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Sowore Reveals Organizers of #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest As Hunger, Unemployment, Insecurity
Human rights activist and leader of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, announced on Wednesday that the upcoming nationwide ‘Day of Rage’ protest in Nigeria will address the pressing issues of hunger, unemployment, and insecurity. Sowore recently disclosed the locations of protest coordinators across the country for the highly anticipated #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstration, with the goal of…
N6.5m Up For Grabs In Gov Diri National Scrabble Classic
Organisers of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship have confirmed that the fourth edition will hold on August 23-25, 2024. The three-day classic, which usually attracts national and international scrabble stars, is slated for the Chief Dappa Biriye Conference Centre of the Golden Tulip Hotel at Onopa, Yenagoa. Chairman of the Bayelsa State Scrabble…
Diri Cautions Youths Against Illegal Removal of Paramount Rulers
“Across the length and breadth of Bayelsa State, any youth who takes the law into his hands on the issue of removal of chiefs would be prosecuted.”
Gov Diri Assures Of Support As FG Approves Two National Parks For Bayelsa
“We know that the environment is part and parcel of human living and our environment has been devastated with the discovery of oil and gas. It has affected us negatively and if no conscious effort is made, the environment will be gone. That is why Bayelsa is interested in efforts to preserve our environment.
FG Lauds Diri’s Commitment To Sports As Curtain Falls On Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament
“This competition is not just urban-based; it is also community-based. You can imagine a team from Ogboinbiri, all the way from Southern Ijaw, subduing the urban teams from Yenagoa. So I am very happy with the organisers of this competition. Mr. Ono Akpe and his group have done so well.”
Bayelsa Community Shuts Down Agip Facility as Leaders Are Arrested
“The matter is already in court, and they should allow the court to take a decision. We are not interested in whatever interest the government has in the matter but what we are demanding as a community is that our kinsmen that have been arrested should be released or else, whatever happens, the world should take it.”
Lawmaker Appeals for Calm Following Murder of Final Year Student
Expressing condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased student, the Lawmaker pleaded with other students to remain calm as the police and other security agencies are making efforts to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.
Reps Member Condemns Murder of NDU Final Year Student
“I am devastated by the tragic demise of this brilliant young man, especially considering the heinous nature of his death. I offer my condolences to the bereaved family, the people of Ekeremor LGA, and the NDU community. May God Almighty grant the family the strength to bear this irreplaceable loss”
New Head of Service: Gov Diri Congratulates Didi Walson-Jack, Applauds President Tinubu
“The government and people of Bayelsa State, and, indeed, the Ijaw nation are excited about this remarkable advancement and achievement of a worthy daughter of our state and the Ijaw nation”.
NDU Final Year Student Killed in Bayelsa Community
Some yet to be identified youths from Amassoma Community In Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on July 15, 2024, reportedly killed a final year student of the department of political Science, Niger Delta University, over his refusal to pay a N150 levy at a popular Sand Dump. Resident of the community who…
