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… APC Ready for Fresh Elections ~ Jothan By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said he will appeal Monday’s ruling of the state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, and has consequently instructed his lawyers to file the necessary papers.  Governor Diri, who spoke shortly …

By David Owei, Yenagoa The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has described the state election tribunal ruling in Abuja on Saturday, which struck out the suit filed by Mr Vijah Opuama, challenging his eligibility as running mate in the 2019 governorship election as God’s unfailing love over …

Amos Odeh, Yenagoa At last the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has forwarded the names of 24 people as commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation as member designates of the state executive council. The cabinet list, which is made up of over six loyalists to the …

… As Diri Urges NAOC, Other Multinationals to Relocate to N’Delta By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday commissioned the headquarters building of the Nigeria Content, Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, and a 10 megawatts power plant the board built in partnership with the Nigerian Agip oil company, …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The member representing Ogbia federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Fred Obua, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the construction of the Oloibiri Oil and Gas Museum and Research Centre, 64 years after the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities in the town.  The project …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the need for fiscal autonomy for the judicial arm of government just as is for the executive and legislature. He said this was necessary and important for democracy to thrive in Nigeria. Governor Diri made the call at …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has given kudos to the state Assembly over the “expeditious passage of the revised 2020 appropriation bill.” The initial budget bill of N242.1 billion, which was signed into law in April this year, was on Monday reviewed downward to N183.1 …

… As State Revises 2020 Budget to N183bn from N242bn By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, allayed fears of an impending salary cut for civil servants in the state due to the drop in monthly revenue occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor gave …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says it has not abandoned construction of the 200 bed capacity Emergency/Infectious Diseases hospital aimed at strengthening the fight against COVID-19. The NNPC-Agip Joint Venture, on May 2, 2020 initiated the construction of a 200-bed capacity infectious diseases hospital for the …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The chapel at the Bayelsa State Government House, King of Glory, was agog as songs of praise to God rent the air over the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the case filed by Chief Timi Alaibe challenging the candidacy of Governor Douye Diri in the November, 2019  Bayelsa …