Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, signed the Medical Residency Training Law 2024, making it the first state in Nigeria with such beneficial law for resident doctors. The executive bill sent to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly provides for funding support for resident doctors to specialise in specific fields. The governor…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa will host a gathering of governors from the South-South region of Nigeria, including the states of Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo, and Delta. The meeting, under the auspices of the BRACED Commission, will focus on regional cooperation and reintegration. BRACED, which stands for the South-South states of Bayelsa, Rivers,…
“I am happy with the aspect of capacity building, training and mentorship. As a government, we have been doing that and after training we also give them starter packs. So you are coming to an area we consider a priority”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured landslide victory in Saturday’s local government council elections, securing all eight declared seats by the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC). In the Yenagoa Local Government Council, Mr. Bulodisiye Ndiwari emerged victorious for the PDP, garnering 56,103 votes, as announced by returning officer Chief Wisdom Soreh. In a similar…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the state independent electoral commission for the organisation of Saturday’s local government election in the state. Governor Diri also said reports available to him indicated that the poll was generally peaceful across the state. The Bayelsa governor spoke to journalists shortly after voting at 10.15am alongside his…
Popular cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky, has pleaded guilty to the Naira abuse charge leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bobrisky was arraigned before the Federal High Court, Lagos on a six-count charge bordering on alleged Abuse of the Naira and alleged Money Laundering. When the charge…
“Let me also use this medium to again advocate for true federalism in Nigeria where states pay royalties to the federal government and not the way it is done currently where the centre determines what the states get. If federalism is properly practised, our state can do more for our people.”
Senegal’s newly elected President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, announced on Wednesday that his government will conduct an audit of the country’s oil, gas, and mining sectors. In a televised speech, Faye emphasized that the exploitation of natural resources will receive significant attention, as they belong to the people according to the constitution. “The exploitation of our…
Mr. Mohammed Musa, brother to the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has denied his involvement in the establishment of an ethnic militia group, Kungiya Zaman Lafiya. He disclosed this in an affidavit in support of Bodejo’s bail application dated March 28, 2024. Musa said his brother only had a registered vigilante company…
“The purpose of the appointment is for effective governance and fulfilment of the vision of the prosperity of the state. It is in accordance with the provision of Section 196 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended.”
