… Seeks Cooperation on Arrests in Bayelsa Communities By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Nigerian Army to ensure that the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Agge in Ekeremor local government area becomes operational to beef up security in the area and in the …
Read More »RSUST Alumni Extol Virtues of Bayelsa Deputy Governor
The Bayelsa State deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been commended for his forthrightness, outspokenness and passion for promoting the common good. Class 98 Old students of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, resident in Bayelsa gave the commendation during a solidarity visit to the …
Read More »Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Ewhrudjakpo, Mourns Okoko
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has commiserated with the Okoko family of Obunagha community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area over the sudden demise of their son, Mr Keniebi Okoko. According to a press release by the senior special assistant on media to the deputy …
Read More »COVID-19: Bayelsa Gov Directs Distribution of Foodstuff to Cushion Pandemic
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed officials of the state emergency management agency (SEMA) to commence the immediate distribution of foodstuff in its warehouse. Speaking with newsmen after inspecting the SEMA warehouse at Igbogene on Monday, Governor Diri said the distribution is to mitigate the effects of measures …
Read More »Bayelsa’s Unified Ticket Chairman Debunks Allegation of Multiple Taxation
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Against the backdrop of the recent protest embarked on by commercial vehicle drivers in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, and its environs, over the high ticket rates put in place by the state government, chairman of the Bayelsa State Unified Ticket, Comrade Doubara Komukou, has denied …
Read More »NLC, TUC Urge New Bayelsa Govt to ‘Offset Workers’ Salary Arrears’
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The organised Labour in Bayelsa has urged the new government in the state to offset the outstanding January salary of some workers. The unions, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) gave the advice in separate interviews with journalists on Tuesday in …
Read More »Kinsmen Roll Out Drums to Welcome Diri
… Bayelsa Correspondents Felicitate With Governor, Deputy By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri’s kinsmen in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday rolled out the drums to welcome him home, after his victory at the Supreme Court and subsequent swearing in. Receiving Governor Diri …
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