Briga News Nigeria Policemen attached to the Onikan Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Abubakar Haruna, 27, for stealing transformer cables. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a message shared on his ‘X account on Saturday. He wrote, ” Following a distress call, officers…
Briga News Nigeria The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Isaacs Kekemeke, on Tuesday, declared his intention to join the Ondo State governorship race on the platform of the ruling party. He made the declaration a few days before the party’s primary slated for April 20, 2024. No fewer than 15 chieftains…
By Keneware Emmanuel Ogulagha-born youth leader and Vice Chairman of Ogulagha Kingdom structure of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Comr. Louis Ogori has condole with his boss Dcn Akpos Benedict Seimode over the death of his father, Pa Eweide Seimode. Pa Eweide Seimode who passed on Saturday 25th November, 2023, is a man of high…
Briga News Nigeria The late renowned Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Edwin Clark, was a lawyer and politician. He worked with the administrations of Samuel Ogbemudia, a former military governor, and Gen. Yakubu Gowon, a former Head of State, between 1966 and 1975. Until his death in February 2025 at the ripe age of 97,…
By Peter Jonah The apex Supreme Court of Nigeria has declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the validly elected Governor of Osun state. This was contained in the judgment of the five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, while dismissing the appeal filed by the…
Briga News Nigeria Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor has urged Deltans to remain hopeful in the face of current economic realities ahead of the Christmas celebration. Rt Hon Guwor gave the admonition in Asaba at the festival of Nine lessons and carols organized by the Delta State House of…
Briga News Nigeria In a shocking and unprecedented move, Nigerian Justice Boloukuoromo M. Ugo of the Supreme Court of Nigeria has resigned from the bench, citing demands from the executive branch that he believes would destroy the country’s democracy. In a statement, Justice Ugo said that siding with the government on this matter would be…
Briga News Nigeria The Presidency has alleged the ex-Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Former Governor Peter Obi, as a pivotal and mastermind behind the organized nationwide protest. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, disclosed that Peter Obi should be blamed if the planned protest spins brutal. The…
Briga News Nigeria …Urges them to ensure efficient service delivery. Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri today, swore in 15 new Permanent Secretaries of the Bayelsa State Civil Service. The new Permanent Secretaries are: Douglas Samson Tariworio, Ikoko Ifiemi Leonardson, Cletus Ekpebide, Wodu Ebimobowei, Ugo Ebikibina, Grace Tarinabo Alagoa, Yela Alagoa Joseph,…
Briga News Nigeria His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, Sworn-in Commissioners Designate into the State Executive Council, at the Exco Chambers, Government House, Yenagoa. Names of Commissioners and their Portfolios; 1) Biriyai Dambo, SAN – Ministry of Justice/ Attorney General of Bayelsa State 2) Maxwell Ebibai – Ministry of Finance 3) ESV…
