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I am struggling to build my house in my village – President Jonathan
by Isi Esene This might be a bit hard to believe but president Goodluck Jonathan disclosed yesterday that he is struggling to build his house at Otuoke village, Bayelsa State.…
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Alamieyeseigha presidential pardon: “The critics are just being mischievous” – Reuben Abati
by Isi Esene The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati has come out strongly to defend the presidential pardon granted to the former governor…
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Sabella Abidde: Why can’t President Jonathan control the Dame?
by Sabella Abidde ...it is hard, very hard to have compassion for someone – anyone for that matter– who is noted for being unkind and insensitive to the poor and…
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Simon Kolawole: A lesson or two from the Super Eagles
by Simon Kolawole Those who play up ethnic and religious sentiments for political purposes in Nigeria may wish to look at football, or sport, more closely. They need to…
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How I escaped from the kidnappers’ den – Bayelsa lawmaker’s 69-year-old mother
For most women from the coastal communities of the Niger Delta, the leisure of diving into the river and engaging in the rigorous exercise of swimming reduces with age. And…
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GEJ and First Lady are not having a divorce… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt
by Stanley Azuakola GEJ And First Lady Not Having A Divorce Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has denied reports that President Jonathan and his wife are about to get a divorce.…
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We watch closely: NEITI begins audit of oil states’ allocations
by Ebere Agina The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has commenced the audit of physical allocations and statutory disbursement of the extractive industry from 2007 to 2011 with an…
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Gunmen abduct mother of leader of Bayelsa House of Assembly
by Isi Esene The mother of the Leader of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Akpe has been abducted by unknown gunmen. Madam Esther Akpe, 59, was abducted on…
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Opinion: PDP, ACN and the rest – The case of six and half a dozen
by Ferdinand Adimefe The change we seek in our country ought to happen at different levels-on a personal level, in the political party, and at the polls. While the government…
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Just In: Bayelsa speaker’s mum abducted
by Tari Tamuno Bayelsa Speaker, Kombowei Benson The mother of Kombowei Benson, Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, was abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Monday.…
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Sad: Late Gov. Yakowa’s younger brother dies in Kaduna
by Rachel Ogbu The ailing younger brother of the late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa has passed on. According to reports, Adamu passed on at the Kafachan General hospital,…
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Ahmadu Ali sues Facebook people… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt
by Stanley Azuakola “How come they don’t see that we are the luckiest people on earth, so lucky in fact that our president is called Goodluck. The only other nation…
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We must have an Igbo President – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze Orji Uzor Kalu You see, if there's one advantage to having an Igbo man as our next President, it is that he will not leave the country's…
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Bayelsa: Governor Sylva left just N4,451 in state treasury, “That’s so not true” – Sylva
Timipre Sylva by Akan Ido Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson yesterday made a startling revelation to the public indicating that his government inherited a paltry sum of N4,451 from his…
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Groan! Not another ID card… – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze National ID card scheme ...he then proceeded to give five (or six) reasons why there is a rural farmer mobile initiative, and neglected to tell us that…
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“Where Gov Yakowa died and even why he died was a true reflection of who he was” – Bishop Matthew Kukah
Late Governor Patrick Yakowa Homily at the Burial Mass of late Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Governor of Kaduna State, Fadan Kagoma, Kaduna on 20th December 2012 by Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah.…
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The real reasons why General Azazi won’t be buried in his country home – Gov Dickson
The late former National Security Adviser Andrew Azazi will be buried in Yenagoa, not his Perentoro-Gbene hometown, Ekeremor Local Government, Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson has said. Azazi was killed…
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Kaduna: Governor Yero nominates Bajoga as Deputy Governor
by Isi Esene The deputy governor vacuum left by the death of Kaduna State governor, Patrick Yakowa in an helicopter crash in Nembe, Bayelsa State in about to be filled.…
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Simon Kolawole: One burial and six funerals
Beware of Boko Haram this season! It is very predictable that the militants will try to carry out attacks during this festive period. That is a no-brainer. Life is nothing…
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#MoreTestimonies: How I narrowly escaped the ill-fated helicopter – Labaran Maku
by Akan Ido Minister of Information, Labaran Maku yesterday revealed how he narrowly escaped being involved in the helicopter crash which killed Kaduna Governor, Patrick Yakowa, former National Security Adviser,…
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Opinion: Last flight to Port-Harcourt: Did Yakowa and co deserve to die?
by Ayobami Oyalowo Until there is openness and transparency in our government, rumours, innuendoes and hearsays, will forever reign supreme. In writing this piece, I am well aware that investigations…
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Duh! “I didn’t travel in crashed helicopter” – Sambo Dasuki, NSA
by Akan Ido The National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki has reportedly denied being involved in the helicopter crash which killed the former NSA, Andrew Azazi and Kaduna Governor, Patrick Yakowa.…
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Bayelsa crash: “It seems as if only the VIPs on board died” – Navy pilot’s family attack FG
by Isi Esene The family of Lt. Adeyemi Sowole, the co-pilot of the Navy helicopter which crashed in Nembe, Bayelsa State, killing six people, have expressed concern over how the…
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Tears flow as Gov Yakowa’s body arrives Kaduna today
Tears flowed freely this afternoon as the remains of the former Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa arrived Kaduna Airport. Yakowa died at the weekend when a Navy helicopter carrying…
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Opinion: AMAAs is badly organised? A response to Jim “desperate-for-headlines” Iyke
by Onyeka Nwelue In 2011, in Bayelsa, Jim Iyke and Nse Ikpe Etim went on stage as the hosts of the prestigious Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). That was some…
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Alamieyeseigha is my political benefactor – Jonathan
by Hauwa Gambo President Goodluck Jonathan has come out publicly to acknowledge the former governor of Bayelsa and his former boss, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, as his political benefactor. It will be…
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My brother’s death is too painful to bear – Pres. Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the death of his younger brother, Chief Meni Jonathan as “particularly too painful to bear”. Jonathan made the statement on Saturday at Meni’s funeral, held…
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My brother’s death is too painful to bear – Pres. Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the death of his younger brother, Chief Meni Jonathan as “particularly too painful to bear”. Jonathan made the statement on Saturday at Meni’s funeral, held…
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Problem Diagnosed: “Nigerian sports is plagued by dark spiritual forces” – Olympian, Pius Bazighe
Former African champion and national javelin record holder, Pius Bazighe took the dwindling fortunes of Nigerian sports to another dimension, when he declared that spiritual forces were behind maladministration in…
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Our brother (Meni) battled with liver disease, will be buried on December 7 – President Jonathan’s family
by Isi Esene The remains of Chief Meni Innocent Jonathan, President Goodluck Jonathan's younger brother, who died on Tuesday at the National Hospital, will be buried on December 7. This…
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