by Tari Amgbare Youths of Agorogbene community in Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State have pledged support for the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) candidate for Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Prince Kelvin Amgbare. The youths made the pledge when they paid a courtesy visit to Amgbare at his residence in Ogobiri Town. The visit,…
Sampou community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was agog on Saturday as Governor Douye Diri gave out his first daughter, Dr. Stephanie Ebidenere, in traditional marriage to Ballad Tamaradoubra Agbeyei. The ceremony, attracted a host of dignitaries, including former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who chaired the…
The South-South Executive Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone F, has urged the Federal Government to adequately fund the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) to enable it to deliver on its mandate. The call was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of its zonal executive council meeting held on Friday at…
by Tari Amgbare The Bayelsa State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has inaugurated Local Government Committees on Food and Nutrition (LGCFN) in the eight local government areas under the Nutrition-774 (N-774) initiative. The committees were inaugurated in Yenagoa by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Thompson Amule….
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Federal University Otuoke branch, has commended the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Promise Mebine and the Bursar, Dr Pereteowei Topman Suwari, for the prompt payment of six months’ CONTTA arrears to members from internally generated revenue. The Branch Chairman, Comrade Oye Ake, gave the commendation on Wednesday at the general congress…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has charged 1,760 corps members deployed to the state to uphold discipline, unity and tolerance in the course of their service year. Diri gave the charge on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two orientation course at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent…
The Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund, in partnership with the Teachers Training, Registration and Certification Board and Australia’s Matific Pedagogy Academy, has commenced a four-day training for teachers on modern, technology-driven methods of teaching Mathematics. Declaring the programme open, the Commissioner for Education, Dr Gentle Emelah, said continuous professional development was essential for teachers….
The Youth Leader of Amarata community in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Ogbara Izibeya, has commended Gifted Natus for supporting peace initiatives that have reduced crime in the area. Izibeya, in a statement on Wednesday in Amarata, described Natus, a producer and social media influencer, as committed to peace-building and grassroots development. He said Natus’s intervention had…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has set up a seven-member National Reconciliation Committee to engage aspirants and resolve grievances arising from its recent primary elections. The decision was contained in a statement jointly signed by the National Chairman, Senator Cleopas Moses, and the National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, and released by the National Publicity Secretary, Osa…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to take seriously concerns raised by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria on rising hardship, insecurity and high cost of living. Obi, in a statement on Wednesday by his media aide, Idris Zekeri Jnr, faulted attempts…
