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Amnesty Students Give FG Seven-Day Ultimatum

By David Owei, Yenagoa Amnesty students under the aegis of National Association of Presidential Amnesty Students (NAPAS) have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Presidential Amnesty Programme over outstanding payments. This is contained in a communique issued in Yenagoa at the end of its meeting on …

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Diri Swears-in 24 Commissioners

… Charges Them to be ‘Servant Leaders’ David Owei, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has sworn-in 24 commissioners screened and confirmed by the state House of Assembly last week, urging them to be sensitive servant leaders. Performing the swearing-in and assigning portfolios to the commissioners on Tuesday in …

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Police Sets up Squad to Mop-Up Illegal Firearms in Bayelsa

… Seeks Collaboration with Vigilante Groups By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Against the backdrop of insecurity in parts of the country, the commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State command, CP Mike Okoli, has set up a special squad to mop-up illegal firearms in Bayelsa State. This, according to a statement by the …

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Abrucha, Now Unenurhie Community’s Deputy Speaker

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Unenurhie community, an autonomous community in Evwreni kingdom, Ughelli North LGA of Delta state, was recently a beehive of traditional activities as the community appointed a new deputy speaker in the person of Dr. Johnson Etanuvwoma Abrucha, a renowned and popular traditional medicine practitioner. The event …

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Bayelsa Assembly Screens 24, Commissioner Nominees

By David Owei, Yenagoa The Bayelsa House of Assembly has on Tuesday, screened and cleared a list of 24 commissioner-nominees sent to the Assembly by Governor Douye Diri, of Bayelsa State. Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Abraham Ngobere, had earlier announced that the Assembly received a letter …

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