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…As Ewhrudjakpo Lauds Ekeremor Women on Devt Initiative By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government has assured women of the state that it would sustain and expand the scope of its subsisting economic empowerment programmes to enhance their general well-being.  The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on Thursday when a delegation of a group known as Ekeremor Grassroots Prosperity Women Forum visited him at the Government House, Yenagoa. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement by his senior special assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, acknowledged the pivotal role women play in societal development, stressing that the Governor Douye…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State-owned University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UAT) now has a new acting vice chancellor. He is Professor Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma. Until his appointment by the university’s governing council, which took effect from Friday, September 1, 2023, Professor Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma was the deputy vice chancellor (Academic). According to a press statement by the media assistant to the VC, Mr. Tonye Yemoleigha, Professor Ayakoroma’s elevation to the position of acting vice chancellor follows the end of tenure of the former VC, Professor Kingston Nyamapfene. Paying glowing tribute to his predecessor during a valedictory Senate session at…

… Says Niger Delta Ministry Lacks Inclusiveness By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Federal Government to consider renaming the East-West Road in the South-South region to reflect its real location and status. Governor Diri also called on the Federal Government to ensure more inclusiveness in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in order to give the Niger Delta people a sense of belonging. Diri stated this on Friday when he received the Minister of Niger Delta, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, and his entourage, which included the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission…

By Amos Odhe, Warri A social political group, Delta Integrity and Transparency Group (DITG) has charged the Delta State Election Petition Tribunals sitting in Asaba, to deliver fair judgements in all the petitions before them. The group in a statement on Friday in Warri, Delta State, said the alleged plot to use the Delta State Election Petition Tribunal to upturn the offices won by the APC in the just concluded National and State Assembly elections calls for worry. Hon. Amb. Augustine Ogbenetega, coordinator of the group, in the statement charged the tribunals in Asaba to ensure that all petitions before…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ahead of the Bayelsa State governorship election on November 11, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) would once again be deployed for voter accreditation and transmission of result. This was disclosed by the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Obo Effanga, during a press briefing on the commission’s preparation for the forthcoming election, held at the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Media Centre, INEC in Yenagoa. He said that almost all the non-sensitive materials are already in local government areas where election is going to be conducted, adding that the sensitive materials…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has reacted to what it described as “very provocative utterances made by the Northern Youth Advocacy for Good Governance Initiative and Arewa Youth Forum against the Niger Delta people over the issue of award of surveillance contract and the shared ignorance displayed by the Northern group over the development in oil and gas industry.” This was contained in a press statement signed by Amb Binebai Yerin PrinceWill, spokesman of IYC Worldwide and made available to journalists in Yenagoa. Parts of the statement reads: “It is not the style of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC)…

By Young E. Freeborn, Yenagoa The university community at the Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was recently a beehive of academic activities as over forty students graduated from the school during her 5th convocation ceremony with various grades of degrees, and other personalities received awards of honorary doctorate degrees, prizes and other academic titles. The convocation ceremony, which was held on 6th September right at the Power of Faith Building in the university premises, brought together government officials, business owners and entrepreneurs, traditional rulers from different parts of the country, families…

… Re-iterates Commitment to Nurturing, Supporting Talents By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has stressed its commitment to identifying, nurturing and supporting talented Bayelsans to fulfill their dreams through sports and win laurels for the state. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Dr. Baraladei Igali stated this when he received Bayelsa-born international wrestling referee, Dr. Timipre Okou, who had just returned from Madagascar where he officiated at the Indian Ocean Island Games. Dr. Igali said the Prosperity Administration of Governor Douye Diri is passionate about the development of sports as a tool of engaging the productive energies of youths…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has advised residents of the state capital, Yenagoa, and its environs, state ministries and agencies to obtain planning permits before embarking on physical development and construction activities. The executive chairman, Bayelsa State Physical Planning and Development Board, Hon Kuroakegha Dorgu, also warned that those that fail to comply and obtain genuine permit will be dragged before the Physical Planning and Development Tribunal for adjunction. Hon Dorgu, who made gave the advice during a call on him by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Committee on Physical Planning and Development, led by Hon. EbiziI…

The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on his first 100 days in office, describing him as “the best man to take over and steer the wheels of leadership and administrative control of the state a time like this.” The felicitations were contained in a congratulatory message signed by Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, the party’s state publicity secretary, also expressed great optimism and conviction that “given the excellent strides which the administration has taken so far, in just 100 days, Governor Oborevwori has exhibited promising signs that Deltans and…