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INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES FUELING INSECURITY IN NIGER DELTA - GOV. DICKSON By Victor Ologbo Gov. Seriake Dickson Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday night launched the Rise For Bayelsa Campaign, an initiative to attract global attention to the ravaging effects of oil spills, pollution and environmental degradation in the state. At the event held at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, he was however unsparing of the international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the state. He accused them of constituting the biggest threat to the security and stability of the state and the Niger Delta region under the guise of awarding crude oil pipeline surveillance contracts. His Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as accusing the oil multinationals of funding terrorism, criminality and breakdown of law and order in the state.  His words: "They are not only polluting our la...

IRIS SMART TECHNOLOGIES ABUJA CRICKET LEAGUE WEEK TWO RESULTS By Michael Egiethua in Abuja. Abuja Indians Cricket Club Fielding against Aso Rock Cricket Club The Iris Smart Technologies Abuja Cricket League week 2 got underway today Sunday, 17th of March, 2018 at the Cricket Club Abuja Grounds, Package B, National Stadium, Abuja. The first game of the day was between the Abuja Indians Cricket Club, AICC and the Aso Rock Cricket Club, ARCC. ARCC won the toss and elected to field. At the end of the first innings, AICC scored 119 runs for the loss of 8 Wickets. In the second inning, ARCC chased 119 runs but was only able to score 116 runs for the loss of 9 Wickets in 19.5 Overs. AICC won the match by 3 runs. At the end of the first game Abhinav Sharma emerged the man of the match and was presented with a trophy, and cash prize of N5,000 by Iris Smart Technologies as well as a 25 kg bag of rice by Olam Rice. In the second game of the day between Cricket Club Abuja Panthers ...

WHEN SHALL WE ARISE, O COMPATRIOTS! By Aferiokhai Osigbemeh Algerians out on the streets protesting against a failed government Algeria’s 82 year old President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, just recently rescinded his planned 5 th term of 5 years tenure in office. He has spent 20 years in office. This came about after nationwide mass protests that saw some members of his cabinet resigning and joining the demonstrations protesting his continued stay in office and more than 1000 Judges also joined the protest. Apart from the fact that he has spent 20 years as President, his health challenge, that has made his public appearance absolutely scarce since 2013 when he suffered a stroke and has since seen him confined to a wheelchair, was also a major issue. The Algerians where not part of the Arab springs in 2011 that saw changes in leadership in Egypt and Tunisia. Citizens have also sighted clampdown on opposition figures and tight control of state resources by family members of ...

BAYELSA STATE SET TO LAUNCH “ARISE FOR BAYELSA” CAMPAIGN By Ogen Udoh In Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government, on Wednesday, commenced a campaign tagged 'Rise for Bayelsa' to attract global attention to the ravaging effects of oil spills, pollution and environmental degradation in the state. The Rise For Bayelsa initiative, which is an international campaign supported by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, will be launched this evening with the screening of a short documentary that showcases the devastation caused by oil companies operating in Bayelsa. Apart from speeches by government officials, environmental activists and community leaders, there will also be a performance by popular Nigerian musician, Timi Dakolo, the Bayelsa Cultural Troupe as well as guest appearance by some Nollywood artistes, who support the campaign.  A member of the Media and Publicity Committee of the campaign, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a pre-launch press release, noted that oil spill...

VIOLENCE: BAYELSA PDP FLAYS SYLVA, LOKPOBIRI, APC SPOKESMAN OVER ATTACK ON PA CLARK, OTHERS By Ogen Udoh The Bayelsa State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has condemned in strong terms what it described as the despicable display   of disrespect for the person of Ijaw National Leader, Pa Edwin Clark and other elder statesmen and leaders in the South South and Middle Belt. A statement by the State Secretary òf the PDP, Chief Godspower Keku, berated the State Publicity Secretary òf the APC for casting aspersions on the integrity of Pa Clark and other leaders in the South South and Middle Belt for saying the truth about the election related violence in Rivers and Bayelsa. Keku said that it was as immoral as it is sickening for a son of the South South to make such a disparaging remark about the elders and leaders of his people for saying the truth about issues of grave concern to them. He said that the statement attributed to Buokoribo, where he descr...

PROBE MILITARY ROLE IN BAYELSA ELECTORAL VIOLENCE...PDP TELLS BURATAI By Ogen Udoh         Aemy Chief, Tukur Buratai The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, has appealed to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai,  to investigate the role of the military in the violence that occurred in the state during the last general elections. The party alleged that some army officials directly participated in the elections and called on the military to redeem its image by probing incidents linked to them. Speaking at the party's secretariat in Yenagoa, the Chairman of PDP, Moses Cleopas, said that the activities of the army deployed in Brass, Nembe and Southern Ijaw, LGAs should be queried by the military. He wondered why the army had kept sealed lips on the killing of two PDP members in Southern Ijaw LGA without provocation by soldiers. Cleopas lamented that PDP members were prime targets during the elections, describing...

BAYELSA STATE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE Dickson congratulates re-elected South South Governors  Gov. Seriaka Dickson Chairman of the South South Governors Forum, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated governors of the region re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Dickson, who is the Bayelsa State governor and also chairman of the South South PDP Governors Forum, said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, that Saturday's election was a referendum on the excellent performance of the five PDP governors in the zone. According to him, it is heartwarming that the mandates of his brother-governors in the region were renewed by the electorate in their various states on Saturday, having given a good account of themselves in the last four years even as the final result of the election in Rivers State w...