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Bayelsa @30: Gov Diri Unveils Anniversary Logo, Winner Gets N3m Prize
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Bayelsa @30: Gov Diri Unveils Anniversary Logo, Winner Gets N3m Prize

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, unveiled the logo to mark the 30th anniversary of the creation of the state with the theme: "Bayelsa @30: Celebrating Legacies." Senator Diri, accompanied by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, unveiled the logo during the 197th State Executive Council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa.

PDP South- South zone calls on national leadership to immortalise Orbih
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PDP South- South zone calls on national leadership to immortalise Orbih

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South Zonal Working Committee has called on the national leadership to take steps to immortalise its deceased zonal chairman, Chief Dan Osi Orbih. The Zonal Working Committee, in a communique issued after its emergency meeting and signed by its zonal publicity secretary, Prince Etim Isong stated that the late Zonal Chairman died in active service and called on the national leadership of the party to accord him a befitting national burial.

Youth Empowerment: NANS Hails NEPC, Seeks for Students Training on Export
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Youth Empowerment: NANS Hails NEPC, Seeks for Students Training on Export

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Executive Director/CEO of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mrs Nonye Ayeni for her exemplary leadership qualities and passion for youth development and empowerment. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Aliu Seidu Sadiq, Deputy Director, Head of Corporate Communication of the NEPC said the Secretary-General of the student Association and leader of the delegation, comrade Oladimeji uthma

Women's Political Participation: INEC Challenges Parties to Shift from Lip Service to Action
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Women's Political Participation: INEC Challenges Parties to Shift from Lip Service to Action

A democracy that mobilises women as voters but provides limited pathways for them to become political leaders is yet to fully realise its representative potential." With these words, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday challenged political parties to move from lip service to concrete action on women's political participation, as it convened a strategic engagement with party leaders, female candidates, civil society organisations, development partners and the media in