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Buhari’s claim of $500bn oil proceeds baseless. ..... PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the claim by President Muhammadu Buhari that PDP squandered the sum of $500bn oil proceeds within 16 years as baseless, unfounded, and unsubstantiated. The party urged the President not to allow his aides railroad him into peddling such groundless allegations and bandying of unverified figures, as doing that could detract from his personality. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Tuesday, said the figures alluded to by the President does not even tally or reflect the actual oil related profile of the nation during the said period and urged the President not to allow his handlers set him up for public ridicule. The entire country is aware that the Presidency is on a feverish mode over their bound-to-fail 2019 re-election bid for which they have resorted to making spurious claims against the PDP even when it is clear to Nigerians that the PDP h

Timipre Sylva's Relative and close Political Associate pays surprise visit to Gov. Dickson..... Commends his Aggressive Development Drive On Wednesday 28th of February, Timipre Sylva's kinsman and former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hon. Nathaniel Sylva, paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson in his office at the Government House, Yenagoa.                    .                               Sylva, who is a cousin to former Governor Timipre Sylva, is also a former Chairman of Brass Local Government under the Sylva administration.                    .                                 In a chat with Government House Press Corps after the visit, Hon. Sylva  commended Governor Dickson for the giant people-oriented development strides the Dickson-led-Restoration Government has recorded  in the state.                                                    Meanwhile, reports have it that Hon. Sylva has already dumped the

Akwa Ibom Small and Medium Scale Enterprises gets boost as Gov. Udom Emmanuel flags off 3rd Phase of Loan Scheme to traders - Akwa Ibom traders set to endorse Udom for 2nd Term By Michael Egiethua                     .                             Over 50,000 traders in Akwa Ibom will on Thursday, 1st March 2017, endorse Governor Udom Emmanuel for a second term in office.                                The gesture, they say, will be a total display of total support for the Udom Emmanuel administration whose promises of loans and incentives to the business communities across the state have been fulfilled.                         Speaking with newsmen yesterday in Uyo, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Traders and Market Matters, Akparawa Idorenyin Raphael said the event will hold at the popular Etaha Itam Market with over 50,000 Traders in attendance across the state.                           .                             The SA also hinted that aside the grand endorsem

2018 Africa SME Roundtable Forum: Bayelsa MEDA releases VIP List of expected attendees.                 With less than 48 hours to the official opening ceremony of the 2018 Africa SME  Roundtable Forum slated for Thursday through Saturday, March 1 - 3, 2018 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the State Government has released the list of VIPs who barring last minute changes are expected to grace the august meeting.                                                              In a release signed by Mr. Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri, the Director-General of Bayelsa State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency(BYMEDA), over thirty (30) very important personalities are expected to storm the oil-rich State for the 3-day convoke.                       .           Top on the list are: Alhaji Babale GireiPresident, World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME); Hon.Geoffrey Onyeama- Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria; Hon. Okechukwu Enelamah - Hon. Minister of Industry, Tr

40 CONSTITUTIONALLY ENFORCEABLE HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA Compiled by Frank Tietie Executive Director , Citizens Advocacy for Social & Economic Rights (CASER) www.citizensadvocacy.org 1.     Right to life 2.    Right to dignity of human persons      3.    Right to personal liberty 4.   Right to fair hearing 5.   Right to private and family life 6.   Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion 7.   Right to freedom of expression and the press          8.   Right to peaceful assembly and association          9.   Right to freedom of movement 10. Right to freedom from discrimination 11. Right to acquire and own immovable property 12. Right to Compensation for Compulsory acquisition of property 13. Right to no restriction on and derogation from fundamental human rights  14. Right to Free Legal aid 15. Right of equality under the law 16. Right to equal protection under the law 17. Right to security 18. Right to have causes heard in Court 19. Right to appeal

"We are prepared to host Africa " - DG, Bayelsa BYMEDA .                                           Bayelsa State is set to host global leaders storming Yenagoa within the week for the 2018 Africa SME Roundtable.           Mr. Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri, the Director-General of Bayelsa State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency(BYMEDA), created time out of his busy schedule to brief newsmen on the 3-day event.Crossfire was there and filed the excerpts.            .                                                                            Q: For the benefit of those who have never heard of or had contacts with you; who essentially  is Mr. Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri?       Ans: My name is Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri. Firstly I am a Bayelsan. A Hive Africa Global Leader,A Governing body member of the World Association for Small & Medium Enterprises ( WASME) ),former Advisor to Governor of Bayelsa State on SME and  Presently, I serve the Restoration Government of Govern

