By Peter Jonah The Treasurer of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Iduwini Clan, Central Zone, Bayelsa State, Comr. Timiye-Ebimene Ebiyekon, has called on operators of Tunu Well 4 around the Letugbene axis, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State to take quick actions in curtailing the oil spill from the wellhead. Ebiyekon, in a statement…
By Peter Jonah, Lagos •••Set To Tie Knot. Ogulagha Born Miss Lawrenta Temewei popularly known as the Boss Lady got a surprise engagement from her heartthrob Isaiah Emojero Atuyota. The Boss Lady who hails from Ogulagha and Azama got the shocker of her life from her Urhobo Agbarho-born hubby on Saturday, April 28th, 2024. Briga…
Briga News Nigeria Bayelsa State Government has expressed sadness over the sudden demise of the retired Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kate Abiri. Governor Douye Diri, in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said Bayelsa lost a quintessential legal luminary, who rendered forthright, unblemished and meritorious service to…
Briga News Nigeria The State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye, in a statement on Thursday said the president pledged that his administration would strengthen the judiciary and empower judicial officers. President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the bill on uniform retirement age for judicial officials. The State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye,…
Briga News Nigeria Air strikes from the air component of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed no fewer than 30 active illegal oil refining sites in Cawthorne Channel and Bille, in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. Also, storage tanks, reservoirs, and Cotonou boats suspected to be siphoning crude oil from a flow station were…
By Peter Jonah General Peres Selekon and his entire team has rolled out barrels of congratulations to the Chairman of Burutu Local Government Council, Rt Hon Godknows Angele on his appointment as Commissioner Designate and member of the Delta State Executive Council. The team gave the charge in a chat with Briga News Correspondent describing…
Briga News Nigeria Ijaw youths under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have called on the Federal Government to approve more funds for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to enable it perform optimally for sustainable peace of the Niger Delta. The IYC President, Jonathan Lokpobiri, made the comment while speaking with journalists shortly…
Briga News Nigeria ••As 60 PAP Scholarship Students Make First Class Between 2016-2023 ••Excellent Academic Feats Excite Otuaro A student on the scholarship scheme of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Kemien Egbekun, has graduated with a CGPA of 4.77 (first class degree) in Law at the Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), Agbara-Otor, Delta State….
Briga News Nigeria Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has revealed how members of his family tried to blackmail him if he failed to stop sending them money. Mikel stated this on a podcast with ‘Vibe With 5’ according to Channels TV. “Because anything I was getting, I was giving so much to the…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Western condemns in strong term the heinous act of annihilating one of our own, Mr. O. Toyo by their Irele(Ikale) neighbours over a farmland ownership tussle. Mr. O. Toyo was ambushed and killed while working on his farm in an unprintable manner. Until his murder, Mr. O….