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WHO IS AFTER NIMASA BOSS, BASHIR JAMOH?   By  Ikechukwu Ukaegbu

WHO IS AFTER NIMASA BOSS, BASHIR JAMOH? By Ikechukwu Ukaegbu

Maritime, News Feature
The resurfacing of corruption allegation against the DG NIMASA sparks of nothing short of mischief. Social media has been awashed with the fake news that N1.5 trillion, $9 Million looted funds were trace to NIMASA Boss, Bashir Jamoh’s Personal Account. However, what is more nauseating is the circulation of this false and stale information by social media users without any form of fact-checking. No wonder experts have stated that the third world war may be triggered by the misuse of the internet. About a year ago, Jackson Ude published a damaging article accusing Mr Jamoh of corruption. Ude is a self-acclaimed journalist and lapdog for the opposition and other disgruntled elements. He has carved a niche for blackmailing and maligning government and its top officials, Owing to his innocen...
Bayelsa Has Recorded Peace, Progress Under Your Leadership, Jonathan Praises Diri At 64

Bayelsa Has Recorded Peace, Progress Under Your Leadership, Jonathan Praises Diri At 64

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Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has poured encomiums on the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, as he turns 64 on Sunday. The former Nigerian leader in a goodwill message to the governor described Senator Diri as a forthright leader committed to the growth and development of Bayelsa State since he assumed office three years ago. Jonathan said the Diri administration had made significant progress in infrastructure development, security as well as sports and the general welfare of citizens. He urged the Bayelsa governor to remain focused on the path of responsible and impactful governance just as he prayed that God will bless him with wisdom and uphold him in victory in his quest for nation-building and service to humanity. Jonathan said: “I join your fa...
MU’AZU SAMBO WAS WORKERS’ FRIENDLY…Comrade Adewale Adeyanju.

MU’AZU SAMBO WAS WORKERS’ FRIENDLY…Comrade Adewale Adeyanju.

Maritime, News Feature
Minister of Transportation, Engr Muazu Jaji Sambo has been a wonderful person, one that grew from grass to grace, a professional to the core. Before becoming Minister of Transportation, he had previously worked with the Nigerian Ports Authority and National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA. Sambo is an exceptional leader, compared with other Transportation Ministers we have had over time .He is blessed with wisdom and knowledge. He is upright and very straightforward, a leader you could trust.We have worked with him severally and Labour will definitely miss him. He is a man of wisdom, a knowledgeable person, a man that believes in objectivity, a straightforward person. A man that believe in his yes. I've worked with him severally and we are going to miss him. We will miss him because...
KUDOS TO MUAZU JAJI SAMBO FOR MAKING THE COUNCIL ACHIEVE THE CARGO TRACKING NOTE REGIME: …. Emmanuel Jime.

KUDOS TO MUAZU JAJI SAMBO FOR MAKING THE COUNCIL ACHIEVE THE CARGO TRACKING NOTE REGIME: …. Emmanuel Jime.

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Engr Muazu Muazu Jaji SamboI is first and foremost a great patriot, a man who has come into public service with the greatest desire and determination to show that public office can be used for good. A humble man. Very unassuming, but a man who also has grit and strength of character. Once Muazu Sambo is focused on the delivery of an objective, you can be rest assured that he is committed and determined to delivery of that objective without any distractions whatsoever. So for me, working with him, particularly at this time has also been a great joy and you know, a learning curve in a lot of ways because he demonstrates very clearly the capacity for office.And I think for me, Muazu Sambo also is the sort of officer that this country would need to have.He is in the class of people that were p...
Gov Diri Warns Fuel Marketers Against Hoarding, Price Hike

Gov Diri Warns Fuel Marketers Against Hoarding, Price Hike

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday directed oil marketers in the state against hoarding and raising the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. Senator Diri, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, warned that his administration will take stern measures against any filling station that flouted the directive. He said the government had received reports that filling stations in the state capital had hiked the pump price of petrol above the usual price of between N193 and N250 per litre and now being sold at N500 per litre and above. Marketers in the state are said to have reacted to the pronouncement of President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration on Monday that the Federal Government subsidy on petrol “was ...
EXPOSED! Real Reasons Wike Demolished Bayelsa Govt Property In Port Harcourt

EXPOSED! Real Reasons Wike Demolished Bayelsa Govt Property In Port Harcourt

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Fresh facts have emerged on why the outgoing Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, recently demolished two buildings belonging to neighbouring Bayelsa State in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. The real reason for Wike’s anger, according to reliable sources, was not because Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State failed to renovate the buildings on 5 and 9 Akassa Street in the old GRA in Port Harcourt having been notified in 2021 by the Rivers State Ministry of Lands. The action of Wike is said to be an afterthought when his earlier plot failed. He was said to have approached Governor Diri sometime in 2021 seeking to acquire the buildings from the Bayelsa government. During his second term, the garrulous Rivers governor, who leaves office on May 29, had embarked on acquisiti...
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has launched a N1.5billion Cooperative Fund

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has launched a N1.5billion Cooperative Fund

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The Presidential Amnesty Programme (Beneficiaries) Cooperative Society Limited (PAPCOSOL) to give strategic empowerment directly to ex-agitators of the Niger Delta. While officially launching the scheme at the Amnesty Office in Abuja on Wednesday, Interim Administrator of the PAP, Major Gen. Barry Ndiomu (rtd), said the initiative is a “novel alternative economic development scheme" designed to create a more viable means of sustainable livelihood for ex-agitators with socio-economic development of their communities and making them self reliant. Ndiomu recalled that over the years, various reintegration empowerment programmes have delivered less fulfilling results, but expressed confidence that the Cooperative initiative “is considered the most practicable approach to ensuring the sus...
Gov. Diri Inaugurates Directorate On Flood, Erosion Control *Designates Glory Drive Road As Development Planning Area

Gov. Diri Inaugurates Directorate On Flood, Erosion Control *Designates Glory Drive Road As Development Planning Area

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has inaugurated the state’s Directorate on Erosion and Flood Control. The directorate, which is headed by a surveyor, Mr. Omusco W. Omusco, is in response to the perennial flood devastation and the impact of coastal erosion in the riverine state. The body is charged with the responsibility of proffering solutions to the twin natural disasters. Governor Diri, while inaugurating the members on Wednesday in Government House, Yenagoa, stated that the impact of erosion and annual flooding on the socio- economic lives of Bayelsans necessitated the setting up of the directorate. The Bayelsa governor charged the members to put in their best and write their names in the history of the state. He assured the directorate of his support to ensu...
Be Professional, Neutral During Bayelsa Governorship Poll, Diri Tells Army

Be Professional, Neutral During Bayelsa Governorship Poll, Diri Tells Army

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has advised the Nigerian Army to be professional and neutral during the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, when he hosted the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, he lauded the security agencies for being neutral during the recent general election. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that the army and other security agencies were crucial to the sustenance of democracy if they effectively played their role. The Bayelsa governor also applauded the Army for the support to his administration, saying it should not relent in sustaining the peace and security in the state. He noted that security was a priori...