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By Mbah Green Okem, YenagoaThe senator representing Bayelsa Senatorial District and governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Douye Diri has emerged as the flag-bearer of the party for the forthcoming governorship election scheduled to hold on November 16, 2019.Senator Douye Diri polled 561 votes to beat his closest contender, Chief Ndutimi Alaibe who polled 365 votes in the keenly contested primaries held at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Center in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.Keniebi Okoko came third with 142 votes followed by Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah who polled 62 votes, Konbowei Benson polled 24 votes, Fredrick Agbedi…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa receiving an address from The Olu of Warri, Ogiamen Ikenwoli 1 during the visitGovernor Okowa of Delta state has described the Warri Port as a key factor to the economic development of Delta State and the nation while calling for the resuscitation of the port.The governor Okowa stated this when the Olu of Warri Ogiamen Ikenwoli 1 visited him in Government House in Asaba.He observed that with the congestion in Lagos ports, the federal government should revive Warri Port and other sea ports to boost the nation’s economy.‘’There is no doubt that the Warri Port is a…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaChief Press Secretary to Delta State governor , Mr. Olisanyem Ifejika has charged media practitioners to contribute to nation building through developmental journalism.Mr. Ifeajika gave this charge in Asaba when he received Dr. Ejike Obeta and other staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Asaba.The CPS said journalists play an important role in the development of the nation through positive reporting and the promotion of government policies and programmes.“As media practitioners, let us be part of the building and developmental process of government; this can be achieved by being assertive, asking the right questions, giving credible…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaThe secretary-general, Bomadi Federated Communities, Comrade Dennis Alade, has lamented the acute state of lack of government presence occasioned by abandonment visited on Bomadi by successive governments in Delta State.Comrade Alade, said inspite of its enormous contributions to the state treasury and their voting strength among other tangible contributions, the community which produces oil and gas and the largest in the Ijaw nation has nothing to write home about when it comes to state government projects and appointments.in an interview, the scribe remarked,  “I am bleeding inside me when it comes to the question of development in the…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaDelta State commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has assured the Delta Guild of Indigenous Newspaper Publishers (DGNIP) of continuous support from the state government.Aniagwu stated this when members of DGNIP paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Asaba, saying the Okowa administration was set to build a stronger Delta.The commissioner advised the body to agree on one leadership that would govern them instead of fragmentation, adding that factions would not advance the course of journalism or a stronger Delta.Mr Aniagwu stated that government is interested in DGNIP strength which lies in their unity and…

By Mbah Okem, Yenagoa A High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital,  has struck out a suit seeking to declare the newly elected 105 Local Government Council chairmen, the deputy and councillors as ad-hoc delegates at Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary holding today.The presiding judge, Justice E. G Umukoro, while delivering his ruling said, “because the case is a pre-primary matter involving a political party, the court has no jurisdiction to hear the matter.“Someone can only claim to be an aspirant only if such person has taken part in a political party primary conducted by the party’s national leadership…

The Gubernatorial Primary Election Screening Committee has disqualified the former Cross River resident electoral commissioner, REC and aspirant in the November 16 Bayelsa State governorship election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Dr. Frankland Briyai from participating in the party primaries.Dr. Briyai was not cleared to contest for the party primary election on grounds of section 3 Paragraph “L” of the Guidelines for Nomination of Candidates.This was disclosed in the report of the Seven-man Screening Committee signed by the chairman, Rt. Hon. Isa Song after the successful screening of the seven aspirants vying for the party ticket at…

High Chief (Dr) O.B. Lulu-BriggsSeven months after his death, the Will and last Testament of late Kalabari chief and businessman, High Chief (Dr) O.B. Lulu-Briggs was read on July 26, 2019 despite opposition from three senior sons of the deceased, Dumo, Senibo and Sofiri Lulu-Briggs.The High Chief left most of his assets in a Trust to be managed on behalf of his children and their offspring, with former governor of Cross Rivers, Donald Duke as one of the four trustees. The deceased also left substantial wealth to his widow Dr (Mrs) Seinye O.B. Lulu Briggs.Interestingly High Chief Lulu-Briggs did not…

The deceased coupleTexas newlyweds died a few minutes after they wed, when their car was hit by a truck. (Photo: Getty Images) Young newlyweds were reportedly killed in a car crash in US while pulling out of a judge’s office where they had just wed.“They hadn’t even been married for five minutes,” LaShawna Morgan, mother of the groom, told The Beaumont Enterprise.Harley Morgan and Rhiannon Morgan were 19 and 20 respectively, and were leaving a Justice of the Peace courtroom Friday afternoon in Orange County, Texas. As the couple pulled out of the parking lot and onto Texas 87 Highway, an oncoming…

By Dave Okpogadie, Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has congratulated Chief Festus Keyamo (SAN), on his appointment as minister of State, Niger Delta.In a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika in Asaba, Okowa said Keyamo’s appointment was well-deserved, considering his antecedents as a lawyer of repute.He urged Keyamo to bring his wealth of experience to bear on his new job in order to address the myriad of challenges be-devilling the Niger Delta.While lauding him on his achievements as an eminent legal practitioner, Okowa expressed confidence that the new minister would use his office to attract…