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The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has urged local government workers to be patient as government is taking practical steps to ensure they benefit from the 30,000 new minimum wage. Senator Ewhrudjakpo stated this at the weekend while addressing a delegation of the National Union of Local Government …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude, has charged the people of Edo State, to maintain peace and orderliness before, during and after the September 19 governorship election in the state. Dr. Omobude who is also the general superintendent of …

The Niger Delta leaders and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) may be heading for showdown over the interrogation of senior management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Notable leaders in the region, under the aegis of the Niger Delta Leaders Forum (NDLF) penultimate …

By Joel Anekwe With the inauguration of a 7-man committee to revitalise some dormant health institutions in the state, the Rivers State government on Wednesday demonstrated its commitment to match words with action as it announced plans to revive health facilities in the state. The Implementation committee, chaired by the …

… As ERA Recommends 20% of Remediation Funds for Community Devt By Joel Anekwe The joint National Assembly Committee on Ecology and Climate Change on Wednesday visited some of the oil polluted sites in Ogoniland where remediation work is ongoing, with a call on the Hydro Carbon Pollution Remediation Project …

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to correct the misconception that only three local government areas suffer from flooding in the state. Diri, who stated this when officials of the agency paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa, declared the …

Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Tuesday denied alleged impeachment plot against the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ngobere, declaring absolute confidence in his leadership. According to the Assembly members, the alleged claim that the Speaker, Abraham Ngobere, absconded with the mace to avoid being impeached is a figment …

By Joel Anekwe Gbo Kabaari, a forum of Ogoni elders and leaders has scored Hydro Carbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) low, and called for a comprehensive overhaul, and restructuring across all levels of the agency’s current structure. The chairman of the group, Senator Bennett Birabi, who spoke to journalists in …

Mechanic Village Inferno: Bayelsa Govt Sets up Probe … Non Indigenes Group, Monarchs Visit Site The Bayelsa State Government says it has constituted a committee to investigate the cause of the fire outbreak that gutted some parts of the Mechanic Village along Imiringi Road in Yenagoa. Governor Douye Diri, who …

Media houses in Bayelsa State have been urged to ensure that the public is properly informed about government policies and programs. The state’s commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon Ayiba Crowder Aduba, gave the charge during his maiden tour of state-owned media houses in Yenagoa. According to him, the media plays …