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Organizers of the prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards (BMNA) have nominated Ruby Benjamin Memorial School for an award of Excellence, “in recognition of the school’s sterling qualities and antecedents in the educational sector in Bayelsa State. In a statement issued to newsmen in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, the Project …

By Kelechi Nwaucha In the wake of economic headwinds buffeting the country, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has urged Nigerians to take advantage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), particularly Section 51, which empowers them to hold governments at the three tiers accountable. This was the message Executive Chairman of …

… Highlights Concerns over ‘Legislative Copy-Pasting, Merchandising of Bills’ The first year of the 10th National Assembly, led by Senator Godswill Akpabio and Hon Tajudeen Abbas, has witnessed a surge but slow pace of progression of sponsored bills, a significant number of which were proposals recycled from the preceding 9th …

The National Chairman, ex-Agitators of the Third Phase of the Presidential Amnesty Program, PAP, Elaye Slaboh, has felicitated with the managing director and chief executive officer of Tantita Security Services Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who was recently bestowed with the Life-time award of ‘Izon-Ebidou Keme,’ meaning a …

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Bayelsa chapter will soon receive a branded jersey from one of the state’s frontline and leading dealer on sports kits, wears and facilities, Nonso Sports Shop. Following an initial discussion orchestrated by immediate past caretaker chairman of the association, Elder Loveday Herbert, with the …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The popular Ohworhu annual cultural festival, also known as ‘Ohworhu Edjukpe’ of the Unenurhie people in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has been slated for September 19, 2024. A statement released by the Ohworhu chief priest, Olorogun Terry Jabin, aka ‘Dr. Alhaji,’ …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Unenurhie, an autonomous community in Evwreni kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State recently installed their new Odion’Rode at the community’s ancestral hall with jubilation and joy. The new Odion’Rode, His Highness, James Amuke, an Ughelli-based business tycoon was accompanied to the ancestral …

Organizers of the prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards (BMNA) have nominated Springbloom International School for an award of Excellence, in recognition of the school’s sterling qualities and antecedents in the educational sector in Bayelsa State. A statement issued to newsmen in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State by the Project Manager, …

By Ehichioya Ezomon In the lead-up to the primaries for the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the triple issues of not being a “homeboy,” unable to communicate in Esan language, and speak publicly to articulate plans for governance, assailed the formidable aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ijaw Patriotic Movement (IPM), a socio-cultural group that cuts across the Niger Delta states, has expressed the need for the Ijaw nation to harness every available means to ensure that it has a “common socio-ultra identity,” as well as establish its role as “a concrete …