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By Amos Odie, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has commiserated with the family of late Alhaji Auwalu Aliyu, the Plateau State Government and the Arewa Commnity in the state over the murder of their member within the week in a robbery incident in Yenagoa. A Government House statement says the …

By our Reporter The Bayelsa State Government has assured the Bank of Industry (BOI) of its readiness for effective partnership to drive sustainable industrial and economic development of the state. Governor Douye Diri gave the assurance while receiving a high-powered four-man team from the South-South and South-East division of the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Government of Bayelsa State has warned individuals and groups parading themselves as proxies of the Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), its sister body, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), and similar groups, to collect unauthorized levies and …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria and Gbarain Clan have agreed on how to implement a potable water project in the area as spelt out in a Global Memoranda of Understanding (GMoU). The three parties decided to unbundle the uncompleted Gbarain …

By our Reporter Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday applauded men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force for exhibiting professionalism and effective synergy with other security agencies in the discharge of their duties in the state. Senator Diri represented by his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo gave the …

By our Reporter The government of Bayelsa State has issued a warning to individuals and groups allegedly involved in illegal collection of levies and taxes, “under the guise of non-existent revenue contracts in the state to either desist from the criminal act forthwith or be sanctioned.” The government has similarly …

By our Reporter The government of Bayelsa State has called for the support of the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) in the fight against environmental terrorism and degradation impoverishing Bayelsa and other states in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Governor Douye Diri made the appeal at …

By our Reporter Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has implored leaders of the state whose businesses are outside Bayelsa to also invest at home in order to grow the state’s economy. Governor Diri gave the charge on Saturday during the traditional marriage ceremony of Initeme Princess-Adukeh, daughter of …

… Inaugurates NDU’s Digital Library By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other international oil companies (IOCs) to prioritize the completion of their projects in the state. Governor Diri made …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has assured that the Prosperity Government of Governor Douye Diri would redouble its efforts at developing the state in the next four years. Senator Ewhrudjakpo gave the assurance when a delegation of the chiefs, elders and people …