“Happy 60th birthday to Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, our dedicated and visionary Deputy Governor! On this special day, we celebrate your tireless efforts, remarkable leadership, and selfless service to Bayelsa State. Your commitment to progress, growth, and the welfare of our citizens is truly inspiring. We appreciate your support, resilience, and passion for excellence.”
“This festival is a vital platform to reaffirm our identity and build bridges of unity through culture. Bayelsa is ready to contribute meaningfully to the success of NIDEFEST 2025”
The Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC) in Kebbi State Dr Haliru Bala Jikan-Daudu says that the 2023 Population and Housing Census initially scheduled to be conducted from 3rd to 7th May 2023, was postponed to allow the new administration to take part in the process. Dr. Jikan-Daudu made this known while speaking…
The Republic of South Korea has completed the training of 10 officials and directors from the Bayelsa State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The intensive capacity building on sustainable agricultural development programme, which was fully funded by the Korean government under the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), involved the training of the Chief Agricultural…
Human rights activist and leader of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, announced on Wednesday that the upcoming nationwide ‘Day of Rage’ protest in Nigeria will address the pressing issues of hunger, unemployment, and insecurity. Sowore recently disclosed the locations of protest coordinators across the country for the highly anticipated #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstration, with the goal of…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as a unique and quintessential democrat and statesman. Governor Diri, who eulogised Dr. Jonathan in a congratulatory message on his 66th birthday, said the former Nigerian leader carved a niche for himself through his glowing and exemplary democratic credentials. In the message issued…
According to information published on the official Facebook page of the Archdiocese of Nairobi, the Church has urged the faithful to remember Clare Wairimu in their prayers and to also pray for the repose of the souls of Catechist James Njoroge Kabari, his wife, and their two children. Netizens have since flooded the Archdiocese’s official Facebook page, as well as that of Nico Kyalo, with messages of condolence, encouraging the bereaved families to remain strong during this difficult time.
By Etete Enideneze Federal Government’s policies on polytechnics, monotechnics and the diplomas awarded, have continued to fuel discrimination against the institutions and the large number of graduates they turn out annually. A new policy directive requiring HND graduates to present certificate of one-year Industrial Training (IT) before deployment for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps…
For almost 15 years, jihadist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and affiliates of ISWAP, ISIS, al-Qaeda, and, more recently, groups like Lakurawa and Wulowulo, have wreaked unimaginable havoc. They introduced suicide bombing in Nigeria and began a murderous campaign, especially in Borno State, from which it gradually spread across the northeastern part of our country.
“To address the harsh times and in line with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment Act 2024), the Prosperity Administration of His Excellency Senater Douye Diri has approved the sum of N80,000 as minimum wage for the state’s workers”
