Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has expressed his fears over the election violence recorded at Southern Ijaw in Bayelsa state during the governorship rerun election which took place yesterday January 9th. See his tweets and more pics (more…)
Papers obtained by Sahara Reporters from the DSS indicate that Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the IPOB, did not have arms in possession on October 15, 2015, when DSS agents arrested him. The handwritten list of possessions compiled by the DSS and signed by Kanu shows that the pro-Biafra movement leader and Radio Biafra director had pieces of technology and items for digital communication in his possession, but it is not specified whether the equipment was used for Radio Biafra broadcasts. Four laptops, two iPads, five computer modems, six mobile phones, 38 SIM ca
Seriake Dickson, governor of Bayelsa state, was in tears after learning of the death of 14 people during Saturday’s supplementary governorship election, his media aide, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has said. According to Iworiso-Markson, Dickson condemned in strong terms, the “electoral malpractice and violence which marred the supplementary elections in Brass, Nembe, Ekeremor town and parts of Southern Ijaw local government area”. He quoted Dickson as accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) of masterminding the killings of innocent Bayelsans in Brass, Ekeremor, Nembe and S
Olusegun Obasanjo Speaking during the courtesy visit of the leadership and members of the Scout Association of Nigeria, Obasanjo advised leaders at all levels to make the interest of the governed paramount in their policies. The Scout Association decorated two-time leader of the country as Messenger of Peace Ambassador for Africa at his Presidential Hilltop mansion in Abeokuta. (more…)
The political climate in Kogi state appears to be far from being stable as officials of the Department of State Security today invited the former deputy candidate to late Prince Audu Abubakar, James Faleke for questioning. According to a report by Vanguard, the invitation according to sources is a security measure by the DSS to checkmate any possible breakdown of law and order during the January 27th inauguration of the governor-elect of the state Yahaya Bello. (more…)
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