Important Public Announcement! RESTORATION CUP 2018 The second edition of the Governor Seriake Dickson Football Tournament is here. This edition is strictly for all communities and tertiary institutions in Bayelsa State.  Interested participants should pick their forms at the Restoration Cup secretariat at Ijaw House along Sani Abacha expressway, Yenagoa for N5000 only from Monday, February 26. Deadline for submission of completed forms is Monday   March 5, 2018. This edition promises to be bigger and better with N11m prize money at stake. Winners will take home N5m, second position N3m, third position N2m, and fourth position N500,000. There are also consolation prizes as the well behaved team will get 200,000 while N100,000 each will go to the Highest Goal Scorer, Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper of the tournament. For enquiries, please call: 08032721892, 08039627115 or 08033787757 Signed Daniel Alabrah Director, Media Governor Henry Seriake Dickson Football Tourn

GOVERNOR SERIAKE DICKSON FOOTBALL TIURNAMNT KICKS OFF IN MARCH... COMMUNITIES , TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS BATTLE FOR N11M PRIZE MONEY... The second edition of the Governor Seriake Dickson Football Competition, tagged, The Restoration Cup 2018, will kick - off in March. Director General of the competition, Ono Akpe, who disclosed this in Yenagoa, reiterated that this year's edition is strictly for communities as well as tertiary institutions in Bayelsa state. A statement signed by the tournament's  Director General, says all communities interested in participating in the football competition, are to pick their forms at the Ijaw House, along the Sani Abacha expressway in Yenagoa. The sale of forms will commence on Monday, 26th, and will last for just two weeks, to enable the organisers conduct the draws and then kick off the tournament proper. According to the statement, the competition, which will be played across  communities in the state, is strictly on knock-out basis, and

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Bayelsa Govt to Invest in Mass Housing, as German Envoy Hails Dickson’s Achievements The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Bernhard Schlagheck on Tuesday joined other well-meaning individuals and organisations across the world, in commending Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State for his outstanding achievements in office. According to a statement by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Francis Ottah Agbo, the German Ambassador gave the commendation during a courtesy call on the Governor in Government House, Yenagoa. Dr Schlagheck, who is currently touring the South-South States of Nigeria, said he is pleased with Governor Dickson's performance in the areas of education, infrastructure and healthcare. Speaking on the purpose of the visit, the Ambassador noted that, it was to enable him have firsthand knowledge of the economic potentials, as well as problems confronting the region, with a view to identifying possible areas of collaboration. His words, "I'

BAYELSA, BRISTOW HELICOPTERS SIGN MoU FOR SEAPLANE TRANSPORTATION ..ALSO TO BOOST TOURISM, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, REDUCE TRAVEL TIME ...COMMUTERS TO TRAVEL DIRECT FROM YENAGOA TO LAGOS, ABUJA, OTHERS. The Bayelsa Airlines, has this Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bristow Helicopters, to provide quality aviation services in the state. Speaking at the signing ceremony at the newly inaugurated Grand Pavilion and Boat Club, Oxbow Lake, in Yenagoa, Governor Seriake Dickson described the initiative as part of efforts by the state government to ease transportation for commuters both within and outside the state. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Francis Ottah Agbo, the Governor explained that, the partnership agreement would go a long way in boosting tourism, business operations as well as reduce travel time from Yenagoa to Lagos and other parts of the country. The Governor, who noted that, the Government's involvement in

  PICTORIAL NEWS FROM BAYELSA STATE  Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State (L), receives the  report from Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders, CITRE, on the Ijaw National Congress (INC), from its Chairman and also the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council, HRM, King Alfred Diete Spiff, at the Government House, Yenagoa. Photo by Michael Owi. L-R: Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Retd), Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, Chairman, State Traditional Rulers Council, HRM King Alfred Diete Spiff, and the Amanyanabo of Opobo, HRM King Dandison Jaja, pose for a group photograph, shortly after the presentation of the CITRE report on the Ijaw National Congress (INC), at the Government House, Yenagoa. Photo by Michael Owi. Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson (L), receives a report from the Chairman, State Educational Trust Fund Board, Prof. Turner Isoun, during a meeting in Gover