The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service and President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has joined other Nigerians to celebrate the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday anniversary. In a birthday message issued on Monday, Adeniyi described the First Lady as a woman of purpose, resilience and service…
The list of 15 media aides recently appointed by the Acting Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Mrs. Diepriye Roseline Yankee-Robinson, has sparked concerns over gender balance. Yankee-Robinson had approved the appointment of Preye Bagou as Chief Press Secretary, Dalayifa Samson as Director-General, New Media, and 13 others into the New Media team,…
Bayelsa Starlets Academy began their campaign in the Nationwide League One, NLO U-19 Youth League on a winning note with a 3-2 comeback victory over Uchenna Kanu Football Academy of Akwa Ibom State. The Matchday One fixture, played on Sunday at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, saw the Yenagoa-based side, affiliated to FC Barcelona of…
by Tari Amgbare The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Governor Ademola Adeleke winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 444,815 votes. The…
The Delta State Government has suspended the Commissioner for Works, Highways and Urban Roads, Mr Reuben Izeze, over alleged assault on an aide to the governor, Mr Simon Mudi. Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, announced the suspension in a statement on Monday. The decision followed a viral video of a fracas at…
By Tari Amgbare Former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri and Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, have lauded Azikel Group for its efforts at industrialising Bayelsa and the Niger Delta. They spoke on Monday during an inspection of the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and…
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 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…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons powered into the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a dominant 6-2 victory over Egypt in their final Group C match on Wednesday, NAIJA News Spank Sports Extra reports. Needing all three points to keep their title defence alive, the nine-time African champions produced their best performance of…
