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…
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…
The Bayelsa State Government has reaffirmed its zero tolerance for corruption in governance and cautioned residents against writing frivolous petitions to anti-graft agencies. Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Akpe, stated this on Tuesday when he received the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, in charge of Bayelsa and…
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…
Bayelsa Starlets Football Academy, an affiliate of Spanish giants FC Barcelona, will battle 13 other teams in the Yenagoa centre of the 2026 Nationwide League One (NLO) season. The Yenagoa-based academy has been drawn alongside teams from across the Southsouth zone following the release of fixtures by the league organisers. According to the NLO, five…
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…
