The NPC Birth Registration E-Recruitment Portal 2023 is open
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Jerry Okorodudu, Nigeria And I
By Fred Edoreh I was a teenager when I heard about Jerry Okorodudu. At the time, he represented Nigeria at various international sports events, winning bronze at the Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games and returning 4th at the 1984 Olympic Games. Late Jerry Okorodudu Before then, he had won gold for Bendel State at the Oluyole…
Retired Nigerian Boxer’s Corpse Withheld by Hospital Over Unpaid Bills
Former Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Okorodudu passed away at the age of 64 on Wednesday, June 28 after a prolonged struggle with foot ulcer and stroke. His corpse has been held back by a private hospital in Lagos due to unpaid bills. It is reported that Okorodudu was unable to pay his medical bills, which…
Top Scrabble Players Vie For Governor Diri Prize Ahead World Championship
Former World and African champions are among top Nigerian players that will slug it out at the third edition of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship. The two-day event hosted by the Bayelsa State Scrabble Association (BYSA) in Yenagoa, the state capital, is slated for July 8 and 9 at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial…
2023 World Environment Day: Bayelsa To Establish Plastic Banks, Eco-laboratory
In its determined effort ensure the environment is habitable and sustainable, the Bayelsa State Government has concluded plans to kickstart the establishment of Plastic Banks and an Eco-laboratory projects. To this end, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has directed the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Ministries of Land and Survey,…
ICAN reacts as FG removes professional bodies, councils from budget allocation.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has reacted to the federal government’s discontinuation of budgetary allocations for professional bodies and councils. In a statement on Thursday, the President of ICAN, Innocent Okwuosa, while applauding the initiative, noted that the institute voluntarily stopped the government’s yearly N1 million and N5 million allocations 34 years…
NPC: Elections Postponement Led to Shifting Of 2023 Census
The National Population Commission, Federal Commissioner representing Edo State, Dr Tony Aiyejina, on Wednesday, said the shift in the 2023 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, was the major reason why the NPC had to postpone the 2023 population census. Dr Aiyejina, who disclosed this at an interactive media chat organised by the…
Nigeria Will Experience Peace and Prosperity, Tinubu Assures
President Bola Tinubu expressed optimism that Nigeria will experience peace and prosperity during an interview with reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks. He stressed the importance of unity and cooperation among Nigerians and called for an end to ethnic and religious rivalries. President Tinubu assured the public that Allah would not burden…
Teachers Threaten To Go On Strike Over Minimum Wage In Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has threatened to embark on strike and shut down schools across the eight local government councils of the state if the N30,000 minimum wage is not implemented for primary school teachers. Bayelsa State Governor Sen. Douye Diri The teachers’ body in a statement on…
Eid-El-Kabir Transformed Into A Festival In Lagos Island
The annual ritual of slaughtering of rams by the Muslim community was marked with great excitement, including music entertainment, cooking and eating of food, and the popping of champagne. The event commenced with prayers at mosques that were attended by a vast number of worshippers, that overflowed onto nearby streets. The carnival atmosphere continued throughout…
