Palliatives not solution to current hardship- Gov Diri

Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Sunday said offering palliatives was not a lasting solution to the economic hardship in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Diri made the remark when he spoke during the Easter Sunday service at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in his community, Sampou, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local … Read more

Why I deleted videos of reported reprisal by soldiers against Delta community – Sowore

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken on why he deleted video clips which he earlier uploaded on social media showing a burning village purportedly from reprisal by Nigerian soldiers against Okuama Community in Delta State. The Nigerian military was accused of carrying out the reported … Read more

Bayelsa govt intervenes in ‘marriage’ of four-year-old girl to 54-year-old man

The Bayelsa State Government has invited parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a purported marriage in Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a 2 December … Read more