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A coaching clinic for grassroots coaches in Bayelsa State put up by the organizers of Nigeria’s biggest football showpiece, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the “Prosperity Cup” has commenced in Yenagoa, the state capital. The exercise, which is in its 3rd edition, is in collaboration with Nigerian Football Federation and the Bayelsa State Football Association and is aimed at preparing local coaches ahead of the season seven edition of the Prosperity Cup. Declaring the clinic opened, chairman of the Bayelsa State Football Association, Barr Poubeni Ogun, said grassroots coaches in the state are fortunate to have a platform that…

The Bayelsa State Government has appealed to the people of Yenagoa and Ovom communities currently locked in a dispute over ownership of the land, where the new 9-storey secretariat is sited, to sustain their age long unity and peaceful coexistence. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the appeal at separate meetings with the leaders and critical stakeholders of both communities in Government House, Yenagoa on Tuesday. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, pointed out that there was no need for both communities to feud over the land as government had…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Indigenes of Uwheru Community living in Bayelsa State, under the aegis of the state chapter of Uwheru Development Union (UDU), have elected a new executive and consequently sworn-in them to pilot the affairs of the union for the next three years as stipulated by its constitution . The election, which took place at Opolo, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, at the residence of the outgoing chairman, Olorogun Charles Oruru, was conducted by Elder Gabriel Obavbo as chairman, and Olorogun Amos Okioma, as secretary of the electoral body. In a free and fair election, Mr Simeon Utokoro…

The saying that a gold fish has no hiding place played out recently when Sani Ahmed, a brigadier general and commander of the 6 division Garrison of the Nigerian army in port Harcourt Rivers State was bestowed with an award as a distinguished security icon by the Niger Delta media forum for distinguishing himself in the discharge of his responsibilities to the Nigerian army, the Niger Delta region and the nation in general. According to the organization, the Garrison commander was honored in recognition for his outstanding contributions and Commitments to fighting crime and criminality as well as ensuring peace…

By Ehichioya Ezomon Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, elder statesman, former Federal Commissioner, Leader of the Ijaw Nation, and Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), died on Monday, February 17, 2025, aged 97. Since his passing, the family home in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has become a melting port for “our leaders” to sympathise with the bereaved. What such a solemn occasion demands of the visitors is an expression of genuine sympathy and empathy mostly for the demised’s family members, friends and associates, the people of their tribal and ethnic nationality, State of origin and the entire country. This is done amid reminiscences…

…Vows to defend Rivers The Ijaw National Congress (IYC) Eastern Zone has raised the alarm over potential insecurity in Rivers State following the fallout of last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling. The body said the ultimatum by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the 2025 budget within 48-hours is an invitation to anarchy in the state. IYC Eastern Zone in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Comrade Prince Datolu Sukubo, Secretary, Comrade Tamunokuro Dango and Information Officer, Ambassador Odia Igbiks said the ultimatum is an attempt go undermine the mandate given to…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Following the Friday February 28 Supreme Court Judgment nullifying the local government election in Rivers State held on October 5, 2024, State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has ordered the 23 local government chairmen of the state to had over to the Head of LG Administration of their respective councils. Governor Fubara who made the order on Sunday in a short state-wide address said that following the law banning the use of caretaker committee to administer the third tire of government in Nigeria, the Local Government Heads of Administration being the most senior at the local…

… Insist Nigeria is ‘Drifting into Government of Only Men’ Women in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria on Friday advised the leadership of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics not to plunge the country into pain and tragedy. This followed the face-off between the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the senator representing Kogi Central, Chief Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, whom the South South women applauded for her courage, boldness and contribution to nation-building. “Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is a hero and a source of permanent and daily inspiration in Nigeria and on the continent.” The women in a statement in…

… Praises Labour for ‘Refusing to be Part of Illegality’ The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a swipe at the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) for desecrating the highly revered traditional institution with its unreasonable attempt to drag it into its desperate power grab mission, saying Yoruba culture and traditions are firmly against tricksters, which the APC clearly represents. The PDP in a statement signed by its Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, lambasted the Osun APC for trying to associate brazen theft that its effort to snatch power through the backdoor clearly portrayed, calling on…

… As HoS Walson-Jack Hails Initiative By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dame Didi Walson-Jack, on Saturday, expressed delight over the construction of a new nine- storey civil servants secretariat by the Bayelsa State government. Mrs. Walson-Jack said when completed, the iconic structure would go down in her memory as an exciting legacy of the Governor Douye Diri administration. She stated this when she performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Yenagoa. According to her, the event was a special, significant milestone to her as she had served in the Bayelsa public service…