Dickson Offers Automatic Employment To Ph.D Holders From Bayelsa, Other Ijaw Speaking States

Bayelsa State Governor, The Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has offered automatic employment to all Ph.D holders of the state origin as well as those from Ijaw speaking states in the the country.

The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson in a statement said Governor Dickson made the announcement on Thursday while inaugurating the Committee for the Employment of Ph.D holders.

According to him, the massive employment of Ph.D holders which also covers those in the disaspora is part of the ongoing efforts of the Restoration Government to reposition the state education sector and make it more viable.

Iworiso-Markson explained that following the inauguration of the committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Kemela Okara those who are interested can apply through the committee for immediate employment.

False alarm led to the killing of father and son in Bayelsa- Jungle Justice

The pictures you see below are the photos of two innocent men who were killed on a false alarm in Bayelsa state.

Area News gathered that a certain lady (name withheld) who resides at Ede-Epie community, Yenagoa, claimed that the deceased fathered her child while she has also given same child to another man.

The deceased who then came with his brothers to forcefully take possession of his child whom the said girl has now given to another man, he was then accused as a ritualist, and that was how it begun, and the two victims were mobbed , nobody asked question, everyone was just venting their anger, hitting hard on the suspects, and that was how the said victims were killed.

The family of the boys, after being briefed of the incident, rushed down to the scene for a rescue mission, which later ended in futility.

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Rivers APC accepts Wike’s peace overture, agrees to work with his administration

THE Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has accepted the call by the State Governor, Nyesom Wike for all political parties in the state to embrace peace and join his administration to bring development to the state.

The party noted that though it has not witnessed any concrete action arising from that broadcast geared towards rebuilding the state and restoring the dignity of every Rivers person it was lending its voices to the call for a peaceful and united Rivers State.

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Breaking: Gov. Dickson Decline assent to Bill seeking life Pension for House members.

Governor Dickson summons the leaders and the members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly to his farm in Toru Orua to have a consultative meeting with them where he explained the reasons for declining assent to the proposed life pension bill for members of the House.

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…to be arraigned tomorrow

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a criminal charge against Bauchi State governor-elect, Senator Bala Mohammed, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.

He was charged with accepting gratification in form of a house valued at N550million on No 2599 & 2600 Cadastral Zone, AO4 Asokoro District, Abuja, from Aso Savings & Loans Plc in 2014.

Read more details here: http://areanews.ng/efcc-charges-bauchi-governor-elect-bala-mohammed-with-accepting-gratification/

Video of Regina Daniels and her husband Ned Nwoko digging it on the dance floor

Yesterday, 20-year-old Nigerian actress Regina Daniels and her alleged husband, Ned Nwoko, 59, were spotted in public for the first time at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE),Delta State, Nigeria, where he received an Honorary Doctorate Award.

In a new video shared by Harrysong, the actress and her alleged billionaire husband were filmed digging it on the dancefloor as the singer serenaded them with his hit song “Reggae Blues”



It’s been rumoured that Ned Nwoko, who is a lawyer and politician married Regina as his 6th wife but it’s yet to be confirmed.

Watch the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IOVAFEzB48

Unidentified gunmen on Friday hijacked a corpse at Ahoada in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State and demanded a ransom of N1m before it releasing it.

The son of the deceased got to the scene to demand for the release of his mother’s corpse, the armed men shot him dead and dragged his lifeless body into the bush.

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And this didn't make news since April 2nd? OP you are lying Ooooo

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Rivers State, Akwa Ibom top states with high unemployment rate in 2018 third quarter – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Akwa Ibom State reported the highest unemployment rate of 37.7 per cent in third quarter 2018.

NBS said this in its Labour Force Statistics – Volume 2: Unemployment and Underemployment by State for Third Quarter, 2018 posted on its website.

The bureau said Rivers was the second highest reported unemployment rate with 36.4 per cent followed by Bayelsa with 32.6 per cent.

Also, Abia recorded 31.6 per cent and Borno reported 31.4 per cent unemployment rate in the quarter under review.

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Court Asked To Sack Adeleke As Senator, Order Salary Refund

Two persons, Akinwale Olaniyi and Akinjide Monsuru, have filed an application seeking the disqualification of Senator Adeleke Adeleke as the lawmaker representing Osun West Senatorial district.

