Author: Preye Okah

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Prof Patrick Lumumba have canvassed strong institutions to protect African democracy from recession and political instability. They made the call in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State at the annual Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue, tagged, ‘Breaking New Grounds in the Democracy -Development Nexus in Africa’. The leaders said the coup d’etat, poor election management, and poverty have derailed the continent’s democracy. They therefore, called for a re-jig of the continent’s democracy. Jonathan, who was the chairman of the occasion, in his remarks, noted that adhering to the…

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has declared as unjust and discriminatory, the purported move by the Federal Government of Nigeria to promote and legalise artisanal solid minerals mining in the country while clamping down on artisanal petroleum refineries in the Niger Delta. In a statement issued by the PANDEF and signed by its national publicity secretary, Mr. Ken Robinson, the organisation noted with displeasure, the efforts by the Federal Government to promote the solid minerals sector while suppressing artisanal refineries. “We have followed the various policy pronouncements on the intention of the government to legalize the activities of all…

As the Bayelsa State governorship election draws closer, the polity is becoming increasingly heated up with all manner of lobbying, fake endorsements, accusations, propaganda, counter accusations, and expectedly, court cases as parties and candidates try to outsmart one another to push for victory. There are three major contenders in this race to the Creek Haven, the state seat of power although there are 16 candidates in the race. Others are there probably to look for settlement or position for political position later. Looking at the political permutation, no one knows for sure, of the three, who will coast to victory,…

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri, has promised to offer teachers in Bayelsa State a better alternative and an opportunity to build the state’s education sector on a solid foundation. In a statement to mark the 2023 Teachers Day, Eradiri disclosed that he has signed a pact with the teachers assuring that he will make their welfare a priority. Promising that to wipe away their tears if elected governor on November 11, he sympathised with teachers in the state for their years of suffering and hardship under the current administration of Governor Douye Diri.…

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Prof Patrick Lumumba have canvassed strong institutions to protect African democracy from recession and political instability.   They made the call in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State at the weekend, at the annual Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue, tagged, ‘Breaking New Grounds in the Democracy -Development Nexus in Africa’.  The leaders said the coup d’etat, poor election management, and poverty have derailed the continent’s democracy. They therefore, called for a re-jig of the continent’s democracy.   Jonathan, who was the chairman of the occasion, in his remarks, noted that…

The Delta State Representative of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC Olusegun Ogunnubi has advised stakeholders from the Oil and Gas producing communities not to truncate the setting up of the Host Communities Development Trust Fund provided for by the Petroleum Industry Act. Speaking recently in Yenagoa during a stakeholder’s sensitization meeting for the host communities, the NUPRC representative disclosed that the essence of the meeting was to sensitize them on the gains of the Petroleum Industry Act. Chapter three of the Petroleum Industry Act, provides a legal framework to ensure cordial relations between International Oil Companies and their host…