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…
by Abdulahi Kehinde, Akure The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man, Samuel Akoade, for allegedly killing his 60-year-old mother, Mrs. Olufunke Amoo, in Ore. The incident occurred on Sunday at the deceased’s residence in the Powerline area, along Ore-Okitipupa Road, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Mrs. Amoo was found lying…
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…
The Management Board of Bayelsa United Football Club has felicitated the Chairman, Bayelsa State House of Assembly Committee on Sports, Tarri Porri, on his birthday. In a congratulatory message signed by its chairman, Dr Peter Singabele, the board described Porri as a passionate sports enthusiast and strong supporter of football and other sporting activities in…
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…
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,…
Athletes of Yenagoa-based Samkay Athletics Club excelled at the one-day Dynamic Athletics Meet held at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex, Yaba, Lagos, at the weekend. Odi-born emerging talent, Samson Teibowei, won the U-18 men’s 800m event with a time of 1:56.27secs, just about two seconds off his Personal Best. Teibowei also made a…
The President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has approved the establishment of a training camp at Iowa State University in the United States as part of preparations for the 2026 World Wrestling Championships. The championships are scheduled to hold in Astana, Kazakhstan, from October 24 to November 1, 2026. The camp…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election in the Osun State governorship election, describing it as a significant democratic achievement. Obi, in a statement titled “Osun: When The People Stand, Democracy Wins” and signed by his spokesperson, Idris…
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…
