Oluremi Tinubu Faces Mixed Reactions After Urging Nigerians to Consider Small-Scale Businesses
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has sparked widespread debate after encouraging Nigerians to consider small-scale businesses such as selling akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli as viable sources of income, saying they require little capital to start. Mrs Tinubu made the remarks while addressing State House Correspondents following the second-quarter meeting of the…
Gov Diri Receives INC Reconciliation Committee Report
“There was a strong yearning for an INC that would rise to the challenges of the moment in advancing the cause of the Ijaw nation and its people. This sentiment became a key driver of the committee’s deliberations and informed the recommendations we have made.”
APC Stakeholders Hail Bayelsa Gov On New Unity Secretariat
“We want to keep this party very strong so we can have the unity we need to succeed. Positions are opportunities and privileges that should be used to empower people. It is one thing to lead and another for people to follow.
Diri Attends APC Stakeholders’ Meeting, Commissions New State Secretariat in Yenagoa
By EMTV News Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Thursday attended the stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yenagoa, where party leaders and members gathered to deliberate on the future of the party following the recently concluded congresses and primaries. The meeting, described as the first major gathering of the party after…
Jonathan Denies Family’s Involvement in Controversial Aviation Training Programme, Condemns False Allegations
“For the avoidance of doubt, no relative of former President Goodluck Jonathan applied for the aviation training programme referred to in the publication. No relative participated in the examination associated with the programme, and none was sponsored, nominated, selected, trained or benefited from any aviation training in the United States under the programme being referenced.”
Police Debunk Viral Katsina Video, Reaffirm Collaboration with Vigilantes and Hunters
“The individuals featured in the video are not bandits. They are duly recognized members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria and registered hunters who are actively supporting ongoing security operations in collaboration with security agencies.”
IGP Raises Alarm Over Police Casualties, Assures Nigerians of Improved Security
“We are not sleeping on our oars. We are working day and night. What we are doing may not be made public, but very soon Nigerians will hear good news.”
Bayelsa to Establish Waterways Agency as Diri Warns Illegal Black Sand Miners
Bayelsa State would soon establish an agency to regulate activities that result in erosion and other environmental menace on its waterways. This followed the recent Supreme Court judgment affirming the rights of Bayelsa and Lagos states over the control and management of above the surface activities on their waterways. Governor Douye Diri disclosed this on…
Miss World: Nigeria Can Have Another Agbani Darego In Karibi-George, Says Gov Diri
“We appreciate and celebrate your parents who brought you up well until you became the cynosure of all eyes. It is not enough to give birth to children. Parents should try to bring them up well like Tamunosoye.”
BEYOND THE CLAMOUR: THE AZIKEL SCHOLARSHIP DISPUTE, DUE PROCESS AND THE DANGERS OF DIGITAL SMEAR CAMPAIGNS
By Mr. Nathaniel Michael Goodnews In our contemporary digital ecosystem, instant commentary often outpaces deliberate thought. This trend has birthed a dangerous societal challenge: the systematic erosion of due process. Today, emotional narratives are frequently substituted for verifiable evidence, and the loudest voices online are mistaken for absolute truth. A prime example is the recent…
