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The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Bayelsa State chapter, has thrown its weight behind the groundswell of opposition to the reintroduced National Water Resources Bill in the National Assembly, Independent reports. The group rejected the bill and described it as another obnoxious piece of legislation through which the Federal Government was plotting to deny the littoral states their God-given rights. The CLO made its position known in a communique signed by Alagoa Morris and Timi Igoli, which was issued after its meeting in Yenagoa, the state capital. It called on the Federal Government to jettison the plot and release ecological funds…

Ogbia—Mr. OtioOkilo, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) contesting for the Ogbia Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives has promised to employ a community-based approach toward bringing the dividends of democracy to constituents. He said Ogbia people need a representative that can use creative means in solving the problems bedeviling them. Otio who is the son of popular statesman and former governor of old Rivers State, late Chief MelfordObieneOkilo made this known in an exclusive interview with Mangrovepen.ng. He revealed that he was inspired to run for the Ogbia House of Representatives seat due to the…

Port Harcourt—The paramount ruler of Sambo Ama in Twon Brass Kingdom of Bayelsa State, HRH Samuel Sambo, has admonished Nigerian youths to avoid violence and politics of bitterness ahead of the approaching political campaign season for the 2023 general elections. In a statement sent to newsmen on Sunday, Sambo urged youths not to be used as tools by politicians to cause mayhem in their communities. According to him, elections are avenues for the people to choose leaders that would effectively manage their common resources, adding that no good leader would instigate people to cause crisis. In his words: “We are…

A book on the life and times of Nigeria’s first journalist, Ernest Sisei Ikoli is expected to be launched soon in his home state capital, Yenagoa. Alagoa, emeritus professor of history, is the lead author of the new long-awaited book on the biography of the foremost journalist and nationalist of repute. Even his peers in the pre-independence movement, such as Chief Obafemii Awolowo, acknowledged Ikoli as their mentor. Co-author of the book is John Horace Enemugwem, justice of the peace. He is a professor of history, and current Dean, Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt. He has also served…

The University of Africa, Toru-Orua has matriculated 300 students for the 2021/2022 academic session. The students are drawn from faculties of agriculture, arts and education, basic and applied sciences and social sciences. The event which held at the university’s multi -purpose hall, was the university’s fifth matriculation ceremony. Welcoming the students to higher education pursuit, the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Kingston Nyamapfeni said matriculation ceremony was always an important day in the calendar of any institution adding that it represents another opportunity to project what the future of the students may look like. “Every new cohort of incoming…

The chairmen and governorship candidates of various political parties who stepped down for Governor Douye Diri and his deputy Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo in the Bayelsa 2019 governorship election have cried out to the prosperity government that they have been abandoned. In a statement on, signed by Bob Manuel Fayeofori chairman and Tomvie Beinmo secretary in Yenagoa, the former party candidates lamented that they supported and sacrificed their lives and that of their families for Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrujakpo but have been abandoned. Crying out to the international communities and the PDP government at various levels, the people said despite all…

The chairman of Brass Local Government Council Area of Bayelsa State, Victor Inodunimi Isaiah has decamped to the Social Democratic Party from the Peoples’ Democratic Party citing alleged lingering internal crisis and segregation in the party. Announcing that he was going with his numerous followers, Isaiah said he does not see the PDP as party on which platform he can actualize his desire to serve the people. In his resignation letter addressed to the ward 3 chairman of the PDP in Brass Local Government Area dated July 8th,2022, Isaiah thanked the party and noted that his desire to join the…

Fifteen corps members out of the 1,831 that participated in the 2021 Batch B, stream service year were sanctioned for acts bothering on misconduct. Seven of them had their service year extended due to absenteeism while eight others are to start afresh for absconding from the compulsory national assignment. The sanctions were announced at the passing out of the corps members in Yenagoa, the state capital. Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State government,​ hasreassured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) of its continued support for the scheme to achieve its set objectives in the state. Governor Douye Diri gave the assurance in…

The flag officer commanding, Central Naval Command, rear admiral Idi Abbas has once again given assurance that the Nigerian Navy will continue to do everything possible to protect the national asset. Speaking on Thursday when the leadership of the Federated Correspondent’s Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,BayelsaState paid him a courtesy visit,Abass disclosed that the Central Naval Command was focusing more on the fight against illegal oil theft adding that the rate of oil theft in the region now was alarming. Thanking the group for their visit and commendation of the activities of the Navy, the FOC said the…

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide, has advised the Niger Delta stakeholders to stop criticizing Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the governor of Delta State who was recently picked as Atiku Abubarkar’s running mate but rather support him to succeed. The Ijaw council stated that pulling Okowa down amounts to rejecting the only opportunity available in that political party, for the region especially, as the PDP is the biggest party in the region with huge followers. The IYC in a statement signed by its president, Peter Timothy Igbifa, said instead of pulling Okowa down, all stakeholders should rally round, close their ranks…