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Football Stakeholders Urge Ebi Egbe to Contest For FA Chairmanship
Football stakeholders in Bayelsa state are calling on Ebi Egbe, CEO of Monimichelle, to run for the Bayelsa State FA chairmanship position. The group, known as Friends of Bayelsa Football, believes that Egbe has the necessary qualities to elevate the state’s football scene. In a statement signed by its chairman Binebi Park, Friends of Bayelsa…
Founder of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi is dead
He was the owner of Nigeria’s first private radio station, Raypower FM, and AIT. Dokpesi died on Monday, May 29th, 2023, according to a statement issued by his family and signed by his first son, Raymond Dokpesi (Jnr).
Group Urges Continuity of Census Process
During a news conference in Abuja on Friday, Prof. Adesina Sodiya, President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), urged the incoming administration of Sen. Bola Tinubu to continue with the census process despite its suspension. Sodiya emphasized the importance of census in national planning and development, stating that “census is crucial for national planning and…
Edwin Clark Releases Memoir ‘Brutally Frank’, celebrate 96th Birthday
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, marked his 96th birthday by releasing his memoir, titled ‘Brutally Frank.’ Speaking at a church service held at his Asokoro residence to thank God for his life, the leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, expressed his concern about the state of Nigeria and…
NIPOST and NPC to develop Digital Postcode System
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has partnered with the National Population Commission (NPC) to develop a standard and digital postcode system that will aid the economic, political, social, and physical development of Nigeria. As part of this effort, the Commission is training functionaries for the ground-truthing of Postcode Area (PCA) Delineation Model at the National…
Top Literary Body Honours Sylva for Contribution to Literature
…hails the ex-minister’s contributions towards development of art in Nigeria. Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, His Excellency Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva has been awarded the most Literary Supportive Public Servant by the Abuja Writers Forum. Presenting the Award in Abuja, the Director of the AWF Mr Emman Shehu described Sylva…
NPC Chairman Meets Minister of Works And Housing For Collaboration
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, fnsa, visited the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, CON, at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing Headquarters in Abuja today, to discuss possible areas of collaboration and support for the upcoming 2023 Population and Housing Census, particularly…
Wike Plans to Construct Judges’ Quarters on Demolished Bayelsa Property
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has commenced the construction of seven units of five-bedroom buildings for Judges of Rivers State Judiciary at the Akassa Street Old GRA. The flats were initially owned by Bayelsa State Government, but were recently demolished by Wike’s administration. Governor Wike clarified that the relationship between Rivers and Bayelsa remained cordial,…
A Word On My Friend, Leader, And Patriot, Professor Nimi Briggs (1944 – 2023)
By: Godknows Igali On the day of its father’s funeral, the famous bird, the Woodpecker, had a boil on the foreskin of its beak and therefore could not carve its choicest drum to celebrate. Indeed, there are certain moments when the ink of the wordsmith dries up, and the stylus is unable to scribble the…
Donors Refuse to Fund NPC as FG Allocates N224bn for Census
“The total requirement for the census (including post census activities) is N869bn ($1.88bn): census requirement – N626bn ($1.36bn) which is about $6 per capita (just slightly above the threshold of up to $5 per capita); post-Census (up to 2025) is N243bn ($527m).
