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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The organizers of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, the Bayelsa State Governor’s Football Tournament, tagged the ‘Prosperity Cup,’ have confirmed that the prize tag for sale of the forms for Season 6 of the tournament remains unchanged. According to a statement by the director general of the tournament, Mr. Ono Akpe, the Central Organizing Committee (COC), has decided to maintain the status quo on the registration fee of N20,000, with new incentives to further boost the status of the tournament Akpe said the incentives include kitting for coaches of participating teams, goalkeepers’ kits, and training bips…

By Paul Williams As the world marked the World Water Day on Friday, March 22, women from communities in the Niger Delta have risen against lack of access to pollution-free drinking water that has bedeviled the region following oil exploration activities by multinationals. Celebrated annually on 22 March, the World Water Day became a UN observance day in 1993, and “seeks to focus attention on the global water crisis and raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water.” This year’s theme, ‘Water for Peace’, focuses on the critical role water plays in the stability and…

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Nigerian youths have been urged to desist from drug abuse due to its harmful and negative impact on their lives and society. Bayelsa State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Kanu Sunny Chuckwemeka, gave this advice while speaking to journalists on the incident that occured on March 20, 2024. According to Mr Kanu, upon proper surveillance, the command carried out pre-purchase of cannabis sativa and crack cocaine on March 15, 2024 from a notorious female drug dealer that goes by the name Rebecca, at Yenizue-Epie in Yenagoa. He said in the course…

… Meet Plateau Deputy Governor, GOC 3 Div By Amos Odhe State comptrollers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in the North East region, comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Yobe and Plateau states on Wednesday met in the Plateau State capital to “strategize and re-direct energy, expertise and professionalism to achieving a water-tight border security for the North East.” The state comptrollers, for Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Yobe and Plateau states, led by the coordinator of Zone C, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) James Sunday, noted that the North East region, placed under Zone C, is one of the eight zones…

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Ahead of the Easter celebrations, the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again called on people of the state to exude love in all they do in order to attract God’s blessings upon their lives and the state in general. Governor Diri made the call on Thursday at the Enthronement Service and Inauguration of the ministry of Right Reverend Tamunotari Matthew Obaze as the second bishop of Diocese of Ogbia, Anglican Communion, at the Cathedral Church of St Paul, Ogbia Town. Speaking through his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the governor reminded Bayelsans that love remains…

By Mandy Tina The Igbu-Akoh Youth Congress in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to redeem the pledge of one hundred million naira bounty placed on the gang leader David Gift aka 2Baba, who was fingered in the killing of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ahoada Police Division, late SP Bako Angbashim. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the group, Comrade Hector Ekeakita, on Wednesday 20 March, 2024, states that the governor is yet to make pronouncement on the one hundred million naira bounty placed on David Gift since…

By Young Erhiurhoro The subject of land and boundary disputes and their causes in the Niger Delta is very timely, but also very sensitive especially for those of us who are not trained and certified legal practitioners and thus not competent to handle these matters in the courts of law. As laymen, we may be verse in land and property law, but not as knowledgeable as those that studied the course in school to do justice and prosecute such matters in a legal process. Based on the above facts, I will therefore present my thoughts and views on the above…

… To Boost Sub-Station Capacity at Itu, Aba, Others By Mandy Tina The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commissioned a 100MVA power transformer at its Port Harcourt Main Substation, enhancing the bulk transmission capability of the substation by 80MW. This initiative, which is a TCN-World Bank project, also includes the complete rehabilitation and expansion of the 132/33kV transmission substation, and addition of three additional feeders and associated accessories. With the installation of the 100MVA transformer, the substation’s installed capacity increased from 180MVA to 280MVA. Notably, industries in the Trans Amadi Industrial environment and communities beyond Port Harcourt City stand…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The chairman of the Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bayelsa State, Engr. Ebiye Tarabina, has charged contractors handling government projects in the state to be conscious of standards and specifications in the execution of their contract jobs. Engr. Tarabina gave the charge during a project inspection tour to the ongoing Nembe/Brass road on Monday March 18, 2024. He said the directorate would continue to insist on standards and specifications stressing that the projects are very significant for the present and future development of the state. Engr. Tarabina said the Nembe/ Brass road is one…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has appealed to the military to identify, arrest and deal decisively with only persons directly and remotely connected to the gruesome killings of military officers in Okuama community, Delta State. Eradiri, a former president of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, in a statement issued in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Wednesday strongly condemned the incident, describing it as a pogrom. While further describing the killings as barbaric, heinous and unimaginable, Eradiri said no circumstance should have warranted such magnitude of wickedness against officials…