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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 …

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, …

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 …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has expressed commitment towards stronger partnership with the Stakeholders Alliance for Corporate Accountability (SACA). The government stated this Thursday at the inauguration of a project tagged: ‘The Child-Driven Safeguarding Project at School Level,’ organized by SACA, in conjunction with the state ministries …

The mediatory meeting at the instance of the Bayelsa State Government, between the governing council of the Niger Delta University, NDU, and students’ representatives on Wednesday has restored normalcy to the state owned university. It will be recalled that until Wednesday, students of the university had been protesting against the …

The Bayelsa State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and other Related Offences has submitted its final report, awarding a total of N21 billion to victims of extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the police and other security operatives. Chairman of the panel, Justice Young Ogola (retd), disclosed this while submitting …

The Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma has been shut down as a result of protest embarked upon by students over uniforms and closing of school fees portal. The state commissioner for Education, Dr Gentle Emelah, however said government had intervened on the lingering issues. As at the time of …

Students of the Bayelsa State owned Niger Delta University (NDU) Wilberforce Island have staged a peaceful protest over plans by the school management to introduce school uniforms for undergraduates. It was gathered that over 20,000 students were in agreement on the protest which took place on Monday inside the campus …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa A Niger Delta group, Meinbutus Worldwide and the Ijaw National Congress (INC) have restated their commitment towards the actualization of a common interest for the development of the Ijaw ethnic nationality and the Niger Delta region. This Port Harcourt Mundial learnt Tuesday during a courtesy visit …