By Amos Odhe Worried by growing incidence of fake news in Osun State, the state government has set up a Cyber Crime Action Committee, to “give effect to relevant provisions of the law with respect to cyber crimes, cyber bullying and deliberate online false news.” The government in a statement …
Read More »Book Organisation Launches ‘Education Champion League’ in Port Harcourt
By Godwin Chukwumaechi A Port Harcourt-based book organisation, the August Meeting, has launched the Education Champions League, a competition among secondary schools in Port Harcourt, aimed at improving reading and writing among coming generations. The launch was done during the organisation’s first quarter August Meeting held in Port Harcourt, the …
Read More »World Water Day: Niger Delta Women, Kebetkache Demand Access to Pollution-free Water
By Paul Williams As the world marked the World Water Day on Friday, March 22, women from communities in the Niger Delta have risen against lack of access to pollution-free drinking water that has bedeviled the region following oil exploration activities by multinationals. Celebrated annually on 22 March, the World …
Read More »NDLEA Commander Urge Nigerian Youths to Shun Drug Abuse
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Nigerian youths have been urged to desist from drug abuse due to its harmful and negative impact on their lives and society. Bayelsa State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Kanu Sunny Chuckwemeka, gave this advice while speaking to journalists on the …
Read More »NIS Comptrollers in North East, Plateau Meet over Border Security
… Meet Plateau Deputy Governor, GOC 3 Div By Amos Odhe State comptrollers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in the North East region, comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Yobe and Plateau states on Wednesday met in the Plateau State capital to “strategize and re-direct energy, expertise and professionalism to …
Read More »Diri Preaches Love at Obaze’s Bishopric Enthronement
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Ahead of the Easter celebrations, the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again called on people of the state to exude love in all they do in order to attract God’s blessings upon their lives and the state in general. Governor Diri made the call …
Read More »Release N100m Bounty on 2Baba, Group tells Rivers Gov
By Mandy Tina The Igbu-Akoh Youth Congress in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to redeem the pledge of one hundred million naira bounty placed on the gang leader David Gift aka 2Baba, who was fingered in the killing of the Divisional …
Read More »Tarabina Charges Contractors on Standards, Specifications
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The chairman of the Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bayelsa State, Engr. Ebiye Tarabina, has charged contractors handling government projects in the state to be conscious of standards and specifications in the execution of their contract jobs. Engr. Tarabina gave the charge during a …
Read More »Slain Soldiers: Isolate, Deal with Killers, not Communities, Eradiri tells Military
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has appealed to the military to identify, arrest and deal decisively with only persons directly and remotely connected to the gruesome killings of military officers in Okuama community, Delta State. Eradiri, a former …
Read More »Court Orders Yasin, Others to ‘Stop Interfering in NURTW Affairs’
By Mandy Tina The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, has delivered judgement in favour of the duly elected executive of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in a suit filed by Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa and 13 others, challenging the illegal take-over of the national secretariat by Najeem …
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