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Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was on Thursday rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Yenagoa, after reportedly collapsing in his office.

Security operatives have cordoned off the hospital, and top government officials have visited to express concern.

Attempts to reach the deputy governor’s media aide, Mr. Doubara Atasi, for comments were unsuccessful.

However, a member of the hospital’s management disclosed that the deputy governor is receiving the best possible care and is stable.

As at the time of filing this report, no official statement has been released by the Bayelsa State government regarding the development.

dubaino:
Reno Omokri thanks President Tinubu for Ambassadorial nomination.
He made this post on his verified X Account

'I thank God Almighty for this nomination and look forward to serving my fatherland and humanity. I am particularly grateful to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his visionary and exemplary leadership.

The President has taught me the meaning of forgiveness and has helped me better understand what patriotism entails. In short, Christlikeness is demonstrated in him. He is the right man, at the right time, for the right job, and deserves the right hand of fellowship from all Nigerians.

May God bless you, Mr President, and may Nigeria prosper as an indivisible entity with peace, prosperity, and progress under your able leadership.

I thank my parents, Esijolomi and Omerewumi, who moulded me, as a piece of clay they received from God, into what I am today.

May God bless Malam Nuhu Ribadu. Although I have said this publicly before, let me repeat it today. If it were possible for all the goodness on Earth to be domiciled in a single human being, that person would be Malam.

Finally, I thank my wife, Hana, my yene konjoo, who has been a pillar by my side and helped settle my mind for the three years that enemies of the President made me their foe because of my unalloyed support for the President and unrelenting loyalty to Nigeria.

May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Oritsebemigho Ogbareno Omokri'

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'I thank God Almighty for this nomination and look forward to serving my fatherland and humanity. I am particularly grateful to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his visionary and exemplary leadership.

The President has taught me the meaning of forgiveness and has helped me better understand what patriotism entails. In short, Christlikeness is demonstrated in him. He is the right man, at the right time, for the right job, and deserves the right hand of fellowship from all Nigerians.

May God bless you, Mr President, and may Nigeria prosper as an indivisible entity with peace, prosperity, and progress under your able leadership.

I thank my parents, Esijolomi and Omerewumi, who moulded me, as a piece of clay they received from God, into what I am today.

May God bless Malam Nuhu Ribadu. Although I have said this publicly before, let me repeat it today. If it were possible for all the goodness on Earth to be domiciled in a single human being, that person would be Malam.

Finally, I thank my wife, Hana, my yene konjoo, who has been a pillar by my side and helped settle my mind for the three years that enemies of the President made me their foe because of my unalloyed support for the President and unrelenting loyalty to Nigeria.

May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Oritsebemigho Ogbareno Omokri'

Maxymilliano:
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dubaino:
The National Universities Commission has expressed concern over the growing misuse of honorary doctorate degrees by Nigerian universities and unaccredited institutions across the country.

The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while presenting the findings of an investigation into the “awards and public misuse of honorary doctorate degrees.”

Ribadu said the inquiry, which covered 61 institutions and professional bodies, revealed “deeply concerning” practices, including the indiscriminate conferment of honorary degrees and even the awarding of fake professorships.

The NUC boss warned that recipients of honorary doctorates must not use the title “Dr” as part of their names, stressing that such titles are reserved for holders of PhDs or medical degrees.

The National Universities Commission has expressed concern over the growing misuse of honorary doctorate degrees by Nigerian universities and unaccredited institutions across the country.

The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while presenting the findings of an investigation into the “awards and public misuse of honorary doctorate degrees.”

Ribadu said the inquiry, which covered 61 institutions and professional bodies, revealed “deeply concerning” practices, including the indiscriminate conferment of honorary degrees and even the awarding of fake professorships.

The NUC boss warned that recipients of honorary doctorates must not use the title “Dr” as part of their names, stressing that such titles are reserved for holders of PhDs or medical degrees.

saintopus:
Most people knew since that the coup narrative wasn't true but since that one doesn't sink they came up with corruption thing. Is alright.

dubaino:
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PRESS STATEMENT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday took to social media to announce, quite unceremoniously, that it had declared Chief Timipre Sylva wanted. No formal communication was extended to him, no established protocol observed—only a sudden digital proclamation designed, it would seem, to inflame public sentiment and manufacture yet another episode of orchestrated hostility.

