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  Bayelsa Media Network Awards (BMNA) has presented a letter of nomination of award as the “PEACE AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR”, to Dr. Reuben Awari-George in recognition of his humanitarian gesture to society.   The prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards, which seeks to recognise individuals who have made significant contributions …

  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa.   Ahead of his formal reception into the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, November 3, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his decision to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in the interest of the state.   Governor Diri, …

  By Paul Williams    Women from two of the world’s most environmentally challenged zones, the Niger Delta and Amazon rainforest in Brazil, have met in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital in a bid to articulate calls for climate justice for the two embattled regions. Meeting under the aegis …

  By Paul Williams Nigeria’s international gas company, NLNG, has enabled a new category in its famed The Nigeria Prize that will see young filmmakers win a $20,000 prize money. The company said the category, The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts, seeks to inspire young Nigerian filmmakers aged 18 to …

Emma Sunday The FirstBank of Nigeria, as part of it’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has in partnership with Olyrose Care Foundation empowered over 100 women from the South South region. The women who were trained in various vocational skills were presented with business equipments such as; sewing machines, cooking items (pots, …

By Mandy Willy  ‎ ‎ ‎The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 16, Yenagoa, comprising the Rivers and Bayelsa State Police Commands, Johnson Adenola, has called for inclusive policing through active engagement with all sectors of society. ‎ ‎AIG Adenola made the call during an interactive …

By Mandy Willy  ‎ ‎ ‎The Rivers State Ministry of Health has confirmed that 13-month-old Baby Miracle has been reunited with his father, Mr. Ugochukwu Onyenehigo, following an amicable settlement between the family and the hospital. ‎ ‎The reunion comes after the hospital, on humanitarian grounds, filed a case of …

By Mandy Willy  ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Nigerian institutions have joined forces to implement the Transforming African Agriculture to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev 2.0) programme an initiative aimed at promoting youth development and empowerment through agriculture. ‎ ‎The programme, supported by the Regional Universities Forum for …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎ ‎The KEFFESO Host Communities Development Trust (KEFFESO HCDT) in Bayelsa on Thursday announced revenue of N15.259 billion for the 2024 fiscal year at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Yenagoa. ‎ ‎The KEFFESO HCDT is funded by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited/First Exploration and …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa.  ‎ ‎The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has condemned the commercialization of religion at the expense of the true gospel of Jesus Christ which focuses on righteousness and salvation of souls for eternity. ‎ ‎The Deputy Governor expressed his displeasure when the Bayelsa …