South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Kim Young-Chae, on Thursday, said Bayelsa State has the potential to be as developed as his country.  Speaking at the Government House, Yenagoa, as guest of the state government, Ambassador Young-Chae said his visit was a follow-up to his recent meeting with Governor Douye Diri …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Following the rising cases of oil spills and its effects on the lives of the people of the Niger Delta region and their environment, a non-governmental organisation, the Stakeholders Alliance for Corporate Accountability (SACA), has promised that it would facilitate the sending of petitions by children …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Odi community in Bayelsa State was recently in a festive mood as the senior pastor and general overseer of the Redeemed Flocks International Gospel Centre (RFIGC), Apostle Michael Ephron, celebrated his birthday in grand style. The event which took place at the church auditorium at …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The 2021 edition of the Urhobo Language Competition ended recently with a call for unity among the Urhobo people. The annual event which is organized by the Urhobo Progress Union, America (UPUA) for secondary school students across the entire Urhobo nation took place at the …

… Diri Names Him Youth Ambassador Winner of the Season Six, Nigerian Idol, Kingdom Kroseide, has been granted scholarship by the Bayelsa State Government. Governor Douye Diri made the pronouncement on Friday when he received Kingdom and his team at the Government House, Yenagoa.  He said the government would henceforth …

Mass Movement for Better Electoral Process (BEP) has called on the citizens of Anambra State to “massively support and vote for the young vibrant and dynamic flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress in the forthcoming governorship election, Senator Andy Ubah.” The group made the call at an enlarged executive …

No fewer than 105 coastal communities in Bayelsa State face extinction in the next 30 years if nothing is done to halt the rampaging effects of ocean encouragement, termed ‘Oceanification.’ A lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, in Bayelsa State, Professor Ambily Etekpe, …

… Says Mai Buni-led Exco on Course Former chairman of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area, Rivers State, Hon. Mina Claver Tende, has lauded the “brilliant qualities” found in the person of Nigeria’s Transport Minister, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and his ability to hold the All Progressive Congress, APC, and its faithful together despite …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Chief Clement Ishokri, a prominent chief and leader of Unenurhie community, Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has urged the Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa-led state administration to attend to the needs of Unenurhie people by establishing a skill acqusition centre …

The Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated a five-man committee to draft a blue-print for the Bayelsa Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The commissioner for Environment, Mr. lselema Gbaranbiri, inaugurated the committee on Thursday, July 8, 2021 in his office at the New Secretariat Complex, Ovom, in Yenagoa, the state capital. Gbaranbiri …