By Peter Jonah, Port Harcourt The 10th Rivers State House of Assembly has been described as the worst in the history of state legislature in Nigeria since the inception of democratic and civilian rule in 1999. Speaking via a press briefing in Port Harcourt, State capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. Renowned Niger Delta Activist and…
Briga Media … Issues Certificate of Expulsion to Nyesom Wike, Others. Earlier today in Abuja, the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), His Excellency Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, formally handed over the affairs of the Party to the new National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN. Addressing an enlarged meeting of the National…
Briga Media President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three names. In two separate letters to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu asked the Senate to consider and confirm expeditiously 15 nominees as career ambassadors and…
SENATOR HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON, THE $14.8 MILLION LOCAL CONTENT CONTROVERSY, TIMIPRE SYLVA AND MATTERS ARISING By Professor Steve Azaiki, OON Member, House of Representatives (2019–2023) The recent revelation concerning the alleged diversion of $14.8 million belonging to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has once again placed the politics of the Niger Delta…
Briga Media … as works, education get higher priorities of N296bln, N75bln respectively Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has presented a total sum of Nine Hundred and Ninety-Eight Billion, Three Hundred and Seventy-One Million, Three Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Forty-Three Naira, Four Kobo N998,371,313,943.04), budget proposal for 2026, dubbed “Assured Prosperity…
Briga Media ~As Delta Ijaws Prepare To Endorse Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for 2027 Ahead of the 2027 governorship election and the proposed endorsement of governor Sheriff Oborevwori as the sole candidate by Delta Ijaws, a prominent Ijaw leader, peace and development advocate, Comrade (Chief) Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has declared that Ijaw votes would be determined…
Briga Media The Ijaw Leaders Consultative Forum (ILCF) has commended Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by the Convener Hendrick Opukeme, the ILCF described the governor’s move as a “strategic and a “bold declaration…
Briga Media A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, the Speaker of the House and five others to appear before it to show cause why they should not be stopped from making any move to impeach the Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo pending…
Briga Media Prominent political leaders from Sagbama Constituency 3 in Bayelsa State have resigned from the PDP, pledging full support for Governor Douye Diri following his recent exit from the party. Those who announced their resignation include the member representing Sagbama Constituency 3 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Ebizi Ndiomu, the Commissioner…
Briga Media The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review has unanimously approved the creation of an additional state in the South-East geo-political zone. When created, the South-East will be at par with the South-South, South-West, North-Central and North-East zones with six states. The South-East is the only geo-political…