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FORMER PRESIDENT BUHARI LAID TO REST IN DAURA

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried on Tuesday evening at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, after funeral prayers and a private interment witnessed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other high-profile dignitaries. Crowds filled the streets of Daura, gathering around the late President’s home to pay their last respects. His body had arrived earlier in the afternoon at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina from London. […]

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BAYELSA FIRST LADY SEEKS PROSECUTION OF PERPETRATORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

Dr. Gloria Diri, Wife of the Bayelsa State Governor, has called on relevant agencies to intensify efforts in arresting and prosecuting perpetrators of human trafficking and gender-based violence, irrespective of their standings in society. The Bayelsa First Lady, who made the call at a three-day Niger Delta summit on “Raising Teenage Ambassadors Against Traffickers and Propagators of Domestic Violence.”, urged the State and National Assemblies to further strengthen the existing […]

July 11, 2025 32

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BAYELSA HIGH COURT SENTENCES FOUR MEN TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF TAXI DRIVER

A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced four men to death for the murder of Mr. Olanrewaju Ajayi, a taxi driver, during a trip to Onne, Rivers State. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at the Bayelsa State High Court 11 in Onopa, Yenagoa, Hon. Justice Patience Ama Zuofa Diri, the presiding judge, in the suit number YHC/21C/2021: The State v. Sunday Imoh Essien, […]

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FEDERAL GOVT SET ADMISSION AGE INTO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AT 16 YEARS

The Federal Government has formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education announced this today during the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board held in Abuja. Dr. Alausa, while declaring the meeting open, emphasised that the age benchmark is now official and non-negotiable. He warned that any admission carried out outside the Central Admissions […]

July 8, 2025 7

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GOV DIRI CONDOLES WITH OYO GOVERNMENT, IBADAN INDIGENES OVER DEMISE OF LATE OBA OLAKULEHIN

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, has commiserated with the government and people of Oyo State over the passage of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the Olubadan of Ibadanland. In a statement issued by Mr. Daniel Alabrah, his Chief Press Secretary, today, the Bayelsa Governor also commiserated with indigenes of Ibadan land, describing the foremost monarch as a bridge builder, unifier and father to all. Governor Diri recalled the conferment of the […]

July 8, 2025 17

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BAYELSA GOVT SIGNS MOU FOR MINI LNG PLANT PROJECT WITH BLUE SEAL ENERGY, CHINESE PARTNER

Bayelsa State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with Blue Seal Energy Servies Limited in collaboration with Fortune Gas, China, for the building of a Mini 2 million Scoff Capacity Liquified Natural Gas Plant, in Obunagha, Gbarain Ekpetiama Community, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The signing of the MoU took place at the Office of Professor Nimibofa Ayawei, the Secretary of the Bayelsa State Government […]

July 8, 2025 21

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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ALMAJIRI INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO CAPTURE OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BAYELSA

The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education effort to identify and enroll out-of-school children in Bayelsa State are gaining significant momentum, with civil society organizations, CSOs working tirelessly around the clock to ensure no child is left behind. According to Mr. Daniel Karamo, the state coordinator of the Commission, it is committed to restoring the right to education for every Nigerian child, especially in underserved communities. One of […]

July 8, 2025 7

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FEDERAL GOVT BEGINS PAYMENT OF LECTURERS’ JUNE SALARY AFTER ASUU STRIKE THREAT

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU have started receiving their salary for the month of June from last night. A lecturer at the Federal University Otuoke in Bayelsa state who spoke to Golden 97.5 FM on the condition of anonymity confirmed that salaries are now being paid. He said ASUU had directed its branches to embark on strike henceforth if salary delays beyond 4th of every month. […]

July 8, 2025 11

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NIMET ISSUES FLOOD ALERT FOR 20 STATES, INCLUDING BAYELSA

Bayelsa State is one of 20 states the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet has placed on flood alert for July 2025, warning of possible flash floods due to ongoing rainfall patterns across the country. NiMet has also listed Rivers, Lagos, Edo, Benue, Sokoto, Delta, and Akwa Ibom among states at high risk of flooding in July. Residents of these states are urged to take safety measures, including clearing drainage systems, turning […]

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