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Conoil’s 30,000 bpd flow station in Bayelsa shut over expired MoU

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2021 0

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

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Bayelsa Govt To Partner ITF in Training, Agric Development, Appeals for Review of Funding Arrangement

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2021 0

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

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Organized labour lauds Gov Diri’s prosperity fortunes

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2021 0

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 […]

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Bayelsa State House of Assembly passes Violence against Persons Prohibition bill into law

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2021 0

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 […]

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Panic in Bayelsa community as crude oil mysteriously erupts from ground

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2021 0

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 […]

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Gov Diri backs E-Voting

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

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.

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52 Governorship aspirants, others defect to PDP in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2021 0

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

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Bayelsa, Edo women protest herdsmen invasion of their farms, destruction of crops

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2021 0

…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

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Bayelsa Govt tasks community leaders on security, condemns attack on NSCDC operatives

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2021 0

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 […]

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Fishermen report another oil spill at Chevron’s Funiwa oilfield off Bayelsa coastline

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2021 0

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 […]

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Gov. Diri seeks better funding, welfare for military, security agencies

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2021 0

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 […]

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Bayelsa NLC seeks compliance with suspension of protests

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

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 […]

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INEC responds to Bayelsa State Governorship Election nullification

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

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,

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BREAKING: Bayelsa: I’ve instructed my lawyers to appeal tribunal ruling – Gov. Diri

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

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

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BREAKING: Election Tribunal sacks Bayelsa Gov, orders fresh election

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

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

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COVID-19: Bayelsa distributes another round of palliatives

Ihesiulo Grace 7 July 2020 0

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 […]

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Bayelsa records 29 new COVID-19 infections, 1 death

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2020 0

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 […]

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Bayelsa monarchs applaud Buhari over NDDC forensic audit

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2020 0

Some monarchs in Bayelsa state under the auspices of Paramount Rulers Forum for Oil Host Communities in the Niger Delta have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the ongoing forensic audit at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The monarchs made the commendation in a letter to the President dated June 22, a copy of which […]

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COVID-19: Bayelsa wades into state resident doctors’ strike

Ihesiulo Grace 24 June 2020 0

The Bayelsa state government has initiated measures to end the ongoing resident doctors’ strike at the state-owned Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri. The doctors said they had yet to suspend their indefinite strike in spite of the suspension of the nationwide action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Sunday. State […]

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Bayelsa records one new death, 14 new cases of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

The Bayelsa state COVID-19 Task Force has recorded one new death and 14 confirmed cases from the coronavirus pandemic as announced by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Director of Public Health and a member of the state COVID-19 task force, Dr. Jones Stowe, who gave further details in a statement on Monday in […]