Briga News Nigeria Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has indicated the readiness of his administration to collaborate with the Canadian Government in building the healthcare sector and strengthening the economy of the State through investment inherent in natural resources exploitation. The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. James Christoff disclosed this to newsmen after…
Briga News Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has appointed Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as the new administrator for Rivers State following the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, for six months. Ibas, a former Chief of the Naval Staff, is expected to oversee the state’s administration during this period. Born on September…
Briga News Nigeria Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated his spiritual father, founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, Dr David Oyedepo as he clocks 69 years. Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, acknowledged Bishop Oyedepo’s immense contribution to nation-building through prayers and…
Briga News Nigeria The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday assured magistrates and judges of the lower courts of ongoing efforts at improving their welfare packages. Ariwoola, who gave the assurance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Hybrid Refresher Course for Magistrates and Judges of the Lower Courts in Abuja,…
Briga News Nigeria ••Bayelsa Oil Commission Winds Down Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has bemoaned the failure of the Federal Government to remit to Niger Delta states revenues from gas flare fines and royalties paid by oil firms to its coffers. Governor Diri said the oil producing states and indeed the communities in…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Publishers’ Forum (IPF) recently met with the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Dan Alabrah to strategize ahead of their upcoming conference. This crucial meeting is part of the IPF’s ongoing stakeholders’ engagement, aimed at ensuring the success of the December 11, conference at Banquet hall,…
Briga News Nigeria Delta State House of Assembly, Tuesday, resumed plenary after six week recess, with a charge on members to brace up to legislative assignments in line with the agenda of the 8th Assembly. The Speaker, Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor, while welcoming the lawmakers back from the break, urged them to consolidate on their…
Briga News Nigeria A security watch group, Warri Urban Security Network (WUSN), has described the report indicting a first class monarch in Warri as sponsoring a protest demanding the removal of the NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Melee Kyari, as false, baseless and unfounded. It would be recalled that a group had in a…
STATEMENT BY THE GBARAMATU LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ON THE RELEASE OF INEC’S FIELD REPORT OF THE JUST CONCLUDED WARRI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY DELINEATION EXERCISE. APRIL 14, 2025. The Gbaramatu Lawyers Association is the umbrella body of all qualified Legal Practitioners of Gbaramatu extraction worldwide. The core principles of our Association include: the promotion of the rule of…
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE IJAW NATION A CALL FOR SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME UNDER CHIEF DENNIS BRUTU OTUARO PhD AS ADMINISTRATOR We write as critical stakeholders of the Ijaw nation and Niger Delta region. Ijaw means the truth and we must at all times stand by the truth without fear or favour….