It is, to say the least, curious that what was once whispered in corridors as a “coup matter” has now quietly metamorphosed into a financial allegation. The same shadowy forces that once sought to criminalise Sylva politically now appear to have reinvented themselves as fiscal crusaders. There must, undoubtedly, be an explanation for this cinematic transition—from rumour to reinvention, from one carefully scripted accusation to another.

Chief Timipre Sylva remains, without equivocation, the target of a coordinated and calculated political onslaught. His recent travails bear an uncanny resemblance to the trials of Job in Holy Scripture—each ordeal arriving with near-mathematical precision, each accusation discredited only for another to appear. These are no coincidences; they are the deliberate machinations of those who dread Sylva’s enduring political relevance and moral resolve.

For clarity, I have not been in direct communication with Chief Sylva. However, from available information and from prior official briefings, it is important to restate that Chief Sylva will, in line with his respect for lawful institutions and due process, honour the invitation of the EFCC once he concludes his ongoing medical check-up in the United Kingdom.

At this stage, one might jest that only the Boys’ Brigade of Nigeria and the Man’O’War remain uninvited to this theatre of persecution. The desperation to sully Sylva’s name knows no restraint—its sponsors are zealous, its intentions transparent, and its malice unmistakable. Yet, let it be categorically stated: Chief Timipre Sylva has clean hands. He has not diverted a single dollar, nor has he betrayed the trust reposed in him by the Nigerian people. The refinery project in question is a legitimate, transparent, and verifiable undertaking—subject to due process and traceable documentation.

To our friends, allies, and well-wishers: this, too, shall pass. Truth, though often delayed, remains immutable. It neither bows to propaganda nor perishes in the tumult of falsehood. Those engineering this relentless campaign of defamation will not prevail—for light, by its very nature, must always outshine darkness.

Julius Bokoru

Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs
to Chief Timipre Sylva

10 November 2025

Outrage in Bayelsa as police Inspector brutalise three children over allege membership of witchcraft

There is rising outrage in Yenagoa,the Bayelsa State capital over the alleged brutalisation of three children by a Police Inspector Father in the state

The accused Police Inspector, Sunday Ude attached to the Anti-Cultism unit of the Igbogene police unit brutally assaulted his children at the weekend over allegations of being members of a witchcraft.

It was gathered that concerned neighbours quickly alerted men of the State Security Patrol unit, Door Akpor and rescued the brutalised children to the hospital.

Members of the Anti-Gender based violence groups, the Chairperson of International Federation of Women Lawyers, Bayelsa chapter led by Dr. Boma Toney Miebai, the National Association of Women Against Gender Based Violence led by Dr. Dise Ogbise Goddy Harry and the Chairperson of the Do Foundation, Bayelsa chapter, Barr. Dianna Iluma Pius reacted to the incident and incident the matter to the police.

The Ministry of Women Affairs and Gender represented by the Permanent Secetary also quickly moved to the Police station and hospital for first hand information on the incident.

According to Dr. Boma Toney Miebai, the FIDA and the WAGBV have incidents the case at the Akenfa Police Station and pushing for charges of attempted murder, criminal assault but expressed the fear for the safety of the children while recieving treatment at the hospital.

Dr. Dise Ogbise Goddy Harry however commended the State Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu for his quick response and order for the arrest of the accused Police Inspector, " the CP has ordered the arrest of the accused and the transfer of the case to the police headquarters.".

She confirmed that despite the critical nature of the case of the brutalised children, their condition are now stable," we are calling on public spirited individuals and group to àssist them in getting their lives back."

When our correspondent contacted the State Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu, he confirmed the development and said the accused policeman have been arrested.

Pakute:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/11/02/defection-why-im-joining-apc-bayelsa-gov-diri/