NATIONAL VIBES

By Admin Governor of Bayelsa, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson and chairman of the Osun State PDP Gubernatorial Primary Election has submitted the report of the exercise to the party's National Chairman,  Prince Uche Secondus.  The election which held on Saturday,  July 21 in Oshogbo, the Osun State capital returned Senator Ademola Adeleke as the Guber Candidate for the September 22 election in the state. Dickson said the primary election in Osun was the most keenly contested primary he has ever seen or heard of,  and expressed confidence that if all the PDP leaders and stakeholders bury their differences and work together, the PDP will trounce the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A press statement signed by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary,  Francis Ottah Agbo noted that the Governor, flanked by former Governor of Niger State,  Babangida Aliya,  former Minister of Water Resources,  Mrs Sarah Ochekpe and other members...

Posted by Admin                                                             The Rivers State Government says it has placed a temporary ban on protests around Isaac Boro Park and Government House axis in Port Harcourt from Monday 23rd July, 2018 till further notice and warns any person involved to drop the idea or face the wrath of the law. A statement signef by Barr.    Emma Okah, Hon. Commissioner for Information and Communications, Rivers State, said: "This is because reliable security reports show that such protest may be hijacked by hoodlums who are likely to inflict violence on innocent people and cause breach of public peace and order. "The public is hereby advised to heed this warning and remain vigilant and report suspicious characters to the police.

Posted by Admin                                                             The Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Raul Aregbesola, has commended his Bayelsa State counterpart for conducting a free, fair and credible gubernatorial primary election in Osun State. Aregbesola, who said that he monitored the primaries on the television, said that the process of the election signified improvement in the democratic culture in the country. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the Osun State Governor has having made the comment while playing the host to Governor Dickson and other members of the electoral committee in Osogbo on Sunday. He described the primaries as a display of robust democratic process which was free and fair. Aregbesola said that he was anticipating a f...

...AS SENATOR ADELEKE EMERGES PDP GUBER CANDIDATE By Innocent Imoh                                                             The Chairman of the Osun Primary Election Committee and Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has charged the leaders and members of the Osun State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party  (PDP) to collaborate more and forge stronger unity ahead of the September 22, 2018 Governorship poll in the state. The Governor said that for PDP to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), it must be cohesive: PDP leaders and members must work together,  eschew bitterness and go into the polls as a strong and united people. A statement by Governor Dickson’s Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted him as having made the call in Osogbo,...

By Innocent Imoh                                                              The Governor of Bayelsa State,  Henry Seriake Dickson has described the current spate of violence and senseless killings, particularly in the Northern part of the country as the biggest threat to the nation’s cooperate existence, since after the civil war. He faulted the nation’s lopsided federal structure, over centralisation and politicisation of law and order as threats to contemporary governance in Nigeria.  A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Deacon Francis Ottah Agbo, said Dickson spoke on Friday in Abuja while delivering a lecture entitled: "Cultural Values, National Security and Challenges of Contemporary Governance: Perspective From Bayelsa State Experience”, organised by Institute of Security Studies ...

By Innocent Imoh                                                             The Bayelsa State Government says its multi-billion naira international airport is one of the legacy projects that will change the economic fortunes of the state and bring about prosperity for the people. The airport which is over 95 percent complete will be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari next month. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson came out with this on Thursday while conducting some journalists around the airport. Iworiso-Markson said the airport will create massive job opportunities for Bayelsans and will be a leading investment destination as well as a hub for business when it becomes fully operational. ‘’There will be more business opportunities, more investment opportunities and ...

...Hosts: Osasu Igbinedion & Ohimai Amaize  Posted by Admin                                                           Africa Independent Television (AIT) has concluded arrangements to unveil ‘The Weekend’, a brand new mega TV show anchored by two astute presenters, Osasu Igbinedion and Ohimai Godwin Amaize. A contemporary breakfast show, ‘The Weekend’ is focused on analyzing entertainment, lifestyle, and political topics. A statement by the Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, said the show will air every Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 10am. He said, “We are very excited about this new brand. We have taken our time to put this together and we are very confident that it will revolutionize breakfast television in Nigeria. The show is the next best thing Nigerians have been waiting for as far ...