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By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaHearing in the Murder trial of the four defendants accused of killing Elozino Ogege, a 300 level Mass Communication Student of the Delta State University, Abraka resumed today at the High Court of Justice Asaba with the Court admitting more evidence tendered by prosecution.The defendants, Macaulay Desmond Oghenemaro, Ojokojo Robinson Obajero, Nwosisi Benedict Uche and Enaike Onoriode are facing an 8 count charge filed by the Attorney-General of Delta State against them. The Prosecuting State Counsel, Mr. Omamuzo Erebe, Director Department of Legal Drafting in the State Ministry of Justice, who led Eruwhu Akpoghene, an Assistant Chief State…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaThe Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has dissociated itself from the call to sack Senator Godswill Akpabio, the minister of Niger Delta Affairs.IYC said the Ijaw youths have distanced themselves from a call for the sack of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen Godswill Akpabio because it is detrimental to the development of the region.Their position is contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists Friday by the Spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council worldwide, Daniel Dasimaka, who revealed that the IYC has nothing to do with the earlier circulated statement calling for Sen Akpabio’s…

By Chiemeka Green, YenagoaThe Archbishop of York and Chairman Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission, Dr. John Sentamu presenting the Interim Report to the Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake DicksonThe Chairman of the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) and Archbishop of York, Most Reverend & Right Honourable Dr. John Sentamu, has accused Shell, AGIP and other oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region of heaping environmental devastation upon the people while ignoring their pleas for assistance.He further estimated that the consequences of oil spills may kill around 16,000 infants in the Niger Delta annually within their first month…

By Chiemeka Green, Yenagoa The Chairman of the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Hon. Victor Isaiah and the leadership of the All progressive Congress (APC) in the state yesterday engaged in the exchanged of words over the alleged plot to invade his home and that of some of his aides by the military acting on the orders of top APC leaders in the state under the guise of responding on a tip-off of arms-stockpiling and related allegations.While the Chairman, Hon. Victor Isiah, despite his call to the high military authorities to cease being used by desperate, dirty and wicked…

By Chiemeka Green, YenagoaAhead the November 16 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa state, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in collaboration with the European Union (EU)has intensified its sensitization campaign with a forum organized for young female voters in the state.The event according to the commission is part of their commitment to providing a level playing field for all stakeholders in the discharge of its duties, realizing that equal participation of women and men in all aspects of public life is a key principle of democracy.INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voters Education, Festus Okoye, said the sensitization program…

By Chiemeka Green, YenagoaFormer Chairman of the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Hon. Bello Bina, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC) over alleged hijack of the activities and appointments within the ruling party in the state by forces reportedly loyal to the State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson.Hon. Bina, who described himself as one of the founding members of the PDP in Bayelsa under the late former Governor D.S.P , Alameiseigha, said after due consultations with notable stakeholders of the PDP in the state and his close observation of…

By Chiemeka Green, Yenagoa The Independent National Electoral Commission in collaboration with the Nigeria Navy have commenced the profiling of all the marine boat owners contracted to ship the non sensitive materials for the Bayelsa governorship election to the various polling units in all the communities across the riverine areas of the state.This was disclosed today by the Residential Electoral Commissioner for Bayelsa State, Pastor Monday Udoh during a press briefing held at the INEC state headquarters in Yenagoa.The State REC also noted that Bayelsa State is 75 percent water hence it is always very difficult to conduct election as well as…

As debate on the on-going UNEP Clean-Up in Ogoni continues, a group comprising of Ogoni women leaders from oil pollution impacted communities and some civil society representatives have called for the enactment of the HYPREP Act to safeguard the future of the clean-up from being truncated before the process is completed.The demand is part of the outcomes of recommendations for successful clean-up of Ogoni land by participants at a training on Key Performance Indicators  for Success, KPIS on the Ogoni Clean-Up organized by Kebetkache on Monday, October 28, 2019 in Port Harcourt.The group noted that the Ogoni Clean-Up exercise will…

Some coastal communities in Akwa Ibom have become trapped as the Atlantic Ocean continues to surge in response to rise in water volume.An SOS sent to this medium by a concerned citizen Evangelist Glory Alexander alerted that the ocean surge is flooding communities in Ibeno Local Government Area. Some of the seriously affected communities in Ibeno which need urgent intervention are, Akata, Iwoukpoul Opolum, Itag-Abasi and Ntafre.The people’s misery has further been compounded by the fact that the flood has cut them off from neighbouring communities, thus denying them access to supply of needed stuff for their existence even as…

By Clifford SolomonA delegation of the human rights community recently thrown into mourning with the death September 21, of Comrade Patrick Naagbaton, paid a condolence visit to the family in his Port Harcourt resident Saturday.Speaking on behalf of the group, representing activists within and outside the country on the death which came as a surprise and rude shock to all, Comrade Celestine Akpobari, coordinator Ogoni Solidarity Forum, OSF, said the late Patrick Naagbanton lived for the people and was trusted because of the way he lived his life.He said, “When the human right community got wind of the accident people…