Author: Preye Okah

The National President of Ijaw National Congress, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has said that the Niger Delta Region has never been handed anything freely, arguing that all that the region has got have been fought for through enduring agitations. Speaking in Yenagoa at the celebration of the 56th memorial death of late Ijaw hero, Isaac Adaka Boro, Prof Okaba, threatened that the Ijaw would exit Nigeria out of frustration if they continued to fight for the things they rightfully deserved. He also warned that the governorship of Siminalayi Fubara in Rivers State should not be tampered with. “We fought to have…

Bayelsans have pleaded with the prosperity government of Governor Douye Diri to as a matter of urgency, provide potable water for her citizens. They made the plea recently, when members of the Federated Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists went round Yenagoa metropolis to feel the pulse of the people. The Douye Diri administration had governed for four years without providing potable water for Yenagoa residents but in his second term inauguration speech, hinted that he will provide potable water for Bayelsans. Diri said: “Pivotal in our second tenure will be to address potable water distribution challenges via…

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his deputy held differing opinions on the conduct of the last local government election in the state. While the governor commended the entire process, his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewrudjakpo, said election materials and personnel arrived late in his area. Diri commended Bayelsans, especially those in Kolokuma/Opokuma, his local government area, for coming out to vote in the local government election, and conducting themselves peacefully. The governor also commended the State Independent Electoral Commission for having a firm control of the processes across the state. Speaking to journalists at his Kalamaoweiwari Unit 4 Ward…

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Tuesday called on the military to continue with their painstaking investigation to unravel the killers of the 17 soldiers in Okuama Community in Delta State as well as their sponsors. He assured that all those involved in the dastardly act must be brought to book to face the full wrath of the law. Governor Diri who just visited Igbomotoru Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area to see the aftermath of the military invasion of the community, was visiting one month after the military invaded the riverine community on March 17. Addressing the…

The Bayelsa State’s eight local government chairmen and their vice chairmen, Monday April 15, received their certificates of return after their recent elections. The Bayelsa State local government election was conducted on April 6, 2024 with the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, winning all the seats. The PDP also clinched all the councillorship positions in the state’s 105 wards. The names of the incoming local government chairmen are, Bulodisiye Ndiwari, Yenagoa Local Government Area, Febo Lucky, Brass Local Government Area, and Golden Jeremiah, Ogbia Local Government Area. Others are, David Alagoa (the immediate past commissioner for Agriculture and…

The girl in question is very healthy now and she is moving around the community without any problem. Since the Koripamo tradition was performed on her, she has been very healthy, said Dominic Mathias.” Those were the words of Mathias, the Community Development Chairman of Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. News had broken out on the 26th of December 2023, concerning a four year old girl, allegedly married out to a 54-year-old man in a community called Akeddei. An uproar ensued. Many were aghast at the thought and frowned at it. How can a four…

A few weeks ago, there was outrage in the media over the story of a four-year-old girl that was married out to a 54-year-old man in Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. National Point visited the community to follow developments and capture the mood of the people following the widespread reports about the issue. One of the first people to speak to National Point on the issue, Mr. Dominic Matthias, the Chairman of the community’s development committee. “The girl in question is very healthy now and she is moving around the community without any problem. Since…

DO Foundation, a Child Rights Advocacy groups in Bayelsa State has kicked against a marriage between a four years old girl and a 54 years old man which took place on the 26th of December 2023, at Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the State. The group described the marriage as illegal, criminal which it said is against the constitution and the Child Rights Act. DO Foundation, in statement signed by Elvis Mannie Esq.Chairperson, confirmed the development, insisting that the foundation has launched an investigation into the development with the hope of saving the child. According to Barr.…

Bayelsa State Government has faulted the report by some non-governmental organizations which declared that Bayelsa State is not economically viable, insisting that the report rated the state out of context. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai, who responded to the report rather asked that the Federal Government should allow the state to access its 13 percent derivation funds directly instead of releasing whatever they want without the state knowing how much accrued to it on a monthly basis. Ebibai on Thursday in Yenagoa during a transparency briefing on the income and expenditure of the state for August, September and…

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called on the media to investigate its activities since its inception and tell the public its achievements and failings so far. This call came as the board disclosed that it had successfully handled 545 local content policy issues since the inception of the board, saying that by 2027, it would have achieved up to 70 percent local content in the country. Speaking on behalf of the board during a capacity building workshop organized for media stakeholders from the South South on Tuesday in Port Harcourt Rivers State, Esueme Dan Kikile, Manager,…