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By Joel Anekwe The Rivers State office of the Federal Character Commission on Thursday declared its desire to collaborate with the state government to achieve success in equitable distribution of appointment, employments, and socio-economic amenities in the country. Hon. Wokocha Onyekachi, commissioner representing Rivers State in the Federal Character Commission …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the need for fiscal autonomy for the judicial arm of government just as is for the executive and legislature. He said this was necessary and important for democracy to thrive in Nigeria. Governor Diri made the call at …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Delta State deputy governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has embarked on courtesy visits to the traditional rulers of Ughievwen and Ogulagha Kingdoms in Ughelli South and Burutu Local Government Areas respectively, in apparent peace shuttles. Leaving for Ogulagha Kingdom after a closed door discussion with the …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  First Lady of Bayelsa State, Mrs Gloria Diri, has called on well meaning Individuals and organizations in the state and in the Diaspora to regularly extend their benevolence to the down trodden in society. Mrs Diri said the cycle of lack and want will be broken …

… Inaugurates Project Committees By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has on Tuesday inaugurated two committees and five project teams for the Oloibiri Museum and Research centre which will be situated in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State. The virtual ceremony was anchored by Engr Simbi Wabote, …

President of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Dcn. Peter Timothy Igbifa, has called on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to immediately resolve all pending issues related to the Foreign and Local Scholarship programme under their watch. He said “it is totally unacceptable to see the deplorable conditions …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The synergy between the Police and vigilante groups in Bayelsa State has paid off with the arrest of suspected armed robbers and recovery of firearm.  On 2 August, 2020, at about 0100hours, Police operatives in collaboration with the Vigilante members of Ogbia Town, Ogbia Local Government …

… Tasks Oil Coys to Support Peace Talks By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, says the Federal Government has perfected arrangements to commence discussions with oil communities in the state who had threatened shutdown of oil operations to press home demands for marginal …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has promised to curb all forms of social violence against women and the maltreatment of children in the state. Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Women, Children and Social Development, Mrs Ayi Ujile, stated this during an interview with journalists in …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has given kudos to the state Assembly over the “expeditious passage of the revised 2020 appropriation bill.” The initial budget bill of N242.1 billion, which was signed into law in April this year, was on Monday reviewed downward to N183.1 …