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The Bayelsa State government on Wednesday said it is addressing the challenges caused by blockage of the Silver River at Aguobiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. The blockage was to pave way for construction of bridges on the ongoing Yenagoa-Oporoma road expected to make Oporoma, headquarters …

… Okaba Lauds Bayelsa Governor’s ‘Non-interference in Election’ Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the new executive of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to protect the interest of the Ijaw nation at all times in order to reposition it among ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. Governor Diri gave the …

… To Distribute Locally Produced Rice as Christmas Gift Bayelsa State Government says its investments in agriculture in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria in areas such as rice production will start yielding returns before the end of the year. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on …

… Its Dream Come True ~ Diri   After months of expectation, the Bayelsa State-owned airport, on Saturday, finally got the nod of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations.  NCAA’s director general, Dr. Nuhu Musa, presented the regulatory body’s approval letter to an elated Governor Douye …

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on members of the House of Representatives to expedite action on passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), noting that this will correct some of the injustices faced by oil producing states. Governor Diri made the call on Tuesday when members of …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa An industrialist and former minister of state for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has called on the political class in Delta State to ensure the Urhobos of the Delta Central Senatorial district produce the next governor of the state in line with the zoning arrangement.  Gbagi made …

The communities making up Kerebiri Mein kingdom in Bomadi council area of Delta State have protested what they described as non-inclusiveness by the traditional umbrella body of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, the Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders Forum, CITRE. The kingdom in a letter addressed to the CITRE, …

… Wants ‘More Technocrats in Strategic Positions’ Following the “impressive performance of newly appointed senior special assistant (SSA) to Governor Douye Diri on Tourism Development,  Mr Tamaramiebi Abiri,” chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bayelsa State Council, Comrade Samuel Numonengi, has applauded the governor, insisting that technocrats should be …

… CBN Governor to Commission Cassava Processing Plant Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has constituted a 23-member committee to implement the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law he assented to one week ago. The committee is chaired by the commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. David Alagoa, with the special …

… Demand Autonomy for Primary Health Care Board Medical workers in Bayelsa State under the aegis of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, have applauded the state governor, Douye Diri, for approving the implementation of promotions due them as well as the #30,000 minimum wage. The state chairman …