Briga News Nigeria Bayelsa State Government has received a few items as flood palliatives from the Federal Ministry of Regional Development. The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, who announced this to news men in Yenagoa appreciated the FG gestures and then listed the items to include: 2000 bags of 50kg rice,…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Western Zone has described an attempt to blackmail the Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo by protesting Itsekiiri groups as illogical. The IYC Western Zone, consisting of youths in Delta, Edo, and Ondo States, also labelled allegations against Dr. Dennis Otuaro of sponsoring campaigns…
Briga News Nigeria An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State has rejected an appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Arc. Patrick Tonye-Cole. The petition was against the victory of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tonye-Cole…
Briga News Nigeria About two decades after plans by the administration of former president, Olusegun Obasango, to sell 110 Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) otherwise called unity schools was botched, the matter has reared its ugly head again. Organised labour, under the auspices of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), which raised the…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw farmers of Burutu, Patani , Warri North, Warri South, Warri South West and Bomadi local government areas of Delta State have cried out over a sideline in the distribution of the federal government grains palliatives to farmers in the state. It was gathered that the Delta State government had distributed…
Briga News Nigeria The organised labour union has tabled a new minimum wage of $300 (N436,500) for Nigerian workers before the Federal Government. Labour said the proposed N436,500 was due to the fall in the value of the naira against the dollar. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Trade Union Side, Joint Meeting of the…
By Peter Jonah Niger Delta Frontline Activist, social crusader and media mogul, Comr Keneware Emmanuel popularly known as the ‘Pentiger’ has felicitates the President of Ogulagha Youth Association, OYA, Burutu Local Government of Delta State, Comr. Austin Tukorogha on the epoch making occasion of his birth anniversary. Keneware lauds Tukorogha’s silent but intellectually driven leadership…
Briga News Nigeria Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Chief Nyesom Wike, has approved the reconstitution of the Rivers State Traditional rulers council with His Majesty, Ohna Sergeant Awuse, Paramount Ruler of Emohua Kingdom, as Chairman of Rivers State Traditional Rulers. The State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, disclosed this yesterday, May 27, at the State…
Briga News Nigeria The National Treasurer, Conference of Speakers of States Houses of Assembly, and Speaker of the Delta State 8th Assembly, Rt Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, has expressed the hope that issues that led to the ongoing industrial action by the Parliamentary Staff Associations of Nigeria, PASAN, nationwide, would soon be resolved. Rt Hon Guwor…
Briga News Nigeria Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has graciously given approval for the payment of year 2023 scholarship to children of deceased civil servants and students living with disabilities in the state. The scholarship scheme for children of deceased civil servants is designed to cater for the bereaved children of Delta State…