The Director of Sports, Bayelsa State Sports Council, Mr. Bibowei Lambert, has said the sustained support of Governor Douye Diri remains pivotal to Bayelsa State’s growing competitiveness in sports. Lambert disclosed this in Calabar while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the South-South zonal elimination for the maiden National Intermediate Games. According to him,…
Team Bayelsa has continued its impressive outing at the ongoing South-South zonal elimination for the maiden National Intermediate Games in Calabar, Cross River State. The elimination, which is for team sports, will produce teams that will feature in the national finals scheduled for the first quarter of 2027 in Lagos. In football, Bayelsa men’s team…
The Honourable Commissioner for Health, Bayelsa State, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe, has been reappointed as Co-Chairman of the National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (NEMTC). The reappointment was announced by the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The reappointment is a…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has restated his administration’s commitment to open and accountable governance that guarantees citizens’ participation in key decision-making processes. Diri stated this on Thursday at a Critical Stakeholders’ Public Interactive Session on the preparation of the 2027 annual budget, held at the Harold Dappa-Biriye Conference Hall, Onopa, Yenagoa. Represented by…
The Director of Sports, Bayelsa State Sports Council, Sir Bibo Lambert, has reiterated the state government’s resolve to maintain zero tolerance for age falsification in grassroots sports development. Lambert said integrity and fairness remain central to the state’s sports development philosophy, and that Bayelsa would not subvert laid-down rules in pursuit of laurels. He made…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, unveiled the official logo for the 30th anniversary of the creation of the state, with the theme: “Bayelsa @30: Celebrating Legacies.” Diri, who was accompanied by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, unveiled the logo during the 197th State Executive Council meeting at…
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has appealed to the Council of Legal Education to raise the admission quota for the Faculty of Law, Niger Delta University (NDU), from 80 to 300. Diri made the appeal on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by an accreditation team of the Council, led by the Director-General of the Nigerian…
Willie Etim There are moments in the life of a public institution when leadership becomes more than the occupation of an office. It becomes an opportunity to redefine an institution, reshape its culture and leave behind systems capable of surviving the personality of the person who created them. For Chief Samuel Ogbuku, Ph.D, FNIM, his…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced the fifth edition of its Corporate Communications Book Reading Programme, featuring writer, journalist and strategic communicator, Paul C. Nwabuikwu. The session, slated for Tuesday, September 15, 2026, will spotlight Nwabuikwu’s latest work, The Pain and the Promise: Insights and Fragments on Nigeria and People, Public…
Dominican journalist Joheirry Mola Dominguez has been crowned Miss World 2026, becoming only the second woman from the Dominican Republic to win the title in the pageant’s 75-year history. The 24-year-old was crowned on Saturday at the anniversary edition of the competition in Vietnam, beating more than 100 contestants. Elisabeth Reynes of Spain was first…
