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Retired Nigerian Boxer’s Corpse Withheld by Hospital Over Unpaid Bills
Former Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah โJerryโ 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…
ICAN reacts as FG removes professional bodies, councils from budget allocation.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has reacted to the federal governmentโs 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 governmentโs 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…
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 teachersโ body in a statement on…
Nigerian Government Introduces Payment for Proof of Ownership Certificates
As part of efforts to streamline and enhance the process of vehicle ownership verification in Nigeria, the Bola Tinubu-led government has made it compulsory for all motorists to pay a mandatory annual fee of N1,000 for Proof of Ownership Certificate (POC) verification. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Abdulhafiz Toriola, disclosed…
New information has surfaced regarding the sudden halt of the Wagner Group’s coup attempt in Russia
It is speculated that a deal may have been made after threats were made to the families of the mercenary group leaders. According to British security sources, Russia’s secret service warned that harm would come to the families of the leaders if the group continued their advance towards Moscow. The Wagner group was estimated to…
Tinubu renames 15 Airports after Buhari, Awolowo and others
The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs. Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday.
Auditor-General Thankful to God and Gov. Douye Diri for Appointment
The newly appointed Auditor-General of Bayelsa State, Mr. Tarimotimi Dounana, expressed gratitude to God and Governor Douye Diri for the privilege and opportunity of his appointment. Speaking to Erevision MediaTV after the Thanksgiving reception in Ynagoa, Mr. Dounana thanked God for choosing him out of several other qualified professionals. โWe have come to give thanks…
LASU Student Aminat Yusuf breaks academic record as best student
The best-graduating student for the 2021/2022 set in Lagos State University (LASU), Aminat Yusuf, says she settled for garri and groundnuts for a larger part of her undergraduate days. She said the right mentoring by lecturers, hard work, and Godโs guidance were major factors for her success. Yusuf who hails from Edo State, finished with…
