted bail on health grounds amid their ongoing trial for alleged involvement in a series of abductions in the state. The accused, Emmanuel Charles Angasei and John Lyon Ike, were arrested in 2022 over the alleged […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Friday attended the non-elective convention of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) held at Ijaw House in Yenagoa, where he declared that the state government is not backing any candidate in the forthcoming INC leadership election. The governor urged the electoral committee to ensure a free, fair, and transparent […]
Prof. Benjamin Okaba, the President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), says he is not aware of any official communication reversing the earlier disqualification of some candidates by the election committee. Okaba told newsmen in Yenagoa on Thursday that the decision of the election committee stands until an official communication states otherwise. The president was […]
Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, the Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the newly registered Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Dickson, a former governor of Bayelsa State, announced his defection during a media briefing in Abuja, citing the prolonged internal crisis within the PDP […]
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has assured that the 1.2-kilometre Kaa-Ataba Bridge linking the Khana Local Government Area to the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, will be inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of activities marking his third anniversary in office. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this […]
The newly sworn-in Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has inaugurated a special committee to develop a framework for establishing state police. This comes amid growing calls for decentralized policing to better address local security challenges. The initiative aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s recent push for constitutional amendments during a meeting with senators, where he […]
Operatives of the Ekeki Division of the Police Command in Bayelsa have arrested a pastor and his wife over their alleged involvement in the rape of a 13-year-old girl (names withheld) in Yenagoa. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Iyamah Edebor, confirmed the development on Monday. He assured that the Ekeki Division has been directed […]
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has raised alarm over the alleged selective disqualification of candidates in the 2026 Ijaw National Congress (INC) elections scheduled for March 7. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Dr. Kennedy Tonjo West, National President of MOSIEND, urged Ijaw stakeholders to […]