By Peter Jonah Vice Chairman of Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Hon Barr. Dennis Degienini has felicitate His Excellency, Sen Douye Diri and Sen Lawrence Erhujakpo on their eventful and successful second term swearing-in as Governor and Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State. In a statement issued to newsmen in Yenagoa, the State capital,…
Briga News Nigeria •••Calls For Review A coalition of Niger Delta Civil Society Organizations (CSO) comprising former Niger Delta Agitators, has described as ‘unacceptable and grossly insufficient the allocation of only N10billion for Niger Delta ministry to oversee the affairs of the nine states of the region Noting that the budget is grossly inadequate, the…
Briga News Nigeria … meet Gov. Diri in Sampou Four Korean engineers and farmers are in Bayelsa State to train engineers and staff of the State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources on the technical operations of the new rice mills donated by the South Korean Government. The Koreans are also supporting the State Ministry…
Briga News Nigeria President Living Faith Church, Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has felicitated with the Governor of Delta State, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on his 60th birth anniversary. In a statement titled: ‘Happy Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Gov. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori,’ the cleric said “my wife and I heartily congratulates you and…
By Peter Jonah The persistent rains have once again brought with them the familiar woes of flooding in Delta State. As blocked natural waterways and drainages continue to wreak havoc on the lives and properties of the people, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration has announced a decisive measure to tackle the issue. Starting Monday, August 7th,…
By Peter Jonah As the race for the Ondo gubernatorial elections draws closer, chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Comr. Ezekiel Ugowonni has lashes Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s campaign in Arogbo kingdom, Ese-Odo Local Government over the low turnout of supporters. Ezekiel, who likened the low turnout as a rejection from the Arogbo people, states…
Briga News Nigeria The Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) on Thursday took a bold step towards restoring harmony in Warri with the inauguration of the Warri Indigene and Residents Peacebuilding Committee, alongside the rollout of strategic engagement programmes aimed at strengthening unity among the Ijaw, Itsekiri, and Urhobo ethnic nationalities. The initiative which…
Briga News Nigeria The Bayelsa State Government has concluded a successful 4-day Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting aimed at drafting a comprehensive policy framework for the development of the Marine and Blue Economy sector. Hosted by the State Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, the event brought together experts, and stakeholders in the sector to…
Briga News Nigeria Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, son of Bishop David Oyedepo who was recently appointed as Global Youth Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners Chapel has resigned. Church Gist can exclusively reveal that Pastor Isaac who recently explained how he received his calling in an interview ’The Bridge’ conducted by Pastor Steve…
Briga News Nigeria A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to a 20-year-jail term each. Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgment, held that the prosecution had been able to establish the counts preferred against Kelvin Ezeigbe and Frank…