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Civil Servants in Bayelsa State have again been charged to apply the principles of hard-work and dedication in the performance of their duties, to achieve efficiency and productivity. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the charge during a send-forth ceremony held in honour of a retiring civil servant, …
Read More »New Minimum Wage: Bayelsa Deputy Gov, Ewhrudjakpo, Sues for Patience
The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has urged local government workers to be patient as government is taking practical steps to ensure they benefit from the 30,000 new minimum wage. Senator Ewhrudjakpo stated this at the weekend while addressing a delegation of the National Union of Local Government …
Read More »Senatorial Bye-Election: Bayelsa Deputy Gov Upbeat about Dickson’s Victory
The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party’s Bayelsa West Senatorial candidate, Chief Seriake Dickson, would win the October 31 by-election with ease. Senator Ewhrudjakpo stated this at the weekend while addressing a delegation of PDP Women group from Sagbama Local …
Read More »Bayelsa Govt Assures Traders of Support, Set to Relocate Etegwe/Tombia Market
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 …
Read More »Diri Faults NEMA’s Report, Insists Entire Bayelsa Is Flood Prone
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 …
Read More »Mechanic Village Inferno: Bayelsa Govt Sets up Probe as Victims Count Losses
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 …
Read More »Gov’ship Tribunal: Ewhrudjakpo Dedicates Victory to God, Judiciary
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 …
Read More »Supreme Court Ruling: Diri, Wife, Deputy Dedicate Victory to God
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 …
Read More »LG Minimum Wage: Bayelsa Govt Sets Up 18-Man Committee
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has set up an 18-member committee to look into the issues of promotion and minimum wage raised by labour unions in the interest of industrial harmony in the state. The state governor, Senator Douye Diri, inaugurated the committee headed by the secretary to …
Read More »COVID-19: Bayelsa Adopts Stiffer Measures to Curtail Spike As Fatalities Hit 16
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government says effective from Monday 13 July, 2020, it will commence the enforcement of wearing of face masks in all public places as part of precautionary measures to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Governor Douye Diri stated this during an interactive meeting with …
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