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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 …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The ancient kingdom of Okparabe in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State was recently agog as an internationally acclaimed Law teacher, Prof. Alex O. Akpodiete, was honoured with the revered chieftaincy title of ‘Atavwa r’Ovie of Okparabe kingdom’ (The One Who Tells the …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  The main proceedings of the Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) – hearing the challenge to the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of Edo State on September 21, 2024 – came to an end on Thursday, February 13, 2025, when the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the …

By Young Erhiurhoro The title of this historical and literary piece, has already unravelled the detailed message and spoke much about the content and context of the subject matter in view. Again, as a member of Unenurhie community and a media practitioner, I have written extensively on the history of …

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 …

The draw for the season seven of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football fiesta, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the Prosperity Cup has been completed in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The draw, which was held at the main bowl of the Samson Siasia Stadium had representatives and officials from the …

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 …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Editor of Port Harcourt Mundial Newspaper, leading online medium in the South South, Mr Kelechi Nwaucha, has been selected as one of participants of the ‘NLNG Change Your Story’ 2025 Training. The 2025 edition of the training has been slated to begin on Monday February 17, 2025. …

By Kelechi Nwaucha 30 years after the Beijing Declaration, women in the South South of Nigeria have gathered in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to review the progress so far made in achieving “true gender equality and women inclusion” in the region. The meeting, which kicked off on Monday, …