The Federal Government has called for stronger collaboration among the media, government institutions, and other stakeholders to address the growing threat of disinformation and misinformation, stressing that collective action is essential to protect public trust and national stability. The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known on Monday in Abuja…
The Chief Executive Officer of Beke Foundation, Mrs. Ego Beke has expressed profound gratitude to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri for all his efforts to ensure that he puts smile on our faces of internally displaced persons. Mrs. Beke expressed her appreciation while giving a vote of thanks during her 40th birthday…
On a momentous occasion marked by reverence and admiration, the public book presentation and 50th birthday celebration of Chief Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), took center stage in Abuja on August 19, 2025. The event attracted a diverse assembly of dignitaries, traditional rulers, youth leaders, and well-wishers, reflecting the…
“He put in all that he could to ensure this state was created and upon creation, he came in and invested. One of the oldest hotels in the state, Brass Suites, is Chief Faloughi’s handiwork.”
PANDEF salutes, in particular, their individual and collective contributions to the sustainable development and enduring peace of the South-South region. Even more profound is their continued impact on nation-building and democratic consolidation, anchored on equity, fairness, and justice. PANDEF also takes this opportunity to acknowledge and salute other leaders and selfless citizens whose strenuous efforts, though often unheralded, remain vital to the progress of our region.
Some yet to be identified youths from Amassoma Community In Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on July 15, 2024, reportedly killed a final year student of the department of political Science, Niger Delta University, over his refusal to pay a N150 levy at a popular Sand Dump. Resident of the community who…
“This programme leverages pension income, offering retirees tailored, low-interest loans that are both secure and sustainable”
Following the recent passage of the appropriation bye-law, we have commenced the renovation and construction of key public facilities, streamlined community-based security agreements, and initiated the structured mapping of Yenagoa with street naming, bus shelters, and house numbering—supported strongly by the State Government.
The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri has said that the essence of leadership is to bring happiness to the people, and that is what he has done. The Governor stated this while speaking at the 12th Bayelsa Annual Thanksgiving Day at the Ecumenical Centre in Igbogene – Yenagoa. “I want to thank…
By Chidi Odinkalu The mantra of candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the campaign that eventually took him to Nigeria’s presidency in 2015 was one word: “Change”. For a fact, it was not original. Thirty-two years before 2015, in the 1983 presidential election, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s Nigeria Peoples Party, NPP, first deployed that slogan in their unsuccessful…
