Archives for October 31st, 2013

Dickson tasks PDP faithful on solidarity to party

  Jesse Ese, Yenagoa Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, has called on all those who are faithful to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to be vigorous in their support for the party. The Governor made this remark while interacting with members of the party at the Bayelsa State PDP Secretariat building in Yenagoa recently. Gov. Dickson further refuted claims by ...

Govt to commission Kpansia Market, January

Jesse Ese, Yenagoa The Commissioner of Trade, Industry and Investment, Hon. Ayakeme Massa, has stated that government would ensure that the Kpansia Market in Yenagoa is completed and commissioned in January next year. This was as a result of the peaceful agreement between the land owners and government concerning the New Kpansia Market project which has been ...

Bayelsa Electricity Board unveils factors behind power failure

Jesse Ese, Yenagoa As the drop in the power network in Yenagoa continues, the Bayelsa State Electricity Company has revealed that the epileptic power supply has persisted because the power plant was too old to power the state capital. The Managing Director of the Bayelsa State Electricity Company, and Special Assistant to the Governor on Power, Engr. ...

Lawyer Kicks Against IYC Election

Tejiri Ebikeme A Warri based lawyer and spokesman aspirant, Eric Omare, for the just concluded Ijaw Youths Council (IYC, Worldwide) elections, has kicked against the outcome of the election, calling on President Goodluck Jonathan and other prominent Ijaws to wade into the matter. He said in a press statement that as an Aspirant for the position of ...

Group Threatens Showdown With Agip Over Lack of Better Deal For Nigerians

THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has threatened a total showdown with Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in the days ahead over alleged short-changing of Nigerians working in the company. While imploring President Goodluck Jonathan to prevail on the management of the company to give Nigerians a better deal, the group said it ...