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Two months after he took office, Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, presented an appropriation bill of N242.283 billion for the 2020 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. Presenting his maiden budget estimate christened, ‘Consolidation for Prosperity 2020,’ Senator Diri said the appropriation bill defines the structure …
Read More »‘There will be Revolution if Covid-19 Lockdown Bites Harder’
By Tunde Uchegbuo Nigerians who depend on daily activities for livelihood could rebel if the lock down bites harder. The executive director of Social Action, Ken Henshew, gave this indication recently on a radio programme in Port Harcourt, while appraising efforts by the federal and state governments to fight the …
Read More »Ex-Gov Dickson Condoles with Diri, Family over Keniebi Okoko’s Death
Immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has commiserated with the state governor, Senator Douye Diri, former president of the Ijaw National Congress, Prof Kimse Okoko, father of the late businessman and politician, Keniebi Okoko over his untimely death. Governor Dickson also condoled with the wife of …
Read More »Bayelsa Govt Laments Decline in Oil Revenue, Inherited Deficits
Bayelsa State Government has expressed concern over the decline in revenue from the Federation Account arising from the global COVID-19 crisis, saying the economy of states in the country would soon be grounded. The technical adviser on Finance to the governor, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai, a former commissioner of Finance, raised …
Read More »Covid-19: We Won’t Relent in Fighting Crime as We Fight Coronavirus ~ Wike
By Joel Anekwe Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that while his administration goes ahead to do everything in its power to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic in the state, it will not also relent in the fight against crime and criminality. The governor made the …
Read More »Court Grants Bail to Carveton Helicopters Pilots, Passengers
By Joel Anekwe A Chief Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt on Tuesday granted bail to Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari, both pilots with Carveton Helicopters who were accused of contravening the Executive Order issued by the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, to check the spread of coronavirus in the state. …
Read More »Chevron, Host Communities Differ on Cause of Massive Death of Fishes off Bayelsa Coast
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 »Unenurhie PG Sensitizes Community on Covid-19, Calls on Govt For Palliatives
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The president general of Unenurhie community, Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Peter Maison, has called on residents of the community to adhere strictly to all federal and Delta State government orders on reducing the impact of the deadly coronavirus …
Read More »Covid 19: Omonade Gives Financial Support to Aged in Ughelli North
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri An All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for the Ughelli North Constituency 1 seat in the Delta State House of Assembly, in the 2019 general elections, Barr Matthew Omonade, recently gave financial support to the aged in his constituency as palliative over the ravaging coronavirus epidemic in …
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 …
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