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The director general of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, says he has found a soul mate in Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on the strategic campaign to promote indigenous fabrics as national dress code, thus showcasing Nigeria’s iconic cultural heritage. Otunba Runsewe who is …

Victims of the November 13, 2019 dastardly attack on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members and supporters in Ogbolomabiri-Nembe had cause to smile on Thursday night as the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, announced immediate employment for the survivors and relations of those that lost their lives. The governor also …

The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) in Delta State has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over his deal with the Abuja Boat Club to upgrade and revitalise the Lander Brothers Anchorage, a historical monument which flanks the of bank River Niger in Asaba,  the state capital.  Reacting to a …

… Appoints Housemates as SSAs Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, told second runner-up of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown, Miss Nengi Rebecca Hampson, that the state was proud of her performance and conduct in the recently concluded reality show.  Governor Diri spoke in Government House, Yenagoa, when …

The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), an initiative of the Nigeria Police Force under IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has commenced its community peace building programme, with its stakeholders drawn from members of the community across the country. This was disclosed to newsmen after the virtual meeting with POCACOV’s …

By Joel Anekwe The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up a fact-finding team to investigate the alleged killing of Oyigbo indigenes by the Nigerian military. The four-man team which headed by NBA’s 1st vice president, John Aikpokpo-Martins, also has two former NBA Port-Harcourt branch chairmen, Victor Frank-Briggs and Anthonia …

… Await Maiden Edition of Bayelsa’s Cultural Carnival By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Journalists covering travel, arts and culture beat in Bayelsa State under the auspices of Travel Writers Corps of the Bayelsa State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have again applauded the vision of the state government to …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Parents and guardians whose children/wards are in public model and boarding schools in Delta State have called on the state governor, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to remove boarding fees for public schools across the state especially now that economic hardship is telling hard on many Nigerians …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Urhobowood Int’l, a popular film/movie organization based in Ughelli town, Delta State has ended her 2020 film festival and exhibition event with a call on both the federal and state governments to promote the local film industry in Nigeria. The yearly event, which took place in …

… Says Ijaws ‘no Longer Comfortable with Current Sufferings’ The president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Comrade Peter Igbifa, has declared that they are no longer comfortable “with the current sufferings inflicted on the Ijaws by the lopsided constitution of Nigeria, a constitution which is set to heighten our marginalisation and …