The Governor of Bayelsa State and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Reconciliation Committee, Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday described the comments by the Makarfi faction of the party, on the submission of his committee’s report as “mere propaganda”. According to him, rather than embark on name-calling, propaganda and outright lies, it was high time the…
The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, Tuesday evening held a closed-door meeting with Senate President Bukola Saraki, hours after it appeared a showdown was imminent between the Senate and the retired army colonel. “He (Mr. Ali) has come and gone,” a Senate President’s office insider told PREMIUM TIMES at 6:40 p.m. Earlier…
The new commissioner of Police in Rivers state Zaki Ahmed says the Federal Government is aware of the orgy of violence rocking the state. The commissioner said the alarming level of violence in the state was as a result of high proliferation of illegal arms in the state. He stated this during the inaugural media…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has described retiring Justice Margaret Akpomiemie has a thorough, firm and impartial Judge, whose contributions to the state Judiciary has added value in the administration of justice. He gave the commendation on Monday, at the public presentation of a book titled, “Selected Judgements of Justice Margaret Akpomiemie,” as part…
The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said they visited President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss matters of “national interest”. The leaders of the National Assembly met with the president behind close doors for 40 minutes. Mr. Saraki told State House correspondents that the president “engaged…
