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Court Orders NPC to Disclose Details of Expenses on Aborted Census
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to disclose expenditure details related to the suspended 2023 Population Census within seven days. The census was initially scheduled to be held in 2022 but was later postponed to 2023. The exercise was, however, suspended indefinitely by former President Muhammadu Buhari…
Wigwe’s Death Shocking and Unbelievable
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, says he is still grappling with the reality of the tragic and sudden death of the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe. Governor Diri in a condolence statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, described Wigwe as…
Arc. Augustine Otuoke And Company Congratulates Gov. Douye Diri on Successful Re-election
The Chief Executive Officer of Stino Construction & Development Company Limited, Arc. Augustine Otuoke, has sent a congratulatory message to His Excellency, Sen. Douye Diri, the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, on his landslide victory at the polls and upcoming swearing-in as the 6th Executive Governor of Bayelsa State on February 14, 2024. In their…
Bauchi and Plateau Shine in Bayelsa Gov’s 21km Marathon with Barau’s Victory
Wadata Barau of Bauchi State, on Saturday, emerged winner of the male category of the fourth edition of the Senator Douye Diri (SDD) Bayelsa Marathon. One hundred and thirty-five athletes participated in the elite, teens (male and female students) and leisure runners categories of the 21km and 5km races respectively. Twenty-four-year-old Barau, a 400-level student…
Niger State Bans the Sale, Distribution of Food and Farm Produce to Other States
The Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has declared a temporarily ban on the sale and distribution of food items and other farm produce from his State to other parts of Nigeria. The governor made the declaration on Thursday in view of the growing hunger experienced in Niger State and the country at large, occasioned…
Dr. Ojougboh Passes Away As He Was Watching AFCON 2023 Semi-Finals
match between Nigeria and South Africa.
“As soon as a penalty kick was awarded against Nigeria during the AFCON match with South Africa on Wednesday’s semi-final clash in Bouake, Ivory Coast, he slumped,” a source privy to the incident told LEADERSHIP on Thursday.
November, December, and January Financial Details By Bayelsa Government
…As Government reiterates commitment to infrastructural development Bayelsa State Ministry of Finance has held the last Transparency briefing for the first tenure of the Prosperity Administration. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai, presided over the session where the Technical Adviser on Treasury, Accounts and Revenue, Mr. Timipre Seipulou, read out the financial details for…
How Hon. Waikumo Won Koku-Obiyai in Rerun Election
Contrary to expectations in some quarters that the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would take the day in the Yenagoa Constituency II Bayelsa House of Assembly rerun election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Hon Amakoromo Waikumo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA as winner. Hon Waikumo polled a total of 5,959 votes…
Sen. Diri Is New Telegraph Newspaper’s Governor of the Year
The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State Sen. Douye Diri has received the New Telegraph Newspaper’s 2023 Governor of the Year Award in the Human Capacity Development category. Sen. Diri was given the award at a ceremony held at the Federal Palace Hotel on Victoria Island in Lagos on Saturday. Other awardees, include his Brother-Governors of…
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger To Close Airspace
Aviation stakeholders are warning that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger may close their airspace against flights originating from Nigeria. This comes after the three countries officially resigned from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), citing marginalisation by Nigeria’s President, who also serves as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Bloc. If the countries follow…
