By Peter Jonah In a short span of less than two months since assumption of office as the Executive Chairman of Burutu Local Government, Hon. Chief Combolous Ikisa has left an indelible mark with his visionary leadership and commitment to progress. Taking over from the commissioner for Housing, Rt. Hon. Godknows Angele, he wasted no…
Briga News Nigeria ••My Party’s Supporters Most Peaceful, Says Gov. Diri The Inspector-General of Police IGP, Mr. Kayode, Egbetokun, on Monday, read the riot act to perpetrators of electoral violence to steer clear of Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State. The police boss, who gave the warning during a courtesy visit to Government House, Yenagoa,…
Briga News Nigeria The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has re-amended its list of candidates for Bayelsa State governorship election coming up on Saturday. The electoral umpire in the amended list restored the name of Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which was earlier removed following a court order. The development was contained…
Briga News Nigeria The Labour Party in Kogi state has collapsed structure and adopted the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye, as its candidate for the November 11th 2023 Kogi State Gubernatorial Election. Melaye made the announcement on Friday via his verified platforms ( X and Facebook page). He described that…
Briga News Nigeria The Amanyanabo of Okochiri Kingdom in Rivers State, King Ateke Tom, has clarified that his recent intervention in the ongoing political crisis is to ensure peace and stability in Rivers State. According to him, all stakeholders in the state in crisis should sheathe their swords and embrace peace in the interest of…
Briga News Nigeria The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, has fixed October 27 to hear the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), candidate in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva. Sylva and his party, through Dr Ahmed Raji, SAN and Mr Akinlolou Kehinde, SAN, had approached the…
Briga News Nigeria The crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has taken another dimension, as the National Chairman of the party, Dr Major Agbo, loyal to the founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, escaped assassination attempt in his office in Abuja. Recall that the NNPP has been engulfed in crisis, leading to the creation of…
Briga News Nigeria …set to welcome him to the district for campaigns …as Sen. Dickson says coast clear for Diri/Law re-election The Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri and his Deputy, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, were today well received by the stakeholders of Bayelsa West, led by the former governor, Sen. Seriake Dickson, at Toru-Orua,…
Briga News Nigeria AAccording to a statement by the Labour Party national chairman Julius Abure; “The Labour Party is indeed shocked, saddened and disappointed at the level of insensitivity being displayed by the executive and the legislative arms of the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress administration” “These vehicles will be costing Nigerians about N57.6…
Briga News Nigeria Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has congratulated Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on his latest Supreme Court victory and urged Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi to embrace the judgement and return to his distinguished status as a prominent Delta Statesman and patriot, to work with the victor in the interest of Delta State and Deltans,…