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Ekiti-born Olubolade Was A Bayelsan, Says Gov Diri Names Civil Servants Quarters After Late Military Administrator

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Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has described the late former Military Administrator of the state, Navy Capt. Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (rtd), as an indigene due to his love for the state and its people. Governor Diri also said the retired Naval officer and former Minister of Special Duties, who died on May 15, 2025 at the age of 71, served the state and Nigeria with a lot of dedication and selflessness. Olubolade was appointed as the third military administrator of Bayelsa from June 27, 1997 – July 9, 1998 after the state was created by the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, on October 1, 1996. Speaking during a service of songs held in his honour at the St. John Military Protestant Church, Bonny Cantonment, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday, the Bayelsa govern...

PANDEF Appeals To Tinunu To Sign South-South Development Commission Bill.

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The Pan Niger Delta Forum ( PANDEF )has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign into an Act the bill for the South-South Commission with the same speed he signed others. At the end of an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees in Abuja yesterday, a statement issued by the Chairman of PANDEF, Ambassador Dr. Godknows Igali and read by the Spokesman, Dr. Ominimini stated in part: "The bill after passage by the National Assembly Assembly was submitted at the same time as other geo-political zone's Commissions bill tickets to the President, but ours is yet to be assented to. "We subscribe to the desirability of having a development commission for all the six geo-political zones of the country without exception. "And therefore views the withholding as a grave oversight or error ca...

Uranta: Nigeria, Niger Delta Lost A Committed Activist – Gov. Diri

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described the death of Mr. Tony Uranta, executive secretary of foremost advocacy group, United Niger Delta Energy Development and Security Strategy (UNDEDSS), as a painful loss to Nigeria, Niger Delta and indeed the Ijaw nation. Mr. Uranta, who was a member of the defunct Federal Government Technical Committee on Niger Delta, the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) among others, passed on Wednesday after a protracted illness. Governor Diri, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, on Thursday, said Uranta was a committed activist and advocate for environmental justice and good governance not only in his Niger Delta region but also in Nigeria. The Bayelsa governor noted t...