The claimants lodged the suit on Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

They sought that the court restrains Senator Adeleke from further parading himself as the lawmaker representing Osun West senatorial district in the National Assembly.

The claimants also prayed for an order of the court directing the lawmaker to refund all salaries, allowances, and other emoluments he had received as a senator.

They filed the suit pursuant to Section 65(2)(a) of the 1999 Constitution, and the judgment of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Bwari, delivered on April 2, 2019.

Listed as respondents are Senator Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Nigerian Senate, the Senate President, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

No date has been fixed for mention.

Justice Othman Musa of the FCT High Court had held that Senator Adeleke did not possess the minimum qualification of being educated up to secondary level, as stipulated under Section 177 of the 1999 Constitution.

He added that the results the lawmaker attached to his form CF001, which he submitted to INEC, and used in contesting the governorship election in Osun State, were fake.

Olaniyi and Monsuru had, thereafter, asked the Federal High Court to direct INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to the lawmaker as the senator representing Osun West senatorial district.

But Senator Adeleke had challenged the judgment at the Court of Appeal.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2019/04/26/court-asked-to-sack-adeleke-as-senator-order-salary-refund/

President Muhammadu Buhari paid an official Visit to Borno State to commission Infrastructure Projects by the State Government.

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They Employed Over 120k staff in Polling Units and another E-collation Officer in Each Ward across the country.

Does it mean ATIKU Won The Election Hands Down? Did INEC Destroy Their Server.

President Buhari today in Maiduguri, Borno State, praised the efforts of outgoing administration of Governor Kashim Ibrahim Shettima in promoting education as counter strategy to Boko Haram ideology and insurgency.

President Buhari gave the commendation at a ceremony to commission six model schools, out of 40 world class facilities established to provide quality education to mostly children of the poor, and those turned orphans by the 10-year insurgency.

The President said expansion of educational facilities in the state was the best response to Boko Haram’s actions to stifle education, especially that of the girl child.

“This is a wise response to Boko Haram terrorism. Education plays a significant and remedial role in the efforts to provide equal opportunity and achieve a higher standard of living for citizens,” he said.

President Buhari assured Governor Shettima and Borno indigenes that his administration is still focused on recovering the abducted Chibok and Dapchi school girls.

“We will not give up. As a President, Nigerian and parent, I share in the agony of parents whose children have been abducted. We will do all that can be done to reunite them with their families,” he said.

Continue reading here: http://areanews.ng/quality-education-is-a-wise-response-to-boko-haram-terrorism-president-buhari/

157 Children Rescued From Traffickers At Nigeria-Benin Border – INTERPOL

A joint operation by police personnel in Nigeria and Benin Republic has led to the rescue of 157 children.

The International Criminal Police Organisation, simply known as INTERPOL, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

The 157 minors, according to the organisation, were among a total number of about 220 victims of human trafficking rescued by the police in the operation coordinated by INTERPOL.

Continue reading here: http://areanews.ng/157-children-rescued-from-traffickers-at-nigeria-benin-border-interpol/

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OK, you win! Oya, I dobale for you

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Governor Ambode’s Children Licks Buhari’s Shoe

Rare photo of Governor Ambode’s children paying courtesy to President Buhari.

Buhari lacks honour. How can he allow children to bow and lick his shoe.

This is pure madness and sham.

Mental slavery.

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N7.6 billion Fraud: Go and face trial, Appeal Court tells Kalu

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of the ‘no-case submission’ filed by a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, in his trial for alleged corruption.

Mr Kalu, who was a state governor between 1999 and 2007, is facing a N7.67 billion fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Continue reading here: http://areanews.ng/n7-6-billion-fraud-go-and-face-trial-appeal-court-tells-kalu/

Governor Ambode’s Children Licks Buhari’s Shoe

Rare photo of Governor Ambode’s children paying courtesy to President Buhari.

http://onelgatimes.com/politics/rare-photo-of-governor-ambodes-children-paying-courtesy-to-president-buhari/

Bayelsa House of Assembly on Wednesday approved monthly pensions to speakers, deputy speakers and other members of assembly.

The bill sponsored by the leader of the House, Peter Akpe, which was passed on the floor of the House, approved N500,000 post service monthly pension to the speakers of the assembly.


