By Tunde Uchegbuo The vice chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Professor Ozo-mekuri Ndimele, has said that the institution would become a mega university before he leaves office this year. Speaking recently at a forum with staff of the university, the vice chancellor unveiled plans for more …
Read More »Wike Donates Buses, Ambulances to Rivers Utd, Rivers Angels
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has donated State of the art buses and ambulances to both Rivers United and Rivers Angels FCs. This was done at a brief ceremony today in Govt House, with the governor promising the gift of ten million naira to each of the clubs for …
Read More »Bayelsa Gets New Autonomous Community along Border with Delta
Bayelsa State Government on Monday granted autonomy to a community along its boundary with Delta State, known as Kabokiri Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The state Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs has thus been directed to issue a certificate recognizing the rural …
Read More »I Wholly Support Electronic Voting ~ Diri
… Sampou Community Honours Bayelsa Governor Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed support for electronic voting as a solution to Nigeria’s electoral challenges. Speaking at a grand reception in his honour in Sampou Community, in Kolokuma Local Government Area, Governor Diri noted that although electronic voting might not …
Read More »Herdsmen ‘Resume Attacks in Agadama, Ohoror Communities,’ Residents Cry for Help
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Alleged Fulani herdsmen, presently ravaging farmers and communities in Nigeria, have reportedly resumed their attacks on the farmers and people of Agadama and Ohoror communities in Uwheru kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The attacks on the people of these communities by the …
Read More »Bayelsa Assembly Members Return from Retreat, Extol Benefits
The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ingobere, has assured Bayelsans of the readiness of the House to churn out quality legislations, with high community value, in the new legislative year. Rt. Hon. Ingobere gave the assurance while giving his closing …
Read More »African Students’ Parliament Confers Leadership Award on Education Commissioner
The leadership of the African Union Students Parliament has extolled the leadership qualities of the Bayelsa State commissioner for Education, Hon. Gentle E. Emelah, by awarding him the Pan African Leadership Merit Award. The delegation led by its speaker, Rt. Hon. Kewul Mensah Abel, of the Institute of Professional Studies …
Read More »Bayelsa Women Protest Herdsmen’s ‘Invasion of Farms, Destruction of Crops’
Women from the Epie/Atissa communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest against the alleged menace of herdsmen. The women waving leaves at the Tombia Roundabout, Etegwe axis of Yenagoa, also barricaded the ever busy Mbiama – Yenagoa road, which is the major …
Read More »N26bn Unspent Amnesty Fund: Ex-militants Threaten ‘Return to Creeks,’ Call for Dikio’s Sack
Following alleged return of a whooping N26 billion unspent fund meant to offset backlog of monies owed Amnesty Programme’s contractors, from 2014 to date, by the Interim coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dikio (rtd), ex-militants in the Niger Delta region have called for his immediate sack, as …
Read More »NDDC Donates Bags of Rice to Women Groups, Others in Bayelsa
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated 2,170 bags of rice as palliatives to women organisations, youth groups and physically challenged persons in Bayelsa State. A director at the NDDC, Mr. Nwelue Kelechi, who represented the commission’s interim administrator, Effiong Akwa at the flag off of the distribution of …
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