The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed the receipt of N27.5billion infrastructure refund from the Federal Government as against N38 billion being speculated. The Technical Adviser on Treasury and Accounts, Mr Timipre Seipulo, who disclosed this over the weekend during the transparency briefing on funds inflows and outflows said the state government opted to receive the money at a discounted rate instead of waiting for three to four years to receive the full N38billion due the state. “The refund for infrastructure development from the Federal Government was N27. 5billion. This is…
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Orlu Crisis: Imo Speaker Berates killings …Urges Police to fish out perpetrators
The Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem has condemned the ongoing social unrest in Orlu Zone of the state, saying it is unacceptable and unjustifiable. This was as he urged the entire citizens of the state to join him in prayers to seek God’s intervention over the security challenge. It could be recalled that not less than nine people both civilians and military personnel have reportedly loss their lives so far in the clash between the alleged members of Eastern Security Network and the Army. Also,…
Read MoreBIAFRA: Kanu Protect Your Territory, Charges Yoruba Youths
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has urged Yoruba youths to make efforts to protect their territory and save their people from aggression. According to Kanu, they should not rely on their governors, adding that like the South East Governors, they will fail to protect them. Mazi Kanu in a statement by the groups, Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful reminded the Yoruba youths that southwest Governors did nothing when killer herdsmen kidnapped and killed a Yoruba leader, Pa Fasoranti’s daughter on Yoruba soil.…
Read MoreReturn To PDP, Samdaddy Begs Defected Members, Urges Imolites To Join Party
Former Owerri Zone Senator,Sen. Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (SamDaddy) has described the People’s Democratic Party ,PDP as a big family that can accommodate everyone irrespective of their clime. He also pleaded with aggrieved members of the party, wrongly pushed aside for alleged selfish reasons and Imo people desirous of good governance to rejoin the party. In his words;”plans are on top gear to proffer solution geared towards protecting everyone’s interest. Senator Anyanwu further reminded Imo people of the major role PDP played while in power, maintaining that job opportunities, formidable local…
Read MoreALGON 2018: Okorocha’s Men Shift Takeover of 27 LG Headquarters In Imo … Declare support for Araraume … Say: Struggle Resumes After Okigwe Senate Poll
The November 30 planned resumption date of office by the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Imo State chapter elected under ex- Gov . Rochas Anayo Ethelbert Okorocha administration has been postponed due to the Okigwe North senatorial bye-election. Making this public in a Press release in Owerri yesterday, signed by the Acting Chairman of 2018 ALGON,Hon. Chinwendu Obinna maintained that the postponement of the planned resumption which was scheduled for November 30 was to pave way for all APC members in the state to fully participate in delivering…
Read More2021 Budget: Diri presents N290.2bn to Bayelsa Assembly: … Infrastructure Gets N34bn, Education N24.9bn
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has presented an estimated sum of N290.2bn 2021 budget to the House of Assembly which is christened the “Budget of Growth.” Governor Diri, while presenting the N290,295,465,423 Appropriation Bill on the floor of the Assembly, noted that the outgoing year 2020 has been challenging due to the impact of COVID-19 and the ravages of flooding but expressed optimism that 2021 would be one of progress and prosperity for the state. In the budget breakdown, the sectoral allocations showed that N34billion was earmarked for…
Read MoreOkigwe Senate Election: Imo, South East will Benefit From My Emergence –Araraume: We Can’t Be Testing The Microphone With Our Place In Senate
Sen Godwin Ifeanyi Araraume has declared that Okigwe zone cannot be used for ‘testing the microphone ‘ since the zone has eminently qualified son that will shore up the integrity of the state and zone. He re-emphasised his desire to work with Imo State Governor,Sen Hope Uzodinma to reposition the All Progressives Congress in the State and the South East. In his words,I am working to see that Amaraku-Obolo road was re-ashaphalted ,adding that majority of the roads in the zone require urgent attention. “There’s no way Okigwe will be…
Read MoreGas flaring: Host communities suffering -Bayelsa D-Gov
The ministry of petroleum resources was created with a mandate to formulate policies , supervison through implementation and regulate the Nigeria oil and gas. Operators and stake holders to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulation in the oil sector. The Bayelsa state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on Tuesday while declaring open the technical session of the 5th National Council on Hydrocarbons at the Dappa Biriye Conference Centre in Yenagoa. Making reference to Oloibiri, which he described as the cradle of oil wealth in Nigeria, the…
Read MoreASETU: Many Injustices Against Igbo, Reason For Biafra Agitation -Diwe: Insists, Indigenes Should Invest at Home
The Association of South East Town Unions, ASETU, has stated that the litany of injustices against Ndi Igbo in Nigeria is to blame for the spate of agitation for Biafra. The group President,Chief Emeka Diwe made this known at Enugu in his address during the South East Security Summit organised by the body to chart a way forward for the overall physical, economic, political and cultural security of the people the region. The president who traced the historic evolution and role the town unions have played and continues to play…
Read MoreAce broadcaster, Oge Iwu dies broke: Ex-IBC staff owed N5.1m arrears, pensions
The sudden death of Imo-born ace broadcaster, Mr. Oge Iwu, an ex-staff of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, and pioneer staff of Hot FM Owerri, has shaken the media industry and many citizens of the Imo State. Mr. Iwu was renowned for introducing the popular phone-in programme, “Peoples Assembly” in Hot FM Owerri around 2010, the programmes opened the flood-gate for other similar interactive radio programmes in Imo and other states of the South East. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that the renowned broadcaster had before his demise yesterday, hinted some friends…
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