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Traders Association To Identify Ebonyi Functional Markets, Ensure Sustainable Development

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By Julius Agadaga   The Caretaker Committee of the Ebonyi State Market Men and Amalgamated Traders Association on Saturday said it is prepared to promote the welfare of its members and ensure sustainable development across all markets in the state.   Mr. Linus Obeji, President of the association, who spoke in an interview with journalists in Abakaliki, noted that the committee would launch a “Data Record Taking” exercise to identify the number of markets operating in the 13 local government areas of the state. He added that the committee has…

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NSE Yenagoa Branch Inaugurates Engr. Jokori As 13th Chairman

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  By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Yenagoa Branch, has inaugurated Engr. Eluanatein Jokori as the 13th Chairman and its executive committee. The body of engineers also perform the groundbreaking ceremony of the NSE Yenagoa Engineering Resource Centre in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capitol. Speaking as Chairman of the Occasion, the President of the NSE, Engr. Alimasuya Rabiu commended the Yenagoa Branch of NSE for the foresight in establishing an Engineering Resource Centre. Rabiu who descrbed the centre as a global initiative highlighting the importance to…

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Diri Praises Engr Wills For Documenting State History

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has commended Engr. Numoipre Wills for documenting his experience in a book for generations to read. Diri identified knowledge, history and intellectual capital as veritable tools for promoting sustainable development and effective governance. He said in an era where history was being distorted, fragmented or misinterpreted, the importance of deliberate documentation cannot be overemphasized. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Deputy Governor, Mr. Doubara Atasi noted that the Governor Diri stated this at…

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Ecomium As Amaba Ogbuku Laid Mother To Rest In Bayelsa

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa     The remains of late Chief (Mrs.) Violet Egirani, mother of the wife of the Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Amaba Ogbuku has been laid to rest in Anyama Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.   The late Chief (Mrs.) Egirani was the wife of late Michael Egirani, Obanema of Anyama Community in Ogbia LGA.   The deceased who died at the ripe age 91 years lived an exemplary and selfless life leaving a legacy of kindness, courage…

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Prosperity Cup: Over 200 Teams Set To Participate As Competition Kickstart On Feb 26 In Bayelsa

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  By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa         The Bayelsa State Government has announced the commencement of the 2026 edition of the Prosperity Cup, in partnership with FC Barcelona of Spain.   The announcement was made by Governor Douye Diri during the weekly Prosperity Walk held at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa.   Governor Diri was officially handed branded jerseys for clubs representing Nembe Bassambiri and Nembe Ogbolomabiri, symbolising the start of the tournament and acknowledging his role in fostering peace between the previously warring sections of the…

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Ezonebi Seeks Support for INC Vice Presidential Position

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa       The vice presidential aspirant for the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Chief Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha, has expressed confidence that his clan, Tuomo, is poised to produce the organization’s first vice president in the forthcoming National Executive Council (NEC) elections.   Speaking to newsmen in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, Oyakemeagbegha, who is also the group’s spokesman, said, stakeholders in the Western zone, which comprises Ijaws of Delta, Edo, and Ondo states, have prevailed on him to run for the office.   He highlighted his achievements as…

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ult Clash: 30-Year-Old Man Beheaded In Bayelsa

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa       A gruesome murder has occurred in Bayelsa State, where a 30-year-old man, identified as Ebi, popularly known as Npotor (Noise), was allegedly beheaded by suspected cultists.   According to community sources, the deceased, an indigene of Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, was a member of the Greenlanders cult group.   He was reportedly killed by rival cult members, believed to be members of the Bobos group, in Yenegue, an area under the control of the Bobos.   The sources revealed…

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Four NSCDC Personnel Arrested in Connection With The Death Of Peresuode Patrick

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    By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   The Bayelsa State Police Command said four personnel attached to Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, that allegedly accompanied the prime suspect, Bodmas Kemepadei to Ammasoma to arrest Peresoudei Patrick and later assaulted him have been arrested. According to the by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed ‎Peresoudei Patrick was arrested and taken to Bodmas Kemepadei residence in Yenagoa and was reportedly assaulted before his death. The statement stated that State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID is also interrogating the Investigating Team attached…

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NDDC Honours Ewhrudjakpo, Halts Projects Commissioning

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….Lokpobiri, PANDEF Eulogise Late Bayelsa Dep Gov   By Idibhar Agadagba/Yenagoa   The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has suspended its planned inauguration of completed projects in the region in honour of the departed Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.   The Managing Director of the agency, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, disclosed this on Tuesday when he led the commission’s management team on a condolence visit to Governor Douye Diri and the Ewhrudjakpo family in Government House, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎The NDDC MD explained that the commission would have commenced…

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NNPP Elects, Inaugurates New Executives In Bayelsa

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa       New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Bayelsa State has elected new Executives to pilot its affairs in the State.   The election was held during the State Congress of the Party at the state secretariat in the State capital Yenagoa.   Recall that the Party had previously held its Wards and Local Government Area Congresses on November 24th and December 1st, 2025 respectively in all the 8 LGAs in the State.   The State Congress was conducted by the State Congress Committee headed…

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