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… Vows to Resist with ‘Last Drop of Blood’ The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says it has uncovered a plot to “forcefully resume oil operations in Ogoni land, with military cover.” In a release by its acting publicity secretary, Sunny Zorvah, the umbrella body for …
Read More »Bayelsa: We’ll Revisit Life Pension Bill ~ Speaker
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Friday Kombowei Benson on Wednesday said the legislators were going to revisit the life pension bill at the appropriate time. The legislators had on April 24, 2019 hurriedly passed a bill sponsored by the leader of the House, Hon …
Read More »Council, Guber Polls: Bayelsa PDP Sues for Unity among Members
… Says It Has Capacity, Spread to Win By David Owei, Yenagoa The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has called on its members to remain united ahead of the July 27 and November 2, 2019 local council and governorship elections. Chairman of the party in the state, Hon. …
Read More »Ignatius Ajuru: ‘Fastest Growing Varsity’ Admits 5,185, Partners Overseas Institutions
Nigeria’s ‘fastest growing university south of the Niger,’ Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, has offered admission to five thousand, one hundred and eight five (5,185) students into various programmes of study for the 2018/2019 academic session. This number forms part of the fourteen thousand, two hundred and two (14,202) candidates …
Read More »NIMASA Donates Relief Materials to 2018 Flood Victims in Bayelsa
By David Owei, Yenagoa The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Thursday donated relief materials to victims of the 2018 flood disaster that submerged parts of the state and displaced about 150,000 residents. Dr Dakuku Peterside, director-general of NIMASA said the agency made the intervention to assist the …
Read More »Dep Gov Decries Misleading Reports on Bayelsa, S’ South Region
By David Owei, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Deputy governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (rtd), on Wednesday decried the unwarranted and misleading reports about the South-South geo-political zone and Bayelsa State in particular, saying it is a deliberate distortion of facts. Rear Admiral John-Jonah stated this when he played host to the …
Read More »Workers’ Day: Rivers Lifts Embargo on Employment, Promotion
By Joel Anekwe The Rivers State Government has lifted the ban on employments and promotions in the state civil service which has been on hold for up to 10 years now. The state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike announced the decision Wednesday during the 2019 Workers Day celebration at the Yakubu …
Read More »N30, 000 Minimum Wage: Bayelsa Government Assures Workers of Prompt Payment
David Owei, Yenagoa Baylsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has again agreed to pay the state civil servants the N30, 000 minimum wage approved by the Federal Government. Speaking in Yenagoa during the 2019 Workers Day, with the theme: ‘Another 100 years of struggle for jobs, dignity and social justice …
Read More »Groups Warn Dickson over Political Office Holders Pension Bill
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Embasara Foundation, a leadership development and non-partisan body, in collaboration with other civil society and professional organizations have expressed deep concern over the recent passage of a bill by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly aimed at granting pensions for life to themselves, the governor, deputy governor, predecessors …
Read More »JTF Confirms Abduction of Expatriate Oil Workers in Rivers, Intensifies Rescue Efforts
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta on Sunday confirmed the kidnap of two expatriate oil workers from an oil rig in Abua community in Rivers State. The abducted foreign oil workers, a Scottish and a Canadian were working …
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