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  It was a night of celebration at the popular COCKEREL Restaurant located at Treasure island, Abuja Zoological park, area 1 Garki, Abuja as family, friends and business associates joined the CEO of Abuja premier event management company “ Red Sapphire “ and former Media aide to Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Ono Akpe as he celebrated the 50th birthday of his lovely wife “ Mrs. Grace Onome Akpe and the renewal of their 21years marital vows.  Mr Akpe described his wife as a caring and God fearing woman and mother who has demonstrated undiluted love, and  tolerance towards him, saying that he feels blessed, happy and joyous to have her as wife.  The Abuja based event manager, appreciated God Almighty for sparing the life of his wife who went through a medical procedure this year..He also expressed thanks to God for being alive to celebrate his jewel as she attains the milestone age of fifty years, saying many people could not live to see their spouse celebrate 50years of ...

      Following the successful conduct of Ward and LGA Congresses, the PDP in Lagos State is set to hold its Elective State Congress on Saturday at the Tarawa Balewa Square. Controversy over Chairman since the defection of Hon. Moshood Salvador to the APC and the selection of Engr. Deji Doherty to take over from him which was subsequently nullified by the court in favour of Dr. Adegbola Dominic. Dominic had been the Lagos West Vice Chairman of the party and should have replaced Salvador, rather than Doherty. After Dominic’s death the NWC eventually confirmed Alhaji Hassan as the Ag. Chairman last week. This Congress is expected to put an end to the controversies of the party and put PDP in a position to challenge the APC in 2023 for the Alausa Roundhouse. The leading Chairmanship contenders are Dr. Amos Fawole, erstwhile Assistant and Acting Secretary, Niyi Adams, the State Youth Leader, Hon. Phillip Aivoji, Dr. Tokunbo Pearse and a host of others. The Coordinator, digita...

 My Lords, Hon. Justice Olusola Adetujoye, Hon. Justice Beatrice Segun-Olakojo, Hon. Justice Prof. Elijah Adewale Taiwo and Hon. Justice Dr Kareem Adedokun took the Oath of Allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria as judicial officers in Oyo State High Court. Hon. Justice Oluwabukola Omolayo Ajadi was also sworn-in with his brother judges as a judge of Oyo State Customary Court of Appeal to serve our fatherland. I congratulate my Lords, most warmly, and wish them God's abundant mercy as they assume office for service. It is my fervent prayer that their stay on the Bench will be memorable. It is common knowledge that judges are appointed from the most suitable candidates who apply for the job whenever there are vacancies. These positions are filled upon the death, retirement or elevation of serving judicial officers. There is no gain asserting the obvious that vacancies on the Bench constitute a heavy burden on serving judges as they are made to manage deep dockets. The atten...

  Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has welcomed scores of defectors from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The returnees to the party are from constituency one to four in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.   Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, while receiving them, Governor Diri appreciated the PDP leadership in Southern Ijaw, who he said has keyed into the ideals of his administration.   A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as stressing the need for people of the state to shun divisive politics. Governor Diri stated that Bayelsa was created for it to be developed but regretted that the pull- him-down syndrome crept in shortly after creation to defeat the ideals of the founding fathers of the state. He assured the returnees that the PDP was a truly democratic party where their views and rights would be respected. The governor expressed optimi...

      Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration is committed to connecting Oporoma, headquarters of riverine Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, to the state capital by road before he leaves office. Governor Diri, who spoke during a routine inspection of the 24-kilometre road project at Aguobiri, said the first phase to terminate at Angiama would be completed before the end of his first tenure. The Yenagoa-Oporoma road, which was originally a Federal Government project, was taken over by the state government and inherited from the immediate past administration of Senator Seriake Dickson, had been on the drawing board for about 60 years. The governor, who was conducted round the project by the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Moses Teibowei, said he was satisfied with the progress recorded by the contractor and expressed the hope that it would be delivered as scheduled. His words: “In this our first term, we are very sure that S...

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the need for the South South region to shun politics of violence. Speaking during a one-day zonal prayer summit organised by the South South zone of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Ovom, Yenagoa, Governor Diri remarked that politics should be seen as a means to develop people and not to kill and disunite them.   A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that Christians should not avoid politics as even Jesus Christ was concerned about the welfare of the people, which politics is all about. He noted that democracy does not require the use of arms but the building of consensus for development and urged people of the region to embrace politics of development.   The Bayelsa helmsman said the South South is blessed with a lot of potential to be great but that greatness can only be achieved if the people were united. ...

   Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the late Chief Diepriye Alamieyeseigha's name continues to positively resonate six years after his demise due to the developmental projects he embarked on as governor of the state.   Governor Diri stated this on Sunday at the 6th memorial anniversary of the late politician at Amassoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. He said as a visionary leader, one of the legacies of the late governor was the establishment of the Niger Delta University (NDU), which has helped to bridge the manpower deficit in the state.  He also stated that another major contribution of the late Governor General of the Ijaw nation was his advocacy for resource control by oil producing states. While calling on Bayelsans to celebrate their leaders, the governor urged all to work together for the development of the state, adding that the politics of bitterness and division would only pull the state backward. His word...