Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has felicitated with His Royal Majesty, the Orangun of Oke Ila, Oba (Dr.) Adedokun Abolarin on his birthday, praising the monarch’s “tremendous contribution to the promotion of human capital development and the growth of Osun State.” Governor Adeleke, in a congratulatory message issued by …
Read More »Bayelsa Hotel Owner Threatens to Sue Police IG over N625m Lodging Debt
… Issues Evacuation Notice to SWAT Team over 13 Months Debt The owner of popular Euphemie Motel in Opu-Nembe, in Nembe Bassambiri community, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has threatened to drag the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to court over alleged unpaid debt incurred by the Police …
Read More »Igali Receives Bayelsa United’s Board, Charges on Team’s Performance
Chairman of the board of Bayelsa United, Dr. Tarilaye Nwankwe, alongside other members met with the commissioner for Sports Development, Dr. Daniel Igali at his office in Yenagoa on Monday. This is the first time the board was meeting with the commissioner, Dr. Daniel Igali after their appointment last week. …
Read More »Edo 2024: Finally, Edo People have spoken with their PVCs
By Ehichioya Ezomon As you read this copy, the results, and the winner of Saturday, September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State is known – and declared as such by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – in one of the most contentious campaigns that put the electoral umpire …
Read More »Over 60 Youth Groups Dissociate from ‘October 1 Protest’
Leaders of over 60 youth organisations have declared that their members will not participate in the rumoured national protest being allegedly planned for October 1. President of the Nigeria Youth Organization, Duke Alamboye, made the position of the youth leaders known when he led a delegation of representatives of the …
Read More »Focus on Governance, Real Needs of Bayelsa People, Group Tells Diri
A group of concerned citizens, under the aegis of Good Governance for the Emancipation of the Ijaw Nation, has called on the governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, “to focus on repositioning the state, and by extension the region, for prosperity rather than being distracted with mundane issues.” The …
Read More »Unenurhie Ends Ohworhu Festival, Calls for Cultural Promotion
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The popular and culture-rich Ohworhu cultural festival, tagged, ‘Ohworhu Edjukpe 2024, of the Unenurhie people, Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was successfully celebrated on September 19, 2024, with a call to Urhobo people and Deltans “to always promote their …
Read More »Diri Excited over ongoing Work on Road Projects
… Says Bayelsa Govt Not Owing Contractors Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed satisfaction with the pace of construction on some of the ongoing road projects in the state. The Bayelsa State governor, who undertook an unscheduled inspection of work on the Toru-Ebeni-Okumbiri-Amatolo-Bolou-Orua-Kabeama road, the Akaba-Okodi road, …
Read More »Lokpobiri Laments ‘Avoidable Death’ at IYC’s Abuoloma Election
The National President of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC), Worldwide Comrade Jonathan Lokpobiri, has said the death that occurred at Abuoloma in Rivers State during the IYC Eastern Zone election last Saturday was avoidable. Lokpobiri said it was an election he had no interest in, adding that he had nothing …
Read More »Bayelsa Govt to Engage Communities on HCDT Implementation
The government of Bayelsa State says it will engage host communities to ensure the effective implementation of the Host Community Development Trust. The state commissioner for Environment Mr. Ebi Ololo, stated this in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, at a town hall meeting organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy …
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