Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, presented the 2025 fiscal year budget proposal of N689.440 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. While presenting the appropriation bill christened, “Budget of Assured Prosperity,” Governor Diri stressed that implementing the 2025 budget would require some …
Read More »Court Stops Bayelsa NUJ’s Delegate Conference
A Bayelsa State High Court has issued an interim injunction, stopping the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) from conducting its state council election scheduled for October 31, 2024. The conference was intended to elect new leadership for the state chapter of the union. The injunction was granted in Suit No: …
Read More »Kebetkache Leads South South, East Community Dialogue on Gender Equality, Social Inclusion
By Kelechi Nwaucha Leaders from over 20 communities in five states of the South South and South East met in Port Harcourt on Tuesday to discuss issues of social inclusion and gender equality, with regards to overall community development initiatives and opportunities, such as Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs). Among …
Read More »ECL: High Cost of Education Widening Gap Between Rich, Poor ~ Lulu-Briggs
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Rivers State in the 2023 general elections, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, has said that the high cost of getting quality education in Nigeria is contributing to widening the gap between the rich and poor in the society. Speaking in …
Read More »Bayelsa: Ofoni Community Agog as Late Ewhrudjakpo Given ‘State Funeral’
By Young E. Freeborn The Ofoni Federated Communities’ pavilion in Bayelsa State was jam-packed with government dignitaries, community leaders, family members and other notable guests across the country as late Dr. Nathaniel Tuesday Goodluck Ewhrudjakpo, elder brother to the deputy governor of the state, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was given what …
Read More »Ewhrudjakpo Urges Couples to Build Marital Union on Love, Trust
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Newly married couples have again been advised to build their marriages on faithfulness, love as well as mutual trust and respect for each other. The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the advice in Yenagoa at the weekend during the traditional marriage ceremony …
Read More »Adanta-Isiokpo Agog as RSG Flags-off Free Medical Outreach
It was a joyous occasion as the people of Adanta-Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State turned out in their numbers to benefit from the two days free medical outreach put together by the state Ministry of Health and Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. Flagging off the exercise, …
Read More »Climate Justice: APCC Leads African Call for Remediation, Reparations for Global South
… Laments ‘Systematic Oppression, Climate Injustice’ by Global North The African People’s Counter COP (APCC), and the Africa Climate Justice Coalition (ACJC) have called for climate justice, reparations, remediation and compensation to the impacted peoples of Africa, food and energy sovereignty and democracy, as well as end to fossil fuel …
Read More »James Amuke: Odion’Rode of Unenurhie Installed with ‘A Clear Vision’
By Young Erhiurhoro The jubilation that attended September 2, 2024, the memorable day James Amuke was installed as the new Odion’Rode of Unenurhie community by the elders and members of the Odion’Rode-In-Council at the ancestral hall of the Unenurhie people knew no bounds and was described as “indescribably marvelous.” James …
Read More »Approve More Funds for Presidential Amnesty Programme, IYC Tells FG
Ijaw youths under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have called on the Federal Government to approve more funds for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to enable it perform optimally for sustainable peace of the Niger Delta. The IYC President, Jonathan Lokpobiri, made the comment while speaking with …
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