The Presidency has categorically denied allegations that the Bola Tinubu administration is considering moving the Federal Capital of Nigeria back to Lagos, its former location. The Presidency labeled these rumors as baseless and the work of “mischievous individuals” seeking to sow unnecessary ethnic division. This statement came in response to recent government decisions, such as…
*Exco Holds Valedictory Session For Ex-Commissioner Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has directed members of the state executive council to begin to prepare their handover notes as his first term in office winds down. Governor Diri will be sworn in for another term on February 14. He gave the directive on Wednesday during…
The recent launch of a 1,144-man nomadic vigilante group by Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, is generating negative reactions from the Middle Belt and Southern parts of the Nigeria, indicating the likelihood of violent resistance of the group by other regional groups in the country. Miyetti Allah had on Thursday, January 18, 2024,…
*Restates Call On IGP To Recall Special Forces Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state government’s indefinite suspension of chiefs and the youth body in Bassambiri community in Nembe Local Government Area of the state was still in force. Governor Diri also restated his call on the warring factions in the…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has decried the brain drain syndrome in the health sector, saying it is negatively affecting the country. Governor Diri also appealed to doctors to consider their oath to save lives and show more commitment to duty. Speaking in Yenagoa during the Service of Songs in honour of late…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged the new management of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to improve on the performance of their predecessors, saying his administration will continue to support the organisation’s effort to develop local content. Governor Diri stated this when the recently appointed board members led by…
The 2023/2024 edition of Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has commenced Bayelsa State. This was disclosed by Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo, mni, the Hon. Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State in the National Population Commission during a press conference at the NUJ Press Centre in Ekeki-Yenagoa. Mrs. Izonfuo said that the NDHS is conducted every five…
Honourable Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission in Bayelsa State, Mrs Gloria Izonfuo, mni, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR has reiterated his commitment to conduct the National Population and Housing Census. She stated this during an interactive breakfast90pmeeting organized by the NPC for media personalities at the NUJ Press Center in Ekeki-Yenagoa on…
Honorable Federal Commissioner, Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo, representing Bayelsa State in the National Population Commission, urged retiring staff of the Commission to pursue activities that would keep them engaged and active during their retirement. She shared this advice during a send-forth party organized by the Commission for five retiring staff members at the NUJ Press Centre…
By Festus Adedayo In Nigeria, corruption and religious trickery are like the edan, conjoined by an iron chain of culture, history and a sustained system of elite greed. Today in Nigeria, this Ogboni emblem is signposted by suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Beta Edu and late Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua. If…
