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By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said Bayelsa State will continue to make good progress as God has something special for the state. He made the declaration on Tuesday when he was received at the Government House, Yenagoa, …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa West Patriotic Front (BWPF), a political body made up of politicians from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas of Bayelsa West senatorial district, has urged Governor Douye Diri “not to be deceived by the accolades and encomiums showered …

… Governors Must Work Together ~ Wike By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his Rivers State counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, have described as “bright” the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) producing the next Nigerian president in 2023. The two governors spoke on Monday …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, signed into law the state’s 2022 Appropriation Bill, which was passed by the House of Assembly. Governor Diri assented to the bill in his office at the Government House, Yenagoa in the presence of his deputy, Senator Lawrence …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, expressed surprise over the silence by the House of Representatives over the recent oil spill experienced in Nembe Local Government Area of the state.  The massive spill, which occurred on November 5 at the OML 26 Wellhead 1 …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has reiterated his call on the people of the state to be wary of politicians “who use falsehood and propaganda to press for their selfish political gains at the expense of the common good of society.” Governor Diri spoke on …

… Advocates Devolution of Power By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has charged the Ijaw nation leaders to relentlessly speak out on issues of injustice and under-development confronting the ethnic nationality until they are addressed. Senator Diri stated this on Saturday at the All Ijaw Summit …

… Calls for Protection of Lives, Fishing Routes  By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An unhappy Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, returned from visiting the oil spill site in Nembe Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, describing it as the worst he had seen in his lifetime. The OML …

… Governor Diri Assures of Safety By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa No fewer than 1,800 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, commenced orientation at the permanent orientation facility at Boro Town, Kaiama, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area. The orientation exercise was the first at the …

By Amos Odeh,Yenagoa Tricycles operators under the aegis of Bayelsa Indigenous Tricycle Riders Association, (BITRA), have protested what they alleged are plans to stop them from selling their own tickets like other tricycle groups in the state. Chairman of the tricycle operators’ association, Comrade Okoli Afori, who spoke through their public relations …