NATIONAL VIBES

Posted By Tony Okechukwu Members of various non-governmental organisations and civil society groups in Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest over the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in some parts of the state. Comrade Toitoi Newton of the Grassroots For Development, who led the protest to the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Yenagoa, told journalists that the CSOs demand a cancellation of the purported results from Constituency 4 in Southern Ijaw council and Nembe-Bassambiri in Nembe council where election materials were carted away. According to Comrade Newton, elections did not hold in the seven wards of Nembe-Bassambiri due to the violence orchestrated by political thugs aided by security personnel deployed in the community. He said the people were disenfranchisised as they were chased away from their communities on the day of the election. Comrade Stephen Seleke of the Advocacy for Peace also said an...

Posted by Tony Okechukwu The people of Twon-Brass have called on the Acting Inspector General of Police to swiftly commence the investigation of the assault on the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal SARS, Kola Okunola, by APC thugs in Twon-Brass which occurred on Saturday 23rd February 2019, and bring the perpetrators to book. The leadership of the community who registered their dissatisfaction, gross displeasure and regret at this heinous act stated that the officer was not seen with, neither was he carting away with electoral materials as alleged by some media reports. Elections were already over in Twon Brass, Brass LGA at the time the police officer, the Military officer and some Officials arrived. The Police Officer did not even leave the jetty area on his arrival where he was attacked. The attackers are all known. They are all boys from Twon Brass, APC members and followers of former governor Timipre Sylva and Hon. Sunny Israel-Goli( AKA Adi). The fake...

...As Police, Soldiers Clas over Fake Results in Brass Posted By Tony Okechukwu Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal SARS, Kola Okunola, has been taken hostage by thugs loyal to Chief Timipre Sylva and the member representing Brass Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House òf Assembly, Israel Sunny-Goli. The Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Kemela Okara, said that the thugs led by Sunny Goli and backed by the military are mounting pressure on the Deputy Commissioner òf Police to accept fake results from Brass. He added that the Deputy Commissioner of police refusal to sign the fake result caused a disagreement between the police officer and a Major of the Nigerian Army and his men. According to him, the  DCP who insisted on submitting the right results to INEC was token hostage in the waters and stripped naked by the thugs. The situation has caused serious tension in Brass. He lamented that the Nigerian Army seemed to have  taken cha...

Posted By Tony Okechukwu Nigeria’s Former President and Chairman of The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF), Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated  Governor Henry Seriake Dickson and the people of Bayelsa State over the completion of the Bayelsa International Airport and the event of the maiden flight to the airport.  In a congratulatory letter to the Governor, Dr. Jonathan stated that the it was a thing of joy that the project which was conceived by late Diepreye  Almesesigha’s administration came to fruition under Mr. Dickson’s tenure. He noted that the project signified the fulfillment of  the  collective dream of the People of Bayelsa State in this regard,  adding that it would enhance the socio-economic prospects of the State and the Niger Delta. The former President said: "Your commitment towards transforming our State through key infrastructural development, such as this, is commendable."  He further commended Governor Dickson on the la...

...Says Ruling Party Showing Insensitivity and Disregards for the Feelings of Niger Delta. Posted By Tony Okechukwu Pan Ijaw Socio-cultiral organization, Ijaw National Congress, (INC) on Thursday President Muhammadu Buhari over his non commitment to the development of the Niger Delta region. The organization said unlike other Presidential aspirants, the President has no plan to restructure Nigeria, adding that he is only paying a lip service to the calls by eminent Nigerians. This was made known at the end of its meeting which had in attendance eminent Ijaw sons and daughters in Yenagoa on Thursday. The meeting which was chaired by its Chairman, Steering committee, Prof. Joseph Ajierika stressed the need for restructuring the Country for the purpose of peace, harmony, equity, fairness and Justice. The APC, according to the organization has made very scant comments with regards to the question of restructuring throughout it's campaign even when the party's com...

Posted By Tony Okechukwu President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday joined other candidates to sign the second 2019 National Peace Accord in Abuja. The Presidential election comes up on Saturday 16th of February, 2019. Buhari and Atiku urged for free, fair and non-violent elections. While stressing that the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security agencies have given their words in readiness to conduct free and fair elections, he urged the youths not to allow themselves to be used for violence. Noting that there is fear towards the election just like any other elections, he urged Nigerians to pray for Nigeria as it goes into the elections. The President also said that the only real party is Nigeria and that elections are only important to the extent to which they make Nigeria strong. Atiku again appealed to INEC and the security agencies to ensure free, fair elections. ...

 Posted By Tony Okechukwu Sacked Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has been remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court presided over by Justice Jude Okeke ordered his detention after the commission arraigned him yesterday alongside three others, Hamidu David Lawal, a director of Rholavision Engineering Limited; an employee of the company, Sulaiman Abubakar, and the Managing Director of Josmon Technologies Limited, Apeh John, on a 10-count charge bordering on corruption. The accused were said to have committed the offences contrary to Section 26(1)(C) of the Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Act 2000 and punishable under Section 12 of same law. When the charges were read yesterday, the ex-scribe pleaded not guilty while his counsel, Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN), applied for bail. The court ruled that he should be remanded while his bail appl...