The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has sealed a private maternity centre in Elelenwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over alleged child trafficking and illegal sale of babies. Naijanewsspank gathered that the enforcement exercise was carried out jointly by operatives from the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, its Rivers State Command, and…
Bayelsa State has recorded a major milestone in its power sector with the issuance of its first Electricity Distribution Licence to the Bayelsa Electricity Distribution Company Limited (BYEDC). The licence was formally issued on Monday, August 18, 2026, by the Bayelsa State Electricity Regulatory Agency (BYERA) at a ceremony in Yenagoa. The Distribution Licence No….
The Publisher of the Niger Delta Herald and stakeholder in Bayelsa politics, Mr. Francis Dufugha, has condemned the purported removal of the Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs. Allen Alex Tangi, by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, describing it as a violation of the Constitution and contempt for the judiciary. In a…
The Bayelsa State Government has resolved the protracted operational conflict among revenue-generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state capital. The resolution was reached on Tuesday when the Deputy Governor, Dr. Peter Akpe, received the report of the committee headed by Mr. Ikobho Howells on overlapping functions of environmental health officers in Yenagoa. The…
The Bayelsa State Government has resolved the protracted operational conflict among revenue-generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state capital. The resolution was reached on Tuesday when the Deputy Governor, Dr. Peter Akpe, received the report of the committee headed by Mr. Ikobho Howells on overlapping functions of environmental health officers in Yenagoa. The…
The P-BAT Door-To-Door Movement says it has concluded arrangements for its nationwide flag-off of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election campaign, with a mega rally scheduled to hold in Yenagoa on August 19. South-South Coordinator of the Movement, High Chief Pastor Reuben Clifford Wilson, disclosed this on Saturday during a meeting with the Bayelsa State Chapter…
Lumiscape Charity Foundation (LCF) in partnership with Zephyr Interior Design Academy (ZIDA) has empowered 84 single mothers with interior design skills through its inaugural empowerment initiative. The month-long programme, supported by Haraya and Popit, combined three weeks of virtual training with a physical workshop and scholarship presentation ceremony held at Haraya, Abuja on August 15,…
The Lumiscape Charity Foundation (LCF), in partnership with the Zephyr Interior Design Academy (ZIDA), has concluded its inaugural empowerment initiative, equipping 84 single mothers with foundational skills in interior design. The month-long programme, tagged the LCF x ZIDA Empowerment Initiative, combined three weeks of virtual training with a physical workshop and scholarship presentation ceremony held…
The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Niger Delta Herald has accused the Governor Douye Diri administration of failing to deliver meaningful development despite huge revenues accruing to Bayelsa State. The publisher, who spoke at a press conference titled “A Press Conference on the Failure of Governance in Bayelsa State” held at the Ernest Ikoli Press…
The management of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, has suspended three undergraduates of the Faculty of Law for two academic years over examination malpractice. The affected students are Isong Ugwu, Gad Nwosu and Roseline Nnamani. Registrar of the university, Mr Ambrose Ugwu, announced the decision in separate memos dated Monday, August…
