Tension in Bayelsa as pirates kill soldier, injure many

Bayelsa Gov, Dickson

There is palpable tension in Bayelsa State as pirates operating on the waterways of Nembe, in the Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa, brazenly killed a soldier, identified only as Rabiu and attached to the Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield.

In the attack on the JTF operatives on Tuesday morning, other soldiers were said to have been injured.

The soldiers were said to be on patrol of the waterways when they ran into the pirates, who reportedly operated on a vessel that looked like a speedboat.

It was learnt that the soldiers, on sighting the speedboat, attempted to intercept it for a routine check.

Instead of stopping in obedience to the soldiers’ directive, the hoodlums were said to have opened fire on the patrol team.

Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) endorses The Next President TV Reality Show

Adesina

In a concerted effort to add value to our political and electoral system, and to advance our democratic experiment, norms and culture to the next level, expected to be very instrumental in determining the course of political leadership in Nigeria, particularly, in ensuring credible elections and the emergence of credible leadership and good governance, the Nigerian Guild of Editors and Living Legends Foundation have developed a new electioneering campaign model titled “The Next President TV Reality Show”, also known as “Presidential TV Reality Show”.

The Next President TV Reality Show, according to a statement jointly signed Messrs. Femi Adesina, President NGE and Frank Okechukwu, Executive Director, Living Legends Foundation, it’s an electoral initiative aimed at sensitizing and re-orientating the mindset of Nigerians towards embracing the right attitude towards politics and elections in order to reduce political tension and minimize political violence before, during and after elections.