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By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Ahead of the Easter celebrations, the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again called on people of the state to exude love in all they do in order to attract God’s blessings upon their lives and the state in general. Governor Diri made the call …

By Mandy Tina The Igbu-Akoh Youth Congress in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to redeem the pledge of one hundred million naira bounty placed on the gang leader David Gift aka 2Baba, who was fingered in the killing of the Divisional …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The chairman of the Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bayelsa State, Engr. Ebiye Tarabina, has charged contractors handling government projects in the state to be conscious of standards and specifications in the execution of their contract jobs. Engr. Tarabina gave the charge during a …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has appealed to the military to identify, arrest and deal decisively with only persons directly and remotely connected to the gruesome killings of military officers in Okuama community, Delta State. Eradiri, a former …

By Mandy Tina The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, has delivered judgement in favour of the duly elected executive of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in a suit filed by Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa and 13 others, challenging the illegal take-over of the national secretariat by Najeem …

By Pius Dukor The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy (CISLAC) has tasked security agencies and community leaders to adapt early warning and early response to combat security challenges. CISLAC, with support from Open Society Foundation (OSF-Africa), made the remark at a one-day event on ‘Community Security Architecture Dialogue on Early Warning …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the authorities of the Nigerian Police to release with immediate effect the belongings of the Bayelsa news blogger and chief executive officer of the NaijaliveTV, Mienpamo Onitsha Saint, who was arraigned, but granted bail, over …

By Pius Dukor Contrary to rumours that some local councils in the Rivers State have refused to honour Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s directive on the payment of N30,000 minimum wage, the acting chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Pastor GoodLife Iduoku Ben, has said all LGA chairmen have complied with the governor’s …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has taken a swipe at the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 election in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, over his statement on the recent killing of soldiers in Okuama community in …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Delta State Government has warned that it would deal decisively with anyone found breaching the peace existing in the state. Secretary to the state government, Dr Kingsley Emu, gave the warning in Asaba while addressing journalists after visiting a victim of violent protests orchestrated …