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By Eze Princewill The President, Nigereria Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, has emphasized that a sustainable environment and protection should be a collective concern for all. Osigwe dropped the emphasis when the Association of Environmental Lawyers of Nigeria (AELAN) led by its President, Prof Samuel Chisa Dike paid a …

Following the “occupation of local government secretariats” in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused the Inspector of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun of executing and imposing illegality on local councils in the state. This was as he received a delegation of top British diplomats in the state on Saturday “It …

By Eze Princewill The coordinator, Grant Offor Scholarship Progamme, Mr Promise Wele, has reassured the 105 undergraduates who sat for its scholarship examination of determination to use merit as the only yardstick as mode of selection. Wele made this known shortly after the selection exercise at Omagwa in Ikwerre Local …

… Inaugurate ‘Labour House’ in Yenagoa By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that foremost Ijaw leader, Pa Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, who just passed, would be remembered for his uncommon courage, truthfulness and doggedness in fighting for the common good of the Niger Delta. Gov. …

As part of efforts aimed at fighting the war against illicit drugs in society, the NDLEA held a sensitization program on February 18, 2025 as the State Commander NDLEA Bayelsa State Command Commander Kanu Sunny Chukwuemeka, has flagged off a 5-Day WADA sensitization campaign with the Theme: ‘Safer Communities Without …

Emma Sunday  In a significant move to ensure improved security of lives and properties and ensure peaceful coexistence among residents, the Rivers State Government has expressed its willingness to partner with an European Funded Organisation, SEARCH for Common Ground (SFCG), to promote peace and security in the state. The Rivers …

Nigeria’s former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, turned the sod of the new Olympic-standard 25,000-capacity Bayelsa stadium project at Igbogene, Yenagoa. The former Nigerian leader performed the groundbreaking ceremony on a day the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, restated his appeal to the federal government, the Niger …

The Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) has raised concerns over what it described as a coordinated smear campaign against the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro. The group accused unnamed mischief makers and their sponsors of spreading false allegations of financial misconduct against the PAP boss in …

In a bid to sanitize and modernize its transport system, the Bayelsa State Government has announced some new measures including restriction of intra-/ city vehicles from parking at the state transport terminal. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the announcement at a meeting with leadership of various transport unions …

… As Diri Promises to ‘Do More with Increased Derivation’ Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, received commendations from both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, and the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, as they inaugurated projects in continuation of his fifth anniversary …