As part of efforts aimed at fighting the war against illicit drugs in society, the NDLEA held a sensitization program on February 18, 2025 as the State Commander NDLEA Bayelsa State Command Commander Kanu Sunny Chukwuemeka, has flagged off a 5-Day WADA sensitization campaign with the Theme: ‘Safer Communities Without …
Read More »Prosperity Cup Organizers to hold Refresher Course for Bayelsa Referees
Organizers of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football fiesta, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament christened the Prosperity Cup will hold a two-day training for the state referees that will participate in the season seven of the tournament. This was contained in a statement by the Director General of the tournament, Mr. Ono …
Read More »Jonathan Flags off Bayelsa’s 25,000-capacity Stadium, Diri Seeks Support
Nigeria’s former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, turned the sod of the new Olympic-standard 25,000-capacity Bayelsa stadium project at Igbogene, Yenagoa. The former Nigerian leader performed the groundbreaking ceremony on a day the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, restated his appeal to the federal government, the Niger …
Read More »Akpodiete Honoured With Chieftaincy Title at Okparabe
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The ancient kingdom of Okparabe in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State was recently agog as an internationally acclaimed Law teacher, Prof. Alex O. Akpodiete, was honoured with the revered chieftaincy title of ‘Atavwa r’Ovie of Okparabe kingdom’ (The One Who Tells the …
Read More »Edo Guber Dispute: APC Breaks Defence Jinx, Calls Witnesses, PDP Presses Cancelled, ‘Single Vote’ Over-Voting
By Ehichioya Ezomon The main proceedings of the Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) – hearing the challenge to the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of Edo State on September 21, 2024 – came to an end on Thursday, February 13, 2025, when the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the …
Read More »Esau and Jacob, Unenurhie and Evwreni, Who is Senior?
By Young Erhiurhoro The title of this historical and literary piece, has already unravelled the detailed message and spoke much about the content and context of the subject matter in view. Again, as a member of Unenurhie community and a media practitioner, I have written extensively on the history of …
Read More »Ijaw Youths Decry ‘Recurring Smear Campaign against PAP Boss’
The Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) has raised concerns over what it described as a coordinated smear campaign against the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro. The group accused unnamed mischief makers and their sponsors of spreading false allegations of financial misconduct against the PAP boss in …
Read More »Bayelsa Governor’s Tournament: Organizers Conclude Season 7 Draws
The draw for the season seven of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football fiesta, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the Prosperity Cup has been completed in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The draw, which was held at the main bowl of the Samson Siasia Stadium had representatives and officials from the …
Read More »Bayelsa Govt Issues Transport Reforms, Guidelines, Warns Defaulters
In a bid to sanitize and modernize its transport system, the Bayelsa State Government has announced some new measures including restriction of intra-/ city vehicles from parking at the state transport terminal. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the announcement at a meeting with leadership of various transport unions …
Read More »Reps Speaker, Plateau Gov Lauds Bayelsa’s ‘Impressive Growth’
… As Diri Promises to ‘Do More with Increased Derivation’ Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, received commendations from both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, and the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, as they inaugurated projects in continuation of his fifth anniversary …
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