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… Zilly Aggrey, Willy Bunting, Adukeh, Seiyefa Make Advisers’ List   Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, at the weekend approved the appointments of honorary special advisers, technical advisers and special advisers, respectively. A statement from the his chief press secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, has it that the governor has …

The chairman, Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade John Ndiomu, says the 24th anniversary of the creation of the state and Nigeria’s 60th Independence are worthy of celebrating. This, Ndiomu stated, stems from the fact that but for the independence of the country in 1960 the …

Bayelsa State commissioner for culture and tourism, Dr. Iti Orugbani, says security and safety of tourists visiting the state would be his priority, adding that safety and security of visitors have always been considered as an indispensable condition for sustainable tourism development the world over. Dr. Orugbani said, “Safety and …

Bayelsa State Government has reassured traders in the state of its commitment towards providing enablers that would assist them grow their businesses and contribute to the development of the local economy. The state’s Deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the assurance on Thursday when a delegation of the Etegwe/Tombia Junction …

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to correct the misconception that only three local government areas suffer from flooding in the state. Diri, who stated this when officials of the agency paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa, declared the …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) carefully selected its candidates for the October 31 Central and West senatorial districts bye-election. Governor Diri spoke at the weekend after his predecessor, Chief Seriake Dickson, and the immediate past chairman of the party, Pastor Moses Cleopas, …

Mechanic Village Inferno: Bayelsa Govt Sets up Probe … Non Indigenes Group, Monarchs Visit Site The Bayelsa State Government says it has constituted a committee to investigate the cause of the fire outbreak that gutted some parts of the Mechanic Village along Imiringi Road in Yenagoa. Governor Douye Diri, who …

The Federal Medical Centres in Yenagoa and Yola have underwritten the cost of surgical procedure to separate a set of Siamese twins born to an indigent couple in Nembe, Bayelsa. Dr Dennis Alagoa, chief medical director of FMC Yenagoa said while receiving the babies on arrival at Bayelsa International Airport …

The Bayelsa government on Thursday reiterated its commitment to a peaceful atmosphere for oil and gas exploration and urged community leaders to foster peace. Dr Ibere Jones, commissioner for Mineral Resources made the call at the inauguration of the 25 member Dodo River Community Rural Development Association in Yenagoa. The …

… 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 …