The deputy speakers are to earn monthly pension of N200, 000 while other rest 24-member capacity assembly will earn N100,000 each.

The bill specifically provided that former lawmakers including persons of Bayelsa origin, who served in the old Rivers State, would enjoy life pensions for their services in the state as applicable to former presidents, vice-presidents, governors and deputy governors across the country.

To qualify for the speakership pension of N500, 000 monthly, the lawmaker the person must... Continue Reading here: http://areanews.ng/bayelsa-assembly-members-get-n500000-post-service-monthly-pension-for-life/

Abubakar Atiku, the defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has debunked notions that he was Cameroonian by birth and thus not qualified to contest the election of 23 February, 2019.

Atiku who was born in Jada in 1946, in present day Adamawa state, but then part of Northern Cameroon, said he was born by Nigerian parents and therefore ‘a citizen of Nigeria by birth”.

Continue reading here: http://areanews.ng/i-was-born-by-nigerian-parents-from-sokoto-jigawa-says-atiku/

‘I Stand With Victims Of Terrorism’, Buhari Condemns Sri Lanka Attack

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other World leaders in condemning a series of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 150 people on Sunday.

The President was reacting to the violence that rocked hotels and churches, coming at a time when Christians were celebrating Easter in the Asian country.

Continue read here: http://areanews.ng/i-stand-with-victims-of-terrorism-buhari-condemns-sri-lanka-attack/

The National Judicial Council (NJC), has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to extend the tenure of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad.

The council in a statement by its Director Information, Soji Oye, stated that the approval followed several deliberations during a meeting which was held last week Thursday.

Mr Oye noted that contrary to reports that the NJC was going to meet next week on the extension of Justice Muhammad’s tenure, the council, however, meet on April 18, 2019, which resolved to the approval of his extension.

Continue reading here: http://areanews.ng/breaking-njc-approves-buharis-request-to-extend-tenure-of-acting-cjn-tanko-muhammad/

I’m over qualified than Atiku, Buhari tells tribunal

President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to allegations contained in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) before the presidential election tribunal.

Buhari, in a response filed on April 16 by a team of lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun (SAN), faulted the claim by Atiku and the PDP that he lacked the requisite academic qualification to stand for election to the office of the President.

The President said he was far more qualified than Atiku and challenged Atiku to produce his academic credentials before the tribunal.

Read more details here: http://areanews.ng/im-over-qualified-than-atiku-buhari-tells-tribunal/

Atiku calls Microsoft, IBM, Oracle to testify on INEC server evidence

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is insistent that the Independent National Electoral Commission stored election results in a server and has said he will call Microsoft, IBM and Oracle experts to testify that he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari by over 1.6 million votes.

Atiku gave the server name as INEC_PRES_RSLT_SRV2019 and its unique Mac address as 94-57-A5-DC-64-B9 with Microsoft Product ID 00252-70000-0000-AA535, in his fresh response to the reply of INEC to his petition.

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The spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Segun Sowunmi, and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Festus Keyamo, have disagreed on the citizenship of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Both men, who appeared as guests on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics,made different remarks about the eligibility of the PDP candidate to contest the presidential election.

They, however, exercised restraint on how they addressed the issue as the matter was already in court.

Sowunmi believes the claims by the APC that Atiku is not a Nigerian are just part of the purported acts of the ruling party to distract the former vice president from reclaiming his mandate.

He insisted that the PDP candidate was one of the citizens of the country, stressing that Nigeria has 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, and Adamawa was one of them.

“Atiku Abubakar has been the former vice president of this country and I think that when this kind of issues come up, you begin to query who exactly and what exactly is the geographical expression of Nigeria,” the PDP member said.

He wondered how such an allegation could emerge when Atiku is the Waziri of Adamawa, adding that he was a top Customs officer for more than 20 years before he retired.

Read more details here: http://onelgatimes.com/politics/citizenship-keyamo-sowunmi-disagree-over-atikus-eligibility-to-contest-election/

We observed with utmost dismay how some Onelga Leaders and Niger Delta Governor’s would antagonize and covet every socio-economic empowerment projects or contracts for their selfish political and economic aggrandizements. Forgetting that, among the cardinal reasons for the Onelga and Rivers state crisis (ecological problem, political emasculation) was a huge “social economic lack”.

