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By Mbah Okemsinachi, YenagoaWife of the Governor of Bayelsa State, Mrs. Gloria Diri has called on parents, guardians, care-givers and teachers to always imbibe decent and good character into children.Mrs. Diri gave the charge in her office while addressing students from the Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama, some outstanding students who won the 2020 essay quiz organized as part of activities to mark this year’s Children’s Day celebration and members of Bayelsa branch of the Government Girls Secondary School, Harbour Road, Port Harcourt Alumni Association.The low-key event marking the 2020 Children’s Day Celebration, was organized by the state Ministry of Women, Children and…

By MbahOkemsinachi, YenagoaThe Bayelsa chapter of OhanezeNdigbo youth wing has donated food items to its indigenes affected by COVID-19 crisis in the state. The food items donated include bags of rice, beans, noodles, yams and some protective materials such as hand sanitizers among others.Speaking during the presentation of the items in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital on Wednesday, the South-South coordinator of Ohaneze youth wing, Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, said the donation of food items is to alleviate the suffering of Igbo people in the state, especially those affected by government’s demolition of illegal structures in markets across the state.He appreciated the Bayelsa…

By Mbah Okemsinachi, YenagoaWife of the Governor of Bayelsa State, Mrs. Gloria Diri has called on parents, guardians, care-givers and teachers to always imbibe decent and good character into children.Mrs. Diri gave the charge in her office while addressing students from the Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama, some outstanding students who won the 2020 essay quiz organized as part of activities to mark this year’s Children’s Day celebration and members of Bayelsa branch of the Government Girls Secondary School, Harbour Road, Port Harcourt Alumni Association.The low-key event marking the 2020 Children’s Day Celebration, was organized by the state Ministry of Women, Children and…

By Mbah Okemsinachi, YenagoaThe Bayelsa chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo youth wing has donated food items to its indigenes affected by COVID-19 crisis in the state.The food items donated include bags of rice, beans, noodles, yams and some protective materials such as hand sanitizers among others.Speaking during the presentation of the items in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital on Wednesday, the South-South coordinator of Ohaneze youth wing, Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, said the donation of food items is to alleviate the suffering of Igbo people in the state, especially those affected by government’s demolition of illegal structures in markets across the state.He appreciated…

Noting the recent inflows and illegal smuggling of persons suspected to be trained Jihadist militant terrorists and Mercenaries into communities, towns and states of the Southern Nigeria in large numbers within the past few weeks via trucks and trailers, we have keenly observed the responses, attitudes and body languages of some of these suspected trained Mercenaries at some points where they were intercepted, thus, we strongly believe that something dangerous maybe fishing.The Igbo National Council (NC) is very worried about the hidden motive of this clandestine movement of suspected trained Jihadist Militants, Mercenaries and ammunitions into Southern Nigeria at this…

The leader of the BRACED Union and ethnic nationality activist, High Chief Monday Wehere JP has charged the South-East and South-South Governors to immediately investigate the revelation of a Northern Elder, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai that Northern youths flooding Southern Nigeria were not Almajiris.Wehere said it was pertinent for the Governors to look into the matter urgently with a view to unraveling the truth, claiming that we were living in a weird era when all hands should be on deck to ensure adequate security of our region.He stated that some of the truths coming out now especially fromNorthern elites should not…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninA pastor of the Believers’ Ministry Church Incorporated, Benin city, Edo state,  Otobong Emerson was among  suspects recently paraded by the Edo State Police Command  for defiling three siblings aged six, nine and 11 years, and another girl aged seven.The Edo State Police public relations officer, DSP. Chidi Nwabuzor, said they have confessed to committing the crimes.Emerson, aged 48, while confessing to the crime said, after having multiple carnal knowledge of the minors, he had to confess to his general overseer claiming that a spirit influenced him to do so.“After sleeping with them for several times, my…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninFollowing the constant killing of citizens in his locality, the chairman of Orhionmwon Local Government Area, Hon. Sylvester Okoro has issued a 14-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen operating in his council area to quit or face legal action for killings and destroying farmlands belonging to his people.Hon. Okoro equally reiterated his stand on the vacation notice earlier given the herdsmen in Orhionmwon.The council boss who, spoke shortly after a meeting at the instance of the Edo State commissioner of police presided over by the deputy commissioner of police, Ayodeji  Faniyan,to address the matter, said the council cannot…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninSince the coronavirus pandemic came to Nigeria, life has become miserable and a torment for more Nigerians, especially, those living on proceeds from daily income, the self-employed and people working in private firms.Researchers have disclosed that almost 90 per cent of Nigerian citizens rely on daily income to feed and so survival under the present circumstance is possible only if they go out to work.As the pandemic keeps on spreading in the nation, forcing,both federal and state governments to close boarders and businesses and other activities in the country, the economy has crumbled and majority of the…