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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 …
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 »Atlantic Coastline Dwellers Decry ‘More Dead Fish on Shoreline’
Residents along Foropa, Sangana axis of the Atlantic coastline in Bayelsa have reported sighting dead fishes littering the shoreline. Some of the residents who spoke on the development said the occurrence had been noticed since March 15 and was yet to abate, fueling fears of pollution of the country’s territorial …
Read More »COVID-19: Bayelsa Gov Directs Distribution of Foodstuff to Cushion Pandemic
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed officials of the state emergency management agency (SEMA) to commence the immediate distribution of foodstuff in its warehouse. Speaking with newsmen after inspecting the SEMA warehouse at Igbogene on Monday, Governor Diri said the distribution is to mitigate the effects of measures …
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