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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  A late night storm has destroyed property and buildings worth millions of Naira in Bayelsa, including the state Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Bayelsa. The rainstorm brought down the mast of the station which also hosts the transmitters of Radio Nigeria’s Creek FM and the Nigeria Television Authority. …

Covid 19: Bayelsa Entrepreneurs Groan Over Loses, As Govt Plans Market Shutdown By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease, codenamed Covid 19, businesses in Bayelsa State like their contemporaries in other climes have started recounting loses owing to restrictions placed by the government as part of its …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri A thirteen year-old boy, Young Oghenemine Divine, who is in JSS 1 at Unenurhie Secondary School, Unenurhie, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has recently produced a modern torch light with local materials. Speaking to our correspondent on the scientific and technological feat at …

By Amos Okioma,Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has tested negative for the coronavirus, COVID-19, putting to rest the speculations and anxiety over his health status. The governor’s acting chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said in a press release that the test result was obtained on Thursday from …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Former Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, the minister of state for petroleum resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, and the vice chancellor of the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Prof Samuel Edoumiekumo, were among eminent personalities, alumni members of University …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the suspended Bayelsa Central and West senatorial bye-elections whenever they are conducted. Governor Diri stated this on Monday night while addressing PDP faithful shortly after the conduct of the …

By Joel Anekwe  Oginigba community, in the Port Harcourt City Council of Rivers State, at the weekend got a N44 million Primary Health Care Centre, courtesy of the International Breweries Plc. The health centre, which was started in 2019 is a state of the art health facility equipped with medical …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Unenurhie town in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State has joined multitudes of Anglicans across Nigeria to congratulate the new Archbishop of Bendel Ecclesiastical Province of the Anglican Communion, Most Revd. Dr. Cyril OdiborOghene Odutemu. Dr. Odutemu, was presented recently at the …

By Pius Dukor Niger Delta Women have advocated for gender and accountability on clean environment as a panacea for economic development. The women dropped the hint at a one day strategy meeting to develop tools for stakeholder engagement on gender and accountability for clean environment in Port Harcourt, Rivers State …

… I Didn’t Meet Abba Kyari ~ Gov. Diri By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday asked civil servants on Grade Level 1-12 to stay at home for two weeks with effect from Thursday, March 26. It explained that only those on essential services such as medical and …