It behoves on us therefore, to come out to enlighten our Onelga, Rivers State youths and opinion leaders about the “new breeds of Niger Delta enemies”, which unfortunately are some of the political elites from the region.


What We Want—and Need—from Governor Wike:

— Security of communities and critical Federal Govt. infrastructure through intelligence gathering and sharing with the necessary
— Wealth creation through Job creation and unparalleled corporate social responsibility, which include provision of free health care, schools, community roads in mostly areas where there are total lack of state and federal government presence.

— Ecological safety – by stopping pipeline vandalism, illegal refining, quick clamping of damage pipeline lines and remediation of the environment

River state is economical impoverished by the Governor’s inability to provide critical infrastructure to drive the economy, create jobs for youth and pay salaries.

It is a known fact that Governor Nyesom Wike failed to create jobs and also in educational sector. Rivers people believed and expected so much from him but what we saw the opposite. Enough with the political hype and over ratting of mediocrity. We want more than road construction. We call on them to account of some many abandoned projects.

“Hunger has turned some people to slaves, thugs and hero worshippers. Even the devil knows the danger of hunger and how food can make some people worship the creatures in preference to the creator,”.


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The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the winner of the February 23, 2019 Presidential Election, has filed a motion at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is not a Nigerian and therefore not qualified to have stood for the election.

The Party claimed that the former Vice President is a Cameroonian and not a Nigerian citizen and his petition against President Muhammadu Buhari, its own candidate, should be dismissed for lacking in merit.

In a reply to the petition of Atiku and the PDP praying for their declaration as the lawful winner of the presidential poll, the APC said that the 11.1 million votes recorded in favor of the two petitioners should be voided and considered a waste by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

The APC’s reply to the petition, filed by its lead counsel, Lateef Fagbemi faulted the candidacy of Atiku in the election insisting that as a Cameroonian, he ought not to have taken part in the presidential poll of Nigeria in the first instance.

The Party averred that Atiku was born on November 25, 1946, in Jada, Adamawa, in Northern Cameroon and is, therefore, a citizen of Cameroon and not a Nigerian by birth.

Read more details at http://areanews.ng/atiku-abubakar-is-not-a-nigerian-apc-tells-tribunal/

The House of Representatives has given President Muhammadu Buhari 48 hours to address the nation over the spate of killings in the country.

This was part of the resolutions reached by lawmakers in the House when the matter came up during Thursday’s plenary.

They agreed that the President should address them and the nation regarding the attacks on communities in Benue, Zamfara, Kaduna, and other states where many people were killed and several others displaced.

Should the President fail to respond to the request, the lawmakers resolved to conclude with other Nigerians that he and his administration were incapable of permanently curtailing the incessant killing of innocent Nigerians.

They also agreed that the failure to address the nation would mean that the President and his administration have failed in their primary constitutional responsibility of ensuring the security and welfare of the citizens.

The House resolved to constitute an ad-hoc committee to interface with the Presidency regarding the request.

Read more at: http://areanews.ng/endless-killings-reps-give-buhari-48-hours-to-address-nigerians/

Troops of the Nigerian army wiped out a band of Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to attack Damaturu, the capital of Yobe on Tuesday.

Troops of 233 Battalion, upon receiving intelligence that the terrorists were coming to the city, laid ambush for them at the outskirts on Kukareta Road. The terrorists were completely overwhelmed by the Nigerian soldiers in the surprise counter-attack.

Many were killed and some escaped from the scene.

Lt. Njoka Irabor, acting assistant director Army Public Relations for Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole explained the battle in a statement on Tuesday night:

Read more at http://onelgatimes.com/news/army-dislodge-boko-haram-terrorists-in-damaturu/

The 2019 edition of Abuja cultural carnival will gulp N82.109 million, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said.

The yearly carnival meant to showcase the country’s rich cultural heritage is coordinated by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.

The minister said that Cultural Centres established by Nigeria in China and Brazil were good for marketing the image of the country to further make the outside world appreciate Nigeria and Nigerians better.

Mohammed stated these in Abuja while making presentation on 2019 budget proposals of his Ministry.

Apart from the presentation, the minister also defended the 2019 budget estimates before the Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism.

