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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri It was a celebration of dignity and respect for the marriage institution recently as Mr. Smith Oghentejiri Oyibokure, an undergraduate from the renowned family of Chief and Chief Mrs. Jabin Okiemute Oyibokure of Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, wedded …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The remains of late Chief Benjamin Omonigho Oserada were laid to rest on Saturday 25th June, 2022 at his residence in Urede Quarters, Uwheru town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State with fanfare. The funeral service, which was conducted according to the …

… As Diri’s SSA on Tourism Visits Communities to Collate Cultural Assets By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The senior special assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State governor on Tourism,  Mr. Piriye Kiyaramo, says he has commenced a tour of communities in a bid to collate cultural assets across the state, noting that …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The 2022 Annual General Meeting and Congress of the Nigeria Women Football League has taken place in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital with a resolve by stakeholders to work towards improving women’s football in the country. Declaring the event open, Governor Douye Diri, expressed delight with …

By Memoye Oghu A renowned political analyst and security expert, Emperor Jackson Lekan Ojo, has revealed that Alhaji Kabiru Masari may not be Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general elections. In an exclusive interview in Port Harcourt, …

… Uncovers Hectare of Cannabis in Community By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 68 persons suspected to have engaged in sale and consumption of illicit drugs in the state. This was made known during a press …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A socio-political group, consisting of teachers in Delta State and known as Delta Teachers in Politics (DTP), has been inaugurated in Ughelli town, the headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. The event, which was chaired by the state’s NUT chairman, Comr. …

… Royal Fathers, Stakeholders Laud Gov Diri By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There was celebration in Nembe and Brass local government areas of Bayelsa State on Thursday as the long-awaited road project linking both riverine councils was flagged off by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola. The project, …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The demise of late Mrs. Warri Omote Ogbonor, mother of Ughelli North’s representative at the Delta State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr. Saturday Ogbonor, has been announced. Mrs. Warri Omote Ogbonor, who died after a brief illness at her home town, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Sequel to the unrest at the Bayelsa Medical University (BMU) earlier on Saturday, which led to the peaceful demonstration by students of the institution, the state commissioner for Education, Hon. Dr. Gentle E. Emelah, has immediately released two standby 100kva generators to the school to assist …