This significant event not only commemorates HRM King Oweipa Jones-Ere’s 20 years of exemplary leadership but also highlights the unity and strength of the Ogboin Clan, which comprises the Amassoma, Otuan, and Amatolo communities.
His likeness for me also stemmed from the fact that I had proved to him my mettle and integrity following an incident of honour that need not be elaborated here. He personally told me on one occasion – “you are a very honest man”.
“They came out of the forest about a week ago, wreaking havoc on villages. Just yesterday (Saturday), they burnt a major market and abducted many people, including children.”
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the exemplary character of his predecessor, Senator Seriake Dickson, saying the former governor does not act like a political godfather. Governor Diri also said their relationship remains cordial and unbroken. The Bayelsa governor, who stated this at Toru-Orua, Senator Dickson’s hometown in Sagbama Local Government Area of…
“We have lammented and criticised for too long, amid abundant natural and human resources. God who gave us crude oil, genuinely blessed us. Let us not see it as a curse nor be inferior to other nations. It is time to discuss the way forward and apply the solutions practically”.
Residents lament the minimal security presence across the affected communities, warning that the sustained attacks are crippling daily life and pushing schools, markets, and farmlands toward paralysis.
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…
With this new achievement in less than a year as Executive Chairman of the Board, Dr. Eniekezimene believes that Bayelsa State is on track to introduce an e-ticketing system that will further enhance the growth of the state’s IGR profile.
“Happy 74th Birthday to a great patriot, a distinguished statesman, His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.”
“On a nostalgic, historic note, let me say that this particular visit leaves a very sour taste in my mouth. I would have preferred since handing over in 2020 to you that I visited here on a happy occasion.