Chairman of the Committee, Senator Fatimah Raji –Rasaki, had taken on the minister on the N82million proposed for the Abuja Cultural Carnival 2019 when the carnival did not hold last year despite N62 million appropriated for it.

The Minister responded that the N62million appropriated for the carnival in 2018 was not fully cash backed.

Read more at: http://areanews.ng/fg-plans-to-spend-n82-109m-for-2019-abuja-carnival-lai-mohammed/

President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday boasted that no state in Nigeria is currently under the control of Boko Haram terrorists.

He said that his administration is doing everything possible to win the war against terrorism in Nigeria, noting that he has recaptured all territories held by Boko Haram in 2014 and also liberated thousands of Nigerians held against their will by this dreaded group. Speaking at the world economic forum in Jordan, Buhari opined that the world has changed and urged every nation to be corporative. “Cooperation amongst sovereign nations is no longer a choice. It is an absolute necessity”, he said.

He equally called for social and economic inclusion, noting that they are the root causes of many challenges the world is facing. His words, “In this digital age where physical borders no longer exist to protect even the most secured nations, the only way to overcome predatory and divisionary forces is for all well-meaning nations to work together for the greater good of mankind. “Simply put, cooperation amongst sovereign nations is no longer a choice. It is an absolute necessity. In the last ten years, the world as we knew it has completely changed.

“ We have seen and experienced significant shifts on many fronts. In Technology; Population and Migration; Trade and Geopolitics; Climate change; and many more. “For some nations, these trends have had positive impacts. But of course, we have also seen the negative and destructive outcomes of these trends in other countries. “ It is my view, that no region of the world has felt the full impact of these dramatic shifts and shocks like the Middle East and Africa – North and Sub-Sahara. “On one hand, our region is blessed with a very young, vibrant, enterprising and dynamic population. We also have valuable natural resources that are the envy of many nations.

“These assets and endowments contributed to our region experiencing some of the highest economic growth rates in the world. “ On the other hand however, we have also been hosts to some of the deadliest conflicts in recent history. The deaths, damage and destruction caused by terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram over the last ten years will take decades to repair.By the special grace of God, today, most of these terrorist organizations have been significantly degraded. The world came together to achieve this. Now, we are faced with the task of rebuilding.

“It is at this point that we must ask ourselves how we, as a region, got to this point. The answer, at least in the case of Nigeria, is the lack of social and economic inclusion. As Nigeria celebrated being the largest economy in Africa and one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Nigerians were migrating in droves through harsh desert conditions and across treacherous seas to seek what they believe would be a better life in Europe. “Ladies and gentlemen, I strongly believe that the lack of social and economic inclusion was the root cause of many challenges we are experiencing. Today, our population is one hundred and ninety million people. By 2050, it is estimated that we hit three hundred and ninety million making us the third most populous country in the world. This means we must start working now to ensure this population is productively engaged.

“In the last four years, we focused on security while implementing inclusive policies. On the security front, we made significant gains in fighting Boko Haram. We have recaptured all territories held by Boko Haram in 2014. We have liberated thousands of Nigerians held against their will. “Today, I am pleased to say no territory in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is held or controlled by Boko Haram. We are extremely grateful to the many countries that have stood with Nigeria to confront this global scourge and in particular, the Kingdom of Jordan under the leadership of His Majesty, the King. “Furthermore, our economic diversification and social inclusion policies are also yielding positive results. Our country has now returned to the path of growth. We are making gains in the ease of doing business indices. A key driver for growth is the agricultural sector where we aggressively pushed agricultural policies that empowered millions of our rural citizens.

Read full statement here: http://areanews.ng/buhari-speaking-at-the-world-economic-forum-on-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-in-amman-jordan/


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The Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday, sacked Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, the senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial District.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Mr Ned Nwoko challenging the election of Nwaoboshi as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Oct. 2, 2018 primaries of the party held in Delta.

The court held that Nwaoboshi, a serving senator, was not the duly elected candidate of the PDP in the primary election.

Justice Mohammed ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the name of Nwoko as PDP candidate, having established before the court that he scored the highest number of votes in the said primary election.

Read more details here: http://onelgatimes.com/politics/high-court-sacks-delta-north-senator-elect-nwoboshi/