Politics

Mr. Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and publisher has filed two fundamental rights actions at the Federal High Court, Abuja, against the Department of State Services, DSS, social media giants Meta, Facebook, and X Corp. In a statement released by his legal team on Tuesday and signed by Barr. Tope Temokun, the lawsuits were filed to challenge what the lawyers described as ‘unconstitutional censorship’ against Sowore’s accounts maintained with Meta […]

The Bayelsa State Ministry of Education has announced plans to admit students into some of the established free boarding Technical Colleges in the State. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday September 16, 2025 signed by Mr. Simon-Peter Okene, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, saying that the entrance examinations into the Technical Colleges for the 2025/2026 Academic Session for Tech-one will be conducted on September 18, 2025, at […]

The Department of State Services has taken Mr. Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate and tech companies X Corp and Meta Inc (Facebook) to court over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu.   The five-count charge was filed on September 16, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The case followed Sowore’s refusal to take down comments he made on X, where he described the President in unflattering terms.   […]

Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Bayelsa State Deputy Governor has called on Christian organisations to take a more active role in politics to help promote good governance and uphold societal values. Ewhrudjakpo made the appeal on Monday when the Council of Knights, Niger Delta West Diocese of the Anglican Communion, visited him at Government House, Yenagoa. In a statement issued by Mr. Doubara Atasi, his Senior Special Assistant on Media, the Deputy […]

President Bola Tinubu is expected back in Abuja today, Tuesday, 16 September 2025 after spending 11 days on vacation in France. Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday, noting that President Tinubu had concluded his holiday ahead of schedule. The president’s return comes ahead of the lifting of emergency rule in Rivers State and the reinstatement […]

The Federal Government has declared Friday, 5th September 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate the celebration of Eid-ul-Mawlid, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government extended warm felicitations to Muslims Umah in Nigeria and across the world on this occasion Dr. Tunji-Ojo enjoined the Muslim faithful to reflect on the virtues of […]

Governor Douye Diri has approved the appointment of Dr. Wisdom Ebiye Sawyer as the new Head of the State Civil Service. The announcement was contained in a statement released today by Mr. Daniel Alabrah, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary in Yenagoa. Dr. Sawyer, who previously served as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, succeeds Mrs. Biobelemoye Charles-Onyema, who retired on August 31. Born on May 14, 1970, in Odi […]