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Chief Timi AlaibeThe first runner-up in the just concluded September 4, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa governorship primary election and former managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe has dismissed as mere speculation, insinuation that he has decamped to another political party to contest the November 16 governorship election.He made this dismissal in a statement signed and issued in Yenagoa by the administrative secretary of Alaibe Campaign Organization, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe.Alaibe, in the statement said he still remains a loyal member of the PDP despite being pressured with requests by other political parties to contest the…

Benaebi Oguoko takes participants through session on Ijaw history, culture, language and identityIt was a sunny, warm day in London, Saturday, June 22, 2019 when Ijaws in the London area gathered to reconnect with their language and culture. Venue for the event was The Resource for London, located on Holloway Road. Enthusiasm among participants as they came into the hall was palpable. Youngsters, some as young as 8 and 10 chattered in excitement as they came in shepherded by a parent or sibling. Some older, greeted familiar faces and others. All were Ijaw people in the UK who live in…

By Chiemeka Green, YenagoaFloodThe head of Environmental Rights Action (ERA), Niger Delta Resource Centre and project officer of ERA, Comrade Alagoa Morris says the restoration government led by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has not achieved much especially in the area environment as he warned of another impending flood predicted by NIMET.Comrade Alagoa who stated this during an exclusive interview with Daily Times in Yenagoa, said Bayelsans are suffering from worst pollution occasioned by individuals putting on their generators, adding that Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State which ought to have development, does not have drinking water and electricity, basic amenities.“As…

By Chiemeka Green, YenagoaYouth from the nine states of the Niger Delta region recently traded words over the alleged plan by some politicians to influence the sack of the Presidential Amnesty boss, Prof. Charles Dokubo and replace him with Chief Dennis Otuaru from Delta State.A group known as Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) the coalition of the nine militant groups in the creek, described the plan as alleged ‘gang up’ the move to replace the Amnesty boss with Chief Dennis Otuaru, the younger brother to the Deputy Gov of Delta State who is reportedly an ally to foremost former militant…

Bayelsans are grumbling over the outcome of the gubernatorial primaries conducted in the state September 3, 2019 while the PDP picked Senator Douye Diri as its flag bearer, the APC chose a late entrant to the contest, oil dealer, David Lyon.The two choices seen as products of the selfish desires of the two kingpins in the state, Governor Henry Dickson and former governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, is sending cold down the spines of Bayelsans who feel short- charged even ahead of the November 16, 2019 elections.While many are grumbling in the privacy of their homes for fear of being victimized…

 By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaMinister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has lamented the high rate of maternal mortality which he put at 40,000 deaths every year.The minister made this disclosure during the opening of the 62nd National Council on Health (NCH) meeting in Asaba, Delta State.The minister urged the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to, as a matter of urgency, commit to and implement national policies on maternal and newborn health and also dedicate a budget line with appropriate allocation released on time for reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and nutrition intervention at all levels.The minister, who noted…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaNigeria’s Under-23 Olympic Football Team mauled their Sudanese counterparts 5-0 in an Under 23 Nations Cup qualifier played at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State.The match in Asaba was the return leg of the African qualifier which the Nigerian team entered into with a lone goal deficit after suffering a lone goal defeat in the hands of the Sudanese when the two sides met Khatoum, Sudan last week.However, with three goals in the first half and two goals in the second stanza, the visitors were simply overwhelmed by their Nigerian counterparts.Taiwo Awoniyi opened scoring with…

Chief Allen Onyema, chairman Air Peace Airline who, donated his aircraft to fetch home Nigerians being hounded by xenophobic South Africans says the gesture is costing his company N280million.“I put together over N280million in order to bring these people back. Air Peace decided to bring them free of charge. Nobody paid us a dime, we decided to do it free of charge for our country and for our people”, he was reported as saying.The young business executive said he was moved to tears by the solidarity and unity he witnessed from the returnees as he stepped into the aircraft.“When I…

By Chiemeka Green, YenagoaYouth from the nine states of the Niger Delta region recently traded words over the alleged plan by some politicians to influence the sack of the Presidential Amnesty boss, Prof. Charles Dokubo and replace him with Chief Dennis Otuaru from Delta State.A group known as Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) the coalition of the nine militant groups in the creek, described the plan as alleged ‘gang up’ the move to replace the Amnesty boss with Chief Dennis Otuaru, the younger brother to the Deputy Gov of Delta State who is reportedly an ally to foremost former militant…

By Chirmeka Green, YenagoaThe head of Environmental Rights Action (ERA), Niger Delta Resource Centre and project officer of ERA, Comrade Alagoa Morris says the restoration government led by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has not achieved much especially in the area environment as he warned of another impending flood predicted by NIMET.Comrade Alagoa who stated this during an exclusive interview with Daily Times in Yenagoa, said Bayelsans are suffering from worst pollution occasioned by individuals putting on their generators, adding that Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State which ought to have development, does not have drinking water and electricity, basic amenities.“As we speak…