The General Overseer of Everlasting Christ Gospel Mission International, His Grace, Most Rev. Sir Friday Ibanga, KSMT, PJHR, has raised concern over the growing menace of drug abuse in Nigeria, alleging that about 14.3 million Nigerian youths are addicted to drugs. He said despite sustained efforts by government agencies and non-governmental organisations to educate young…
The National President of the Coastland Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies of Nigeria (CIESN), Hon. (Elder) Fred M. Obot, has urged Nigerian youths to take advantage of the institute’s entrepreneurship programmes, describing them as a pathway to self-reliance, innovation and sustainable economic growth. Obot made the call while speaking with journalists during the inauguration of the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, bail in the sum of N20 million after he pleaded not guilty to a six-count charge bordering on alleged certificate forgery filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The anti-graft agency…
The Federal Government has suspended the proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) following widespread public concern over the planned review. The Federal Ministry of Education announced the suspension on Monday, saying it had withdrawn its…
Former President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), **Engr. Udengs Eradiri**, has called on the Bayelsa State Government to establish a state-owned mining company to harness the economic potential of black sand deposits found across the state’s coastal communities. Eradiri, a former Bayelsa State Commissioner for Youth Development and later Commissioner for Environment, made the…
Stakeholders at the Bayelsa Infrastructure Rebirth 2.0 Breakfast Roundtable, organised by the South-South Reawakening Group (SSRG), have endorsed the infrastructure development agenda of Governor Douye Diri’s administration, calling for sustained investment in critical projects and stronger measures to protect public assets from vandalism. The position was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of…
The leadership of Biseni Kingdom and the people of Tein in Okordia-Zarama, Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised fresh concerns over what they described as worsening insecurity in the area, calling on Governor Douye Diri and security agencies to urgently intervene. In a petition dated June 23, 2026, addressed to…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged corps members to remain disciplined, law-abiding, and focused, warning them not to sacrifice their future for temporary pleasure. Governor Diri, who gave the charge during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Batch B Stream I Orientation Course held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Boro Town,…
The Bayelsa State Ministry of Education has announced the commencement of the 2025/2026 Annual School Census and Learners Registration Exercise across the state’s eight local government areas. According to a government special announcement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Okene Simon-Peter, the exercise will run from Monday, June 29 to Wednesday, July…
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have killed two suspected Lakurawa terrorists and recovered weapons and ammunition during a successful operation in the Sabarumawa axis of Kebbi State. The operation, carried out on Friday, June 27, followed credible intelligence indicating that members of the terrorist group were planning an…
