Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has held divergent views with members of its host communities in Bayelsa State on the cause of dead fishes littering the Atlantic coastline near the oil firm’s operations area. Residents along Koluama, Ekeni, Ezetu, Fishtown, Foropa, Sangana axis of the Atlantic coastline in Bayelsa, hosts to …
Read More »Environmentalist Seeks Probe into Cause of Dead Fishes on Bayelsa Shoreline
A renowned Environmentalist, Rev Nnimmo Bassey, has urged governments and oil industry regulators to investigate the cause of dead fishes littering the Atlantic coastline in Delta and Bayelsa states. Bassey who made the call in a reaction to reports of massive death of fish by coastline residents noted that the …
Read More »Group Decries Diri’s ‘Continued use of Dickson’s Finance Commissioner’
A pressure group, under the aegis of Save our Unity and Nauseant Democracy (SOUND), has said it is time for the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, to make available the financial and audited report of the financial situation of the state, over a month he took over the helm of …
Read More »Storm Destroys Radio Bayelsa
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa A late night storm has destroyed property and buildings worth millions of Naira in Bayelsa, including the state Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Bayelsa. The rainstorm brought down the mast of the station which also hosts the transmitters of Radio Nigeria’s Creek FM and the Nigeria Television Authority. …
Read More »Covid 19: Bayelsa Entrepreneurs Groan Over Loses, As Govt Plans Market Shutdown
Covid 19: Bayelsa Entrepreneurs Groan Over Loses, As Govt Plans Market Shutdown By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease, codenamed Covid 19, businesses in Bayelsa State like their contemporaries in other climes have started recounting loses owing to restrictions placed by the government as part of its …
Read More »COVID-19: Bayelsa Governor Tests Negative
By Amos Okioma,Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has tested negative for the coronavirus, COVID-19, putting to rest the speculations and anxiety over his health status. The governor’s acting chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said in a press release that the test result was obtained on Thursday from …
Read More »Jonathan, Others Receive Uniport Merit Awards
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Former Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, the minister of state for petroleum resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, and the vice chancellor of the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Prof Samuel Edoumiekumo, were among eminent personalities, alumni members of University …
Read More »‘PDP Will Win Bayelsa Senatorial Bye-Elections’
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the suspended Bayelsa Central and West senatorial bye-elections whenever they are conducted. Governor Diri stated this on Monday night while addressing PDP faithful shortly after the conduct of the …
Read More »Rivers Community Gets Ultra-modern Health Centre from Int’l Breweries
By Joel Anekwe Oginigba community, in the Port Harcourt City Council of Rivers State, at the weekend got a N44 million Primary Health Care Centre, courtesy of the International Breweries Plc. The health centre, which was started in 2019 is a state of the art health facility equipped with medical …
Read More »COVID 19: Bayelsa Orders Civil Servants to Stay-At-Home, Suspends Burials, Weddings
… I Didn’t Meet Abba Kyari ~ Gov. Diri By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday asked civil servants on Grade Level 1-12 to stay at home for two weeks with effect from Thursday, March 26. It explained that only those on essential services such as medical and …
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