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 when he […]
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 […]
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 […]
A crude production flow station operated by Conoil Production at Ango field in Koluama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has been shut by the host community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the oil workers at the onshore facility connecting oil wells within the swamps and creeks at Koluama were escorted […]
Aherhoke Okioma,Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to partner with the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in the area of training to promote self-reliance, agriculture, and career development. The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo gave the indication on Tuesday when a delegation of ITF from the Bayelsa Area Office paid him a courtesy […]
AHERHOKE OKIOMA,YENAGOA The Leadership of Organized labour in Bayelsa State yesterday expressed confidence that the fortunes of public servants in the state would be enhanced under the Prosperity Administration of Senator Douye Diri. Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), in the state, Comrade John Bipre Ndiomu who gave the indication in a chat with newsmen […]
By Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has passed into law the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill, VAPP. The bill was passed into law on Wednesday after the third reading by the House and a consequent voice vote. In his remarks after the passage of the bill, the Speaker of the Bayelsa […]
AHERHOKE OKIOMA,YENAGOA There is was a mixed feeling of fear and excitement in a non crude oil producing community, Otuabula 2, in Ogbia Local Government Council of Bayelsa State when crude oil was discovered to have spurted from the ground. Whether the crude oil was forced out of the ground by human or natural causes […]
Bayelsa State’s Governor Douye Diri has expressed support for electronic voting as a solution to Nigeria’s electoral challenges. Speaking at a grand reception in his honour in Sampou Community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area, Diri said, although electronic voting might not solve all of the nation’s electoral problems, it would significantly reduce the challenges. A […]
Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State’s Governor Douye Diri has given assurances that he was interested in partnering all shades of opinions towards the development of the state. Diri, represented by his Special Adviser on Political matters, High Chief Collins Cocodia, gave the undertaking in Yenagoa while receiving some 52 former gubernatorial candidates who took part […]
…Say ‘Fulani Herdsmen must leave our communities’ Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa, Titus Akhigbe, Benin Women from the Epie/Atissa communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, both from the South South region of the country, on Wednesday staged peaceful protests against the menace of […]
Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State government has said it would not hesitate to wield the big stick against any community found culpable for aiding and abetting crime and criminality in the state. To this end, it has directed community leaders to work closely with security agencies to improve on the prevailing peace and stability. The […]
AHERHOKE OKIOMA,YENAGOA. Fishermen operating in the shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Bayelsa coastline on Sunday reported an oil leak suspected to be from the Funiwa oilfield operated by Chevron Nigeria (CNL). Fishermen from Koluama in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area noticed crude on the waters near the oil facility as helicopters were seen […]
Aherhoke Okioma,Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri on Sunday called for better funding and equipping of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The governor said this would serve as motivation for the military in the bid to end insurgency and insecurity in the country. Gov. Diri stated this during the inter-denominational service to mark the 2021 […]
By Aherhoke Okioma Bayelsa State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged all its affiliates to respect the two weeks suspension of the nationwide protests. Addressing labour leaders in Yenagoa on Monday, the NLC State Chairman, John Bipre Ndiomu, explained that the suspension was the outcome of negotiations between the Federal Government and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it may respond to some of the issues raised by the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal when it is availed of the full judgment of the case. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Election Tribunal sacks Bayelsa Gov, orders… The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, […]
By Tunde Opalana Following Monday’s ruling on Bayelsa state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja that quashed the last Bayelsa state governorship election, the state governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said he will appeal the judgement and has consequently instructed his lawyers to file the necessary papers, Daily Times gathered. Governor Diri, who spoke shortly after the […]
The Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal sitting at Abuja has invalidated the election of Governor Douye Diri. The Tribunal additionally requested the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to arrange a new election inside 90 days, Daily Times gathered. The decision follows the request by the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) challenging the triumph of Governor Diri […]
Bayelsa State government has begun the distribution of food items as part of the palliatives to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The items being distributed, which is the third round of palliatives by the state government, include rice, garri, beans, sugar, salt, spaghetti and noodles. The governor’s Acting Chief Press […]
Bayelsa State has recorded an additional COVID-related death and 29 new infections as announced by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Director of Public Health and member of the state COVID-19 Task Force, Dr. Jones Stowe, who gave the update in a statement on Thursday in Yenagoa, said the new death has brought the […]