The Federal High Court in Yenagoa has ordered the Chairman of Bayelsa FA, Porbeni, to stop parading himself as the chairman of the body. BFAN obtained the court injunction yesterday in Yenagoa, with the case now set to come up on the 17th of July for hearing. Some aggrieved football stakeholders had gone to court…
…Eulogizes Okilo, says Late Sage influenced his Politics Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, paid glowing tributes to the first civilian governor of Rivers State, the late Senator Melford Okilo, describing him as a nationalist who moulded him politically. Gov. Douye Diri Speaking during the 15th memorial celebration of Chief Okilo, who he…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, as an additional public holiday. This decision was disclosed through a statement issued by Dr. Aishetu Ndayako, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, on Tuesday. The announcement, which was shared via the ministry’s official communication channel, highlighted the importance of recognizing Eid-El-Fitr…
In a massive defection move, over 2,000 All Progressive Congress (APC) faithfuls have left the Broom Party to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Otuan, Southern Ijaw Ward 5. The defectors were received by the Vice Chairman of PDP, Bayelsa Central Hon. Nathan Wisdom alongside other PDP stakeholders in the ward. The defectors, in…
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 God’s guidance were major factors for her success. Yusuf who hails from Edo State, finished with…
“All glory to God in the highest! I am immensely grateful, Your Excellency, for providing for my family and ensuring that my children’s school fees are taken care of through this appointment. We truly appreciate your kindness, Sir.”
Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for attacking former President Goodluck Jonathan over personal comments he made during a visit to Governor Douye Diri last Friday. The PDP State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ebiye Ogoli, in a statement on Monday, accused the APC…
Ninety percent of all Christians killed for their faith on earth are killed in Nigeria. More than 10,200 killed by armed groups in just the first two years of Tinubu’s administration, according to Amnesty International. 725 villages under bandit control in Zamfara. All 23 local government areas of Benue State attacked. And Boko Haram and ISWAP recruitment videos indicate that Nigeria is “phase one” of a worldwide caliphate revival—with $40 billion a year in oil and $700 billion in strategic minerals to finance it.
“All of this has put to bed the mischievously conjured tales of a non-existent after-party where obscene wealth or any form of showy adulation for lucre were displayed”
“For us as a state, we will continue to celebrate our fathers and our elders, who have raised their children in the right ways so that they will not depart from them,”
