World School Sports in Bahrain: 12 Athletes, 3 coaches from Bayelsa make Nigerian team to ISF Gymnasiade
12 students from Bayelsa State are now in the Kingdom of Bahrain for this year’s World School Games. Four students each from both Bishop Dimeari Grammar School, Yenagoa and St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata are representing Nigeria in the…
PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATION SET TO HONOUR HRH GARD ILE
HRH Gard Ile Paramount Ruler Etegwe Community has been nominated for the prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards (B.M.N.A). Project Manager of the B.M.N.A Mr. Blessing Matthew Ozegbe in a statement issued to newsmen, says, HRH Gard Ile, a wise, diplomatic…
CHIEF KENNY CLINTON BAGS PRESTIGIOUS B.M.N.A AWARD
Chief Kenny Clinton, Chairman, Otuabagi Council of Chiefs have been nominated for the prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards (B.M.N.A). Project Manager of the B.M.N.A Mr. Blessing Matthew Ozegbe in a statement issued to newsmen, says, Chief Kenny Clinton, a pragmatic…
“RETHINKING OUR FUTURE: THE NEED FOR TRUE FEDERALISM AND ECONOMIC RENAISSANCE” Being text of the lecture delivered by the Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency Senator Douye Diri, on the occasion of the 64th Founders’ Day of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium and Unity Hall, Nsukka Campus, Enugu State. PROTOCOLS
WHAT THEN IS FEDERALISM? The kind of security challenges we see today are truly unprecedented and some people still say if states have police they will use it against political opponents. But, even today, it is happening. Anybody with access…
Bayelsa: Nembe Divisional Council of Chiefs Re-elects Its Leaders
Nembe Divisional Council of Chiefs comprising Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State also known as Nembe- Se Alapu-Wari, has re- elected the Chief, Senator Nimi Barigha – Amange led executive to pilot its affairs for another period of two…
Budget Figures: Tracka, SaharaReporters Goofed*Bayelsa Govt Demands Apology
Bayelsa State Government views with shock and concern the false report published by online media outfit, SaharaReporters, about the state’s outgoing year’s budgetary estimates. The report, which SaharaReporters claimed emanated from Tracka, a civil society budget monitoring organisation, is a…
Reps Commend Bayelsa On TETFUND Projects
The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and Other Services has said funds released for projects in tertiary institutions in Bayelsa State were being judiciously utilised. Chairman of the committee, Princess Miriam Odinaka Onuoha, stated this…
Bayelsa Seeks FG Partnership On Agge Seaport, Blue Economy
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has solicited the support of the Federal Government towards developing the deep seaport at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area and the blue economy potential of the state. Governor Diri expressed the optimism…
Douye Diri: A Landmark Governor!
Kola Oredipe Heroic feats of great leaders are often expressed in landmark achievements. Interestingly, not every leader dreams big but a few others, who choose to carry the burden of a people wholeheartedly, are the worthy leaders. Such leaders undertake…
Diri’s “Professorial” outing on federalism in Nsukka!
By Kola Oredipe There was no contentionas to his brilliance on the day. He truly justified his nomination and invitation as Guest Lecturer for the 64th Founder’s Day Lecture of the University of Nigeria (UNN) Nsukka, Enugu State. Governor Douye…