I have a vision for Bayelsa, says guber aspirant Ombeh

BARR. GEORGE OMBEH  A governorship aspirant in Bayelsa state under the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Barr. George Ombeh says his vision is to place the state as the best stable state with an enabling environment for investment if voted to power come 2011. Barr. Ombeh who hails from Ekeremor...

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Guber race: Ekiyegha takes campaign to Amassoma

HON. FRED EKIYEGHA The campaign organization of Hon. Fred Ekiyegha, a governorship aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State Sunday stormed Amassoma town in Southern Ijaw LGA to garner support for the aspirant. On arrival, the campaign team rallied round...

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BAYELSA STATE? STATE OF EMERGENCY? - NIDDEMCOW

CIVIL SOCIETY group, Niger Delta Development Monitoring and Corporate Watch (NIDDEMCOW) says the worrisome acts of terrorism in Bayelsa State, the home state of President Goodluck Jonathan, could trigger a state of emergency in the area. The Executive Director of the group, Nengi James, in an on-line statement to AkanimoReports on Monday claimed that ''desperate power seekers’’ are bent on plunging...

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JTF dislodges militant camp in Bayelsa

JTF The Niger Delta special security forces, the Joint Task Force codenamed Operation Restore Hope have raided a militant camp allegedly operated by one Keiti Sese also known as Commander Nomukeme (mad man) in Forupa community on the Atlantic fringe of the Bayelsa State. But the militant leader,...

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COURT RESTRAINS JTF, SSS FROM HARASSING ACTIVISTS

The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State l, has ordered the Joint Task Force (JTF), a special security outfit, and the State Securityn Service (SSS) to stop violating the fundamental human rights of Nengi James, a community and public accountability activist. James had gone to the court, praying it to shield him from alleged acts of impunity by security agents. The court also ruled...

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BOMB EXPLOSION ON ALAIBE’S COUNTRY HOME

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Bayelsa State has demanded for full scale investigations into the circumstances surrounding the attack on the country home of Chief Timi Alaibe, Special Adviser to the presidency on Niger Delta Affairs in Opokuma, Kolga. The political atmosphere in the state was thrown into confusion following reports in the early hours of today that the country home of the presidential...

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Police Dock Three Youths for Booing, Stoning Sylva

Following the booing and stoning of Governor Timipre Sylva at the Samson Siasia Sports Stadium in Yenagoa during the civic reception of President Goodluck Jonathan to Bayelsa State, two Epie youths and one Ijaw had been arrested and arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa . Toremeye Fibi (male) 37 years, Ukalizeb Bernard (male) 28 years and Beneyi Blackie Best (male) 30 years were...

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Harmonization in PDP Unacceptable

A senatorial aspirant and former youth leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State Mr. Kikile Dan-Esueme has warned that adoption of candidate, harmonization and consensus option will not be acceptable during the party primaries come 2011. Kikile who is seeking the Bayelsa central senatorial ticket told BOF in Yenagoa recently that harmonization has never been part of the party's...

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Ex-militant leaders in Niger Delta warns politicians

Representatives of Ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta have warned politicians against heating up the politics. This is just as they condemned attacks on Governor Timipre Sylva, describing the act as unacceptable. Also, the group called on President Goodluck Jonathan to probe the killings of Late...

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