By Godknows Igali In a great show of what is referred to in Latin as ‘Opus Laudatio’, – preeminent praisework, the Nigerian nation gathered in Yenagoa on Saturday August 26, 2023, to celebrate one of the country’s living legends, Professor Emeritus Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa. Earlier, on April 14, 2023, this historian of lauded value and…
We give God all thanks and Glory for giving us a State that is homogenous with abundant resources By Surv. Furoebi F. S. Akene In about a week from now precisely on the 1st of October, 2023 Bayelsa will be 27 years. Without prejudice, taking a retrospective view, considering the facts behind the figures, is…
By Surv. Furoebi F.S. Akene Surprise in this context is the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you. The unexpected is both positive and negative depending on the impact and what it portends. The surprises I am deeply worried about are the ways construction activities are been carried out in the State…
By Godknows Boladei Igali The date, May 27th, 1967 will always remain a landmark in the annals of Nigeria’s history for a number of reasons. First, on that date, the country’s third Head of State and second military ruler, then Col. Yakubu Gowon took the courage to create 12 States out of the 4 regions…
By Greg Odogwu With Nigeria feeling the increasing impacts of climate change, it is exciting to note that the upcoming national population and housing census will be environmentally friendly, transformational and digital; and will differ in nature and scope from previous ones. Green census is the approach to conducting a census that causes little or…
By Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli The recent sting operation in Opu Nembe (Bassambiri), Nembe local government area of Bayelsa State, conducted by a detachment of Mobile Policemen (PMF) and SWAT operatives from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, has thrown the community into a state of palpable fear, anxiety, and mourning, as the operation left in its wake…
By Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli As Bayelsans countdown to the 11th November, 2023 Governorship Election and preparations for formal commencement of campaigns intensifies, political players, pundits and watchers have beamed searchlight on the two leading Candidates, the incumbent Gov Douye Diri and Chief Timipre Sylva former Governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister of State…
By Robinson Erebi The Ogbo Tein Tuwa Erein Uge festival is a yearly celebration in the Ikibiri community of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. This event, which takes place on the 5th and 6th of August each year, commemorates a significant event in the community’s history. HRH Barrister Maurice Lagos Collinous, Ogbo III, Amananaowei…
My Dear Alagoa A. Morris, our revered Environmental Activist, I followed your sail, and saw beyond the images of your experience, the handwork of God in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area which had been severally adjudged as the largest but most underdeveloped part of Bayelsa State. It is heartwarming to see His Excellency Sen. Douye…
By Robinson Erebi INEC Ward boundary map and Nigeria Electoral maps are significant geospatial resources for conducting elections in Nigeria. They are also examples of enumeration area demarcation maps, which play a vital role in electoral planning. Enumeration area demarcation is the process of dividing a geographical area into smaller units that are easier to…
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