Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, inaugurated two projects executed by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and funded by the German government. The projects executed in Otuan community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area are a police post and a youth development centre.The projects also include provision of a…
The National Population Commission of Nigeria recently held a press briefing to commemorate World Population Day 2023. The event, which was organized under the theme “Unleashing the Power of Gender Equality: Uplifting the Voices of Women and Girls to Unlock Our World’s Infinite Possibilities”, aimed to address gender inequality and empower women and girls to…
On Tuesday, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu presented his academic records obtained from Chicago State University in the United States of America to the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, Nigeria. The move was in response to a suit lodged by Atiku Abubakar, who is challenging Tinubu’s victory in Nigeria’s recent presidential election. The electoral commission,…
…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…
According to Bashir Ahmad Danmalam, the Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, the cost of petroleum products has dropped at depots across Nigeria. This decrease has brought relief to consumers, but it also highlights their financial difficulties. Danmalam attributes the current price drop to a decline in consumer demand due…
Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was embroiled in a controversy over the highest score in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has been banned by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for three years. The examination board has also canceled Ejikeme’s results. She has been accused of engaging in a criminal act and of…
By Stanley O. Nwosu As the National Population Commission gears up to conduct the first digital Population and Housing Census in Nigeria that will generate up-to-date and reliable data for the country’s development planning, many activities have been implemented and many arrangements put in place to ensure a successful and hitch-free exercise. In the process…
The Mayor of a small town in Southern Mexico entered into holy matrimony with a female reptile in a traditional rite to bring good fortune to his people, amidst clapping and dancing by onlookers Victor Hugo Sosa, Mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, a town of Indigenous Chontal people in the Tehuantepec isthmus of Mexico, took…
An Anambra girl named Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma has been accused of falsely claiming to be the top scorer in the 2023 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. Miss Mmesoma, who attends Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, denies the allegations. Despite this, the JAMB board has opened an investigation into the matter to determine…
By Chibuzor Emejor Undoubtedly, the importance of an accurate, acceptable and reliable population and housing census cannot be over-emphasised. To ensure holistic national development, an accurate census is very indispensable. The conduct of a census helps to generate demographic data for national planningwhich in turn ensures even development of all sectors of the country. President…
