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By Emma AmaizeMilitants under the auspices of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, Sunday, urged youths and people of Bayelsa State to use their Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs and not guns to decide the next governor of the state in the November 16 governorship election.He said the choice will determine 80 per cent of the collective future of the people thus demanding deep reflections.Leader of the group, self-styled ‘Genera’” Izon Ebi, in a statement, said:“The 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience call on the youths and the good people of Bayelsa State…

A police officer is seen in bodycam footage shining a flashlight moments before shooting into a window, striking a woman and killing her. (WFAA via Fort Worth Police Department)A police officer responding to a call early Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas, US, fired a shot into the window of a woman’s home, striking and killing her.According to ABC News, the woman was black. The officer is white.The Fort Worth Police Department did not release the name of the officer, ABC Dallas-Forth Worth affiliate WFAA reported.Bodycam footage released by the department shows the officer, around 2:30 a.m., approaching the window of a home…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaGovernment House gate shutRetired civil servants under the aegis of Association of Contributory Retirees of Delta State has accused Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of insensitivity for reneging on his promise to look into the plight of its  members occasioned by the failure of the state government to compute their terminal benefits with N18,000against the  N7,500 being used at present.Addressing journalists during a peaceful demonstration by its members at Government House gate in Asaba, chairman of the Association, Comrade Elder Agbaka Avurakoghenw revealedSome of the senior citizens sitting dejectedly during the protestthat Governor Okowa had earlier agreed to harmonize…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaGovernor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State says the year 2020 budget will be presented in the first week of November, 2019.Governor Okowa stated this during the 2019 Quarterly Media Chat with journalists at the Press Centre, Government House, Asaba.Okowa who stated that the 2020 budget may not be as big as what was obtainable in the past due to shortfall in oil production, said the state would concentrate on core ongoing projects.According to him the core ongoing projects include the Ughelli/Asaba Road which is key especially sector ‘A’ and ‘C’ since sector B is completed.The governor said…

By Chiemeka Green, YenagoaA factional leadership has emerged in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State following the suspension and counter suspension that have divided the state executive officers of the party ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The factional group of the state chairman, Jonathan Amos in a statement on Thursday, said the state executive committee of the APC in Bayelsa State has suspended Ogeibiri Orubebe, deputy chairman; Chris Toborowei Olorogun, legal adviser; Amasighan Azikiwe, chairman Ekeremor Local Government Area; Olorogun Isaac, secretary Ekeremor Local Government Area and Peter Bofumu, chairman Sagbama Local Government Area. He said…

Nigeria is part of a new world order in which so much information flows every minute. The age of the internet has created instant circulation of information. As a result, we do not have breathing space to pay adequate attention to all of what affects us. We tend to live for the minute, because more information is rushing down upon us every second. What we do not seem to understand is that such down- pour of information creates a convenient environment to mislead the public. We easily lose sight of what should be important to society. People who hold political…

Dear Compatriots,1st October each each year is an opportunity for us to reflect and thank God for his endless blessings on our country. It is also a time for us, collectively, to:Remember the sacrifices made by our founders and great leaders past; by soldiers, by distinguished public servants; by traditional leaders, by our workers – sacrifices on which Nigeria has been built over the 59 years since Independence in 1960; and, rededicate ourselves to attaining the goals which we have set for ourselves: a united, prosperous and purposeful nation in the face of 21st century opportunities and challenges.In the past…

By Chiemeka Green, YenagoaA stalwart of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide and younger brother of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Robert Igali, and three others recently kidnapped along Elele Community in Rivers State while trying to rescue Bayelsa State bound accident victims have been released..The accident victims, according to eyewitness account, were returning from the wedding ceremony of an appointee of the member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Preye Oseke in Mbaise axis of Imo State when the bus they boarded got involved in an accident.Igali and three of his friends, who…

By Styvn ObodoekweA Magistrate Court sitting in Rumuodumanya, in the Rumuodumanya Magisterial District of Rivers State,  has granted a N1million bail to 38 years old Njoku Francis, a taxi driver who recently knocked down to death a foremost journalist and environmentalist, Patrick Naagbanton in Port Harcourt.The accused is facing a four count charge in Suit No. RMC/132c/2019 on traffic offence leading to the death of the environmentalist.Parts of the charge read: “That you Njoku Francis ‘m’ on the 13th day of September, 2019 at about 1500hrs along East West Road by No.  1 Rukpakurusi New Layout,  in the Rumuodumanya Magisterial District…

COSMOPOLITAN, Alanna Lauren GrecoQueen Elizabeth is reportedly “delighted” about the success of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Africa tour.The Sussexes were initially very stressed about how the tour would go down.It’s been a big week for Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and baby Archie, who have been on their royal tour of Africa. And if you recall, this tour was kind of a BFD—before the royal fam arrived in Cape Town, their aides were reportedly very stressed about the tour being perfect after the couple got some bad press (see: taking private jets and feud rumors). A source shared, “They and their aides…