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By: Tina Amanda Women in Rivers State under the aegis of Rivers Women Unite for SIM, have renewed their call for an end to the state of emergency imposed on the state since March 2025. The group made the appeal during its monthly prayer session held on Thursday, August 28, …

… Want Trust Fund Protected From Politicians Worried by what it suspects to be political hijack of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project ( HYPREP) by some elites in Ogoniland and Rivers State, some indigenes of the area have alerted the Federal Government and the international community on the need to …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has extolled the virtues of the outgoing state Head of Service, Mrs Biobelemoye Charles-Onyema, saying she served meritoriously. Speaking during the weekly state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Diri said Mrs Charles-Onyema exemplary dedication was a lesson for all those …

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Coppercrux Limited, has flagged off a 5-day Awareness and Capacity Building Workshop for youths in the South-South region on compressed natural gas (CNG) technologies and the associated value chains in Port Harcourt. Areas covered on Day 1 of the …

The Bayelsa State Cricket Association has written a letter of protest to the National Sports Commission (NSC) regarding the upcoming Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) election. The association’s chairman, Pakribo Telema-Daregoe, alleged that the current NCF president, Uyi Akpata, is attempting to unilaterally impose a “doctored constitution” for the election without …

The Eduere Girls Foundation in collaboration with the Do Foundation has led scores of women in Bayelsa State on an awareness walk for the Special Educational Need and Disability (SEND) for children with special needs and disability. The founder of Eduere Girls Foundation, Elizabeth Ijeh-Tarila Jack, who is based in …

Lecturers in the Bayelsa State owned Niger Delta University, Ammassoma have staged a peaceful protest around the university campus against the recently introduced Federal Government Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund loan scheme. They also described loan as a deliberate generational bondage of the university lecturers as they have tied the …

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commended the Bayelsa State Government for its vision, plans and facilities already on ground to run a world-class information, communication and technology (ICT) centre in the state. The Director, Corporate Planning and Strategy, NITDA, and Leader of a four-man delegation from the …

  By Paul Williams   Media-focused non-governmental organisation, Step-Up for Women in Journalism Initiative (SWIJ), in partnership with Common Ground Journalism Forum (SFCG) and the European Union (EU), has embarked on training of female journalists in Rivers State on career advancement strategies and digital skills. The training, which took place …

Bayelsa Queens FC, the Prosperity Girls, opened their campaign at the 5th CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying campaign with a hard fought 2-1 win over Police Ladies FC of Ghana, on Sunday at the Stade Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro. The Ghanaians took the game to the ladies from Bayelsa …