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Bayelsa State Government is to declare a public holiday in honour of Bayelsa Queens and Bayelsa United following their emergence as champions of the Men and Women’s competitions of the 2021 AITEO Cup. Governor Douye Diri made this known when he visited players and officials of Bayelsa Queens and Bayelsa …

Five buildings and other property in Obogoro Town in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have been submerged into the Ikoli River following a landslide arising from coastal erosion. The incident which took place late Saturday night to the early hours of Sunday displaced several persons with scores of …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has cautioned his appointees against early politicking ahead of the 2023 elections, adding that he would not hesitate to sack any of them found wanting. Speaking before commencement of the weekly state Executive Council meeting in Government House on Wednesday, Governor Diri frowned at  …

The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, has commended the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, for embarking on projects that are changing the face of his state and positively impacting on the people. The royal father, who gave the commendation on Sunday in his palace in Bauchi when Governor …

South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Kim Young-Chae, on Thursday, said Bayelsa State has the potential to be as developed as his country.  Speaking at the Government House, Yenagoa, as guest of the state government, Ambassador Young-Chae said his visit was a follow-up to his recent meeting with Governor Douye Diri …

… Diri Names Him Youth Ambassador Winner of the Season Six, Nigerian Idol, Kingdom Kroseide, has been granted scholarship by the Bayelsa State Government. Governor Douye Diri made the pronouncement on Friday when he received Kingdom and his team at the Government House, Yenagoa.  He said the government would henceforth …

The Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated a five-man committee to draft a blue-print for the Bayelsa Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The commissioner for Environment, Mr. lselema Gbaranbiri, inaugurated the committee on Thursday, July 8, 2021 in his office at the New Secretariat Complex, Ovom, in Yenagoa, the state capital. Gbaranbiri …

The mediatory meeting at the instance of the Bayelsa State Government, between the governing council of the Niger Delta University, NDU, and students’ representatives on Wednesday has restored normalcy to the state owned university. It will be recalled that until Wednesday, students of the university had been protesting against the …

The Bayelsa State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and other Related Offences has submitted its final report, awarding a total of N21 billion to victims of extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the police and other security operatives. Chairman of the panel, Justice Young Ogola (retd), disclosed this while submitting …

Students of the Bayelsa State owned Niger Delta University (NDU) Wilberforce Island have staged a peaceful protest over plans by the school management to introduce school uniforms for undergraduates. It was gathered that over 20,000 students were in agreement on the protest which took place on Monday inside the campus …