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Former President Goodluck Jonathan at the weekend advised Bayelsa leaders to make sure that they settle every difference that may arise from election matters instead of going to the courts after elections. Jonathan was speaking in Yenagoa during a dinner to mark the one year anniversary of Governor Douye Diri.The …
Read More »Jonathan, Secondus, Enang’s Presence Boost Diri’s Supreme Court Thanksgiving
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Dame Patience, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors of Bauchi, Akwa Ibom and Oyo states were among the galaxy of dignitaries that attended the special victory thanksgiving of the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, in Yenagoa on Saturday. The event held at the 15,000-seater Ecumenical …
Read More »Bayelsa Gets New Autonomous Community along Border with Delta
Bayelsa State Government on Monday granted autonomy to a community along its boundary with Delta State, known as Kabokiri Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The state Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs has thus been directed to issue a certificate recognizing the rural …
Read More »Bayelsa to Complete Igbogene Ultra-Modern Motor-Park, Set to Relocate Tombia Junction Market
The Governor Douye Diri-led Government of Bayelsa State has indicated plans to complete the Ultra-Modern Motor-park project started by the immediate past administration. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the indication at the weekend during a meeting with representatives of Etegwe-Tombia Junction Traders Association, Road Transport Employers and …
Read More »I Wholly Support Electronic Voting ~ Diri
… Sampou Community Honours Bayelsa Governor Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed support for electronic voting as a solution to Nigeria’s electoral challenges. Speaking at a grand reception in his honour in Sampou Community, in Kolokuma Local Government Area, Governor Diri noted that although electronic voting might not …
Read More »Bayelsa Assembly Members Return from Retreat, Extol Benefits
The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ingobere, has assured Bayelsans of the readiness of the House to churn out quality legislations, with high community value, in the new legislative year. Rt. Hon. Ingobere gave the assurance while giving his closing …
Read More »Bayelsa Women Protest Herdsmen’s ‘Invasion of Farms, Destruction of Crops’
Women from the Epie/Atissa communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest against the alleged menace of herdsmen. The women waving leaves at the Tombia Roundabout, Etegwe axis of Yenagoa, also barricaded the ever busy Mbiama – Yenagoa road, which is the major …
Read More »NDDC Donates Bags of Rice to Women Groups, Others in Bayelsa
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated 2,170 bags of rice as palliatives to women organisations, youth groups and physically challenged persons in Bayelsa State. A director at the NDDC, Mr. Nwelue Kelechi, who represented the commission’s interim administrator, Effiong Akwa at the flag off of the distribution of …
Read More »Stakeholders Demand ‘Better Federal Presence in Bayelsa’
… Buhari will do more ~ Sylva … We Deserve Full Cabinet Position ~ Diri Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, joined other key stakeholders to demand better federal government presence in the bid to fast-track overall development of the state. The stakeholders made the call during a …
Read More »N37bn Refunds: FG Accused of ‘Short-Changing Bayelsa’ amidst Calls for ‘Explanation’
Following the plethora of acidic comments and reactions that have continued to trail the N37 billion refunds by the Federal Government to Bayelsa State, a Bayelsa-based social commentator, Miriki Ebikibina, has called on the federal and state governments to “come clean on the controversial forfeiture of a whopping N11 billion, being …
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