The Director-General of the Bayelsa State Governor’s Football Tournament aka Prosperity Cup, Ono Akpe has formally presented Governor Diri with his official jersey of the Prosperity Cup. The presentation was made at the governor’s home town Sampou in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Thursday, two days after the burial of Pa Abraham…
The Generation Next Collective (GNC), a coalition of pragmatic youth and women groups with core interest in development strategies and democratic accountability, has said that shutting out the Chairman of the House Committee on Navy, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi and others from the speakership race is akin to the All Progressives Congress (APC) shooting itself in…
Less than 24 hours after the news filtered out about the death of a popular Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, another popular actor of Yoruba movies, Murphy Afolabi, has died on Sunday. No details yet about the circumstances surrounding Afolabi’s death, however, a colleague of the deceased in the Yoruba subsector of the Nollywood, Tunde Ola-Yusuf,…
10th NASS: Wase Declares For Speakership Seat, Promises An independent legislature, Truly People’s Parliament …As G7 Pledges to Endorse Amongst themselves To Run Against APC Preferred Choice, Abass. The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives and member-elect, Hon. Idris Wase has said that his intention to run for the speakership of the incoming 10th…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a notorious cultist, identified as Saheed Wasiu also known as K-Federal. In a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said Wasiu was earlier declared wanted by the police for murder and cult-related activities. It was revealed in the statement that the suspect is a known member of…
Osun State Police Command has invited residents of Osogbo, Ikirun, Obagun, Iree, Ila, Eripa, Otan-Ayegbaju and Iragbiji whose goats are missing to come for identification and collection. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Command Public Relation Officer SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin. According to her, those invited are people whose goats are stolen…
Speakership Race: Shettima Meets Joint Task Force, Warns Against Rancorous 10th Assembly … Promises To Reach Out To Other Contenders ..As Abass, Kalu pledge Harmonious Legislative/Executive Relationship The vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima has warned against the consequences of having a rancorous National Assembly as it will stain the relationship between the legislature and executive, denying…
It was a moment of excitement and merriment, as the Oliyere of Iyere Kingdom in Owo local government, HRM Oba Omotunde Adako installed Otunba Omoluabi Abubakar Adesina as the Otunba Atoyegbe of Iyere kingdom and his wife, Sherifat, as Yeye Otunba Atoyegbe. Elated residents of the community rolled out the drums, wined and dined saying…
Bayelsa State Government has again restated its determination to fight discriminatory policies and practices against women in the country, saying being weaker vessels does not make them lesser humans. The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this Thursday while granting audience to a delegation of TARI-ERE OGBO WOMEN Association at his office in Government House,…
Nasarawa Eggon, the Headquarters of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government of Nasarawa State, was today agog as Alhaji Halilu Envulanza, former Registrar National Judicial Council (NJC), gave out his daughter Hassana Halilu, in marriage to Muhammed, son of Maj. Gen Abdulmalik Halidu-Giwa (Rtd). The wedding fatiha which took place at the residence of the bride’s father…
