Yearly Archives: 2024

Okuama: Gov Diri Urges Igbomotoru Residents To Return Home. By Chris Mark

Okuama: Gov Diri Urges Igbomotoru Residents To Return Home *Commends Military On Professionalism *Provides Food, Cash Relief To Communities Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the people of Igbomotoru 1 and 2 communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area to return home, saying the Nigerian Army has assured the state government of their safety. Senator Diri stated …

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Assets/properties recovery not to witch-hunt opposition — Osun SSG. By John Dike Osogbo

The Osun State Government yesterday said the assets committees set up by the Governor Ademola Adeleke to recover vehicles and assets allegedly carted away by the immediate past administration’s political appointees were not vindictive or to witchunt anyone . The Government stated its position against the perceived speculation by opposition that the assets recovery committee saddled with the duties of …

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AIYEDATIWA: WARM EMBRACE IN ODIGBO AND OKITIPUPA AS ILAJE HONOURS A WORTHY SON. By Sunday Olugbenga Abire

AIYEDATIWA: WARM EMBRACE IN ODIGBO AND OKITIPUPA AS ILAJE HONOURS A WORTHY SON Governor Aiyedatiwa continued his tour across the 18 Local Government areas yesterday. It was the turn of Odigbo, Okitipupa and Ilaje respectively. Odigbo, despite being historically reputed as an impregnable forest in the wilderness, gave its best willingly to Governor Aiyedatiwa. There could be only one explanation …

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BYSIEC Presents Certificate Of Return To Winners Of LG Polls. By Chris Mark

BYSIEC Presents Certificate Of Return To Winners Of LG Polls The Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission, BYSIEC, on Monday issued certificates of return to winners of the April 6 Local Government Area elections. The handing of the certificates of returns to the 8 Local Government Council Chairmen, and their Vice, all of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took place …

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63 year -Old man kills mother over palm oil proceeds in Osun. By John Dike

63 year -Old man kills mother over palm oil proceeds in Osun   Tragedy struck at kajola village, Apomu, Osun State where a 63-year-old Lukman Odejoju reportedly ended the life of his own mother, Aminat Odejoju, amidst a dispute over the sharing of proceeds from their palm oil farm. Reports said a conflict began when they couldn’t agree on who …

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Needed: One standard hospital per state (1), by Hassan Gimba 

  I never thought I could attend the Eid prayer held on 10th April, a day after I clocked the definitive age of 60: I have now joined the senior citizens’ rank. Not being confident I could attend the Eid prayer seems an understatement; for actually, in February, the way I was feeling within me, it was looking to me …

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Kogi community protests over killings of residents. By Ahiaba Douglas, Abuja

Some residents of Omala local Government Area of Kogi State under the auspices of Concerned Omala Youths, on Friday, Stormed the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters,area 11, Garki Abuja to protest the Killings of some residents of Agojeju -Odoh, one of the agrarian Communities in the local Government. The protesters who stormed the Luis Edet House at about 11:00 am Friday …

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Environmental Pollution: HOMEF Promise To Stand By Affected Communities In Bayelsa. By Chris Mark

Environmental Pollution: HOMEF Promise To Stand By Affected Communities In Bayelsa An ecological think tank organization advocating for environmental, climate Justice and food sovereignty in Nigeria and Africa at large known as Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, has engaged no fewer than fourteen communities at the HOMEF community diagnostic dialogue. The community diagnostic dialogue which took place on Wednesday …

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