Month: June 2024
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I’m An Igbo Man From Abia, Not Just Ijaw – Asari Dokubo
I don’t understand why some Ikwerre people keep denying their Igbo identity when it is clear to everyone that all Ikwerre are Igbo.
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Bayelsa State International Airport Gets New Managing Director
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the appointment of a seasoned military officer and administrator, Air Vice Marshal Nelson Ebieteli Calmday (retired), as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Bayelsa State International Airport. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Friday, disclosed that the appointment…
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Diri Creates Blue Economy and Non-Indigene Ministries, Swears in 15 Additional Commissioners
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, swore in additional 15 commissioners bringing the total number of members of his cabinet to 29. The governor also created two new ministries, which are Blue Economy and that of Special Duties (General Services), which is in charge of non-indigene affairs. Fourteen commissioners had been sworn…
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Government To Prosecute Sylva, Others Over Slain Youth In Brass
“There are a lot of questions to answer. What was the candidate of the APC, Chief Timipre Sylva, doing at the collation centre in Twon-Brass a day after the election? Why did he go there with the large crowd that led to the killing of this young man?”
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Burial Of Youth Killed By APC Chieftains In Brass: Diri Commiserates with Family, Community
The slain youth, Mr. George Sibo, who was a devoted member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was at the Local Government’s collation centre in his hometown, Twon-Brass, when the APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva and his squad left their community Okpoama to Twon-Brass for reasons best known to him that led to severe…
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In Loving Memory of My First Boss, Mentor, and Super Mom
Apart from being the best mom in the world, you were my first boss. As a teenager, you made me work for you as a paralegal officer in your company- drafting and reviewing your lease agreements for which you never paid me. Providing you such quasi-legal services and witnessing the dexterity with which you handled…
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Remembering the Legacy of Mama Panou Josephine Alagba: A Life of Love, Sacrifice, and Faith
Mama Panou Josephine Alagba had a deep love for her family. She placed them as her top priority, making countless sacrifices to ensure their education, social development, and overall well-being. Tragedy struck in the mid to late 2000s when she lost two of her adult children to untimely deaths. These losses deeply affected her, but…
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We Tapped Investment Opportunities At AFREXIM Bank Bahamas Event – Gov Diri
We will take our destiny in our hands and look for development partners across the world. We had fruitful meetings and l tasked my team to follow up on all the meetings so that we can have investors.
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Conducting Population census too sensitive to be rushed — Federal commissioner
THE Federal Commissioner representing Osun State in the National Population Commission (NPC) Dr Amidu Tadese, on Monday, disclosed that population census in Nigeria is too sensitive to be rushed. The Federal Government had scheduled the Population and Housing census from 3rd to 6th May, 2023, before it was postponed after the 2023 general elections. Speaking…
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Eid-ul-Adha: Governor Douye Diri Greets Muslims
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has sent warm wishes to the Muslim faithful in the state and across the country on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Adha celebration. Governor Diri said the celebration is significant as Muslims mark the festival of sacrifice at the end of the Hajj pilgrimage. He urged adherents of Islam…