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Bayelsa poll : Politicians and Electorates Urge to Shun Vote buying and selling

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 October 2023 0

BY AHERHOKE OKIOMA Politicians and the electorates have been advised to say no to vote buying and selling and all forms of inducement and money laundering associated with politics and elections during the forthcoming November 11 Governorship election in Bayelsa State. Addressing participants at

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Flood Control: Bayelsa Govt urges FG to stop paying lip service

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2023 0

…Restated Readiness For Effective Collaboration By Amos Okioma Bayelsa State Government has urged the Federal Government to stop paying lip service to the issue of flood mitigation and control in states that would be adversely affected by the menace this year as forecast by the Nigeria Hydrological Agency. The State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, […]

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Pirates attack, kill 3 in twin attacks on oil facilities in Bayelsa, kidnap 7

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2021 0

Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in the early hours of Sunday attacked two oil installations, killing three and abducting seven oil workers in Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the pirates ambushed their unsuspecting victims in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass Local Government areas of Bayelsa. Sources close […]

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Senate urges Agip oil to remediate Ijaw community affected by spill

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2021 0

*As Lawan seeks economic ties between Nigeria, Turkey, S/Korea Motolani Oseni, Lagos The Senate has urged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited to accelerate environmental action on remediating the Ogboinbiri community affected by the crude oil spill in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State within the next ninety days. This is even as […]

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Aiteo opens up on Nembe oil spill, says efforts in place to address situation

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2021 0

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), Operator of the NNPC /Aiteo Joint Venture of Oil Mining Lease (OML) has disclosed it’s position on the recent hydrocarbon well head leak in its Santa Barbara, Southwest field, in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. In a statement by Ndiana Matthew on behalf of Aiteo, it […]

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Bayelsa not a safe haven for criminals, says Kiyaramo

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2021 0

By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja In line with the zero tolerance for crime policy of the prosperity administration of Governor Douye Diri, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor on Tourism, Piriye Kiyaramo has reiterated that Bayelsa is not a safe ground for traffickers in persons. He also warned that hotels and other tourism establishments […]

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Bayelsa State Post Flood Committee absolves former Gov Dickson of fraud allegation

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2021 0

Tunde Opalana, Abuja Former governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson has been absolved of allegations of financial impropriety totalling N17.5b against him by a non – governmental organization at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Bayelsa State Post Flood Management Committee in a statement on Monday made clarifications on the alleged

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Abductors of Bayelsa SSG’s mother seek N500m ransom

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2021 0

Kidnappers reportedly demanded N500 million in ransom for Betinah Benson, mother of Bayelsa state government secretary Kombowei Benson. Betinah was kidnapped on the night of July 20 in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa state, by gunmen dressed in military fatigues. Another gang is claimed to have sought N200 million in exchange for the release of […]

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Court orders FG to pay $951 million to Bayelsa govt

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2021 0

By ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the federal government to pay the sum of $951 US dollars to the Bayelsa State government being the 13 per cent derivative sum due to it as arrears of revenue and payable . Bayelsa state government had through its lawyer Ken Njemanze (SAN), […]

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Bayelsa to set up environmental guards

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2021 0

AHERHOKE OKIOMA, YENAGOA. To check deforestation and other environmental infractions, the Yenagoa government will soon set up a body to be known as Bayelsa State Environmental Vanguard. Governor Douye Diri, who disclosed this during the celebration of this year’s World Environmental Day in the state, lamented the degradation of the environment through oil exploration

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Police Nabs Fake medical doctor In Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2021 0

Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has paraded a suspect who has been claiming to be a medical doctor in Bayelsa and Delta states. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Asinim Butswat revealed this on Tuesday in a Press Briefing at the Police Headquarters in Yenagoa. He said the fake medical doctor had […]

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‘How politicians instigated thugs to attack my palace’

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2021 0

*His Royal Majesty, King Alfred Diete-Spiff, Amayanabo of Twon Brass, speaks By Gabriel Omonhinmin The Amayanabo of Twon Brass in Bayelsa State, King Alfred Diete-Spiff, erstwhile Military Administrator of old Rivers State, during the regime of former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon, has cried out, saying “some politicians alongside sub-contractors to the Nigeria Agip

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NCAA Approves Commercial Flight Operations At Bayelsa Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2021 0

*It’s A Dream Come True – Gov Diri Aherhoke Okioma,Yenagoa After months of high expectation, the Bayelsa State-owned airport, on Saturday, finally got the nod of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations. The NCAA Director General, Dr. Nuhu Musa, presented the regulatory body’s approval letter to an elated

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Bayelsa Govt Mulls Review of Chieftaincy and Community Administration Law

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2021 0

Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa There is new dawn as the Bayelsa State government on Tuesday announced plans to review its Chieftaincy and Community Administration Law to enable traditional rulers to contribute more effectively towards good governance and community development. The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who disclosed this during a meeting with

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Bayelsa Govt Warns Promoters Of Communal Crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2021 0

Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government has restated its determination to deal decisively with any individual or groups found culpable of fomenting trouble in communities in their quest for leadership. The government which decried the recurring power tussle in some communities, condemned the killing of one Mr. Frank Seide of Bilabiri Two Community in Ekeremor

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Gov Diri Awards Scholarship To Another First Class Law Graduate

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

Aherhoke Okioma,Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has offered a scholarship to another first-class law graduate from the state, Miss Pere Esther Amazige. Miss Amazige, who graduated from the Rivers State University in Port Harcourt, is the second female Law graduate to bag the scholarship after Miss Ebizi Eradiri that had a double First […]

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N3bn Agric loan suit against Ex-Radio Bayelsa GM: Bayelsa Govt reassigns case

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

Aherhoke Okioma, YenagoaENAGOA Hearing in the case against a former General Manager of Radio Bayelsa who raised alarm over alleged diversion of N3 billion Agric loan by government officials was stalled on Tuesday. The case slated for hearing at a Bayelsa High Court Sagbama sitting in Yenagoa before Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro suffered a setback as […]

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Bayelsa To Strengthen Special Security Outfit, Doo Akpo

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2021 0

Aherhoke Okioma,Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state-owned security outfit code-named _Operation Doo Akpo_ is to be reactivated and strengthened with state-of-the-art equipment. He said this was part of the government’s strategic security effort to sustain the peace and security in the state. Senator Diri disclosed this on Thursday

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Gov Diri Commends VSF For Projects In Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2021 0

Aherhoke Okioma,Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has lauded the Victims Support Fund (VSF) for the execution of projects in selected schools in the state. Speaking in his office in Government House, Yenagoa, when he received representatives of the VSF, Governor Diri described the projects as timely and a welcome development, noting that Nigeria […]

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Bayelsa State Govt. bans Open Grazing, signs Violence Against Person Prohibition Act

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2021 0

As part of efforts to curb insecurity and avoid clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri has signed into law the Livestock breeding, Rearing, and Marketing Regulation Law, 2O21. At the state’s weekly Executive Council meeting in Yenagoa, the State government also domesticated the Violence Against Persons Prohibition, VAPP, Act to