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Bayelsa ecumenical centre is a masterpiece, says CAN president

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2018 0

National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Samson Ayokunle on Tuesday described the 15,000-seater Bayelsa Ecumenical Centre built by the Governor Henry Seriake Dickson led administration as a masterpiece, which Christians all over the Country are proud of. Dr.

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2019: PDP alerts on FG’s plan to foist security siege on Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2018 0

…Says deployment of 8 Police Commissioners within 3 months is plot to destabilise state The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alerted the national of an alleged plot by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to foist security siege on Bayelsa and other littoral states ahead of 2019 general elections. The PDP warned […]

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After losing party primaries, Dickson restores positions of appointees, civil servants who resigned

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2018 0

The Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has reinstated all political appointees, who resigned their positions to contest the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but lost, to their former positions. The governor also reinstated all civil servants, who resigned to contest in the primaries to their former positions in the civil service. […]

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Bayelsa agog as ex- NNDC boss, Alaibe, former SSG, 3,000 other APC members Defect to PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2018 0

Bayelsa state governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson has formally received over 3,000 decampees from the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by the former Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe, former Secretary to the state government, Chief Gideon Ekeuwei and a two time Commissioner for Information, Chief Nathan Egba to the PDP

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Alleged rape: Accused APC chieftain writes Bayelsa CJ over transfer of case to another Court

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Bayelsa, Chief Perekeme Kpodoh, accused of alleged rape of a 26 years old, yesterday halted his ongoing trial with a petitions filed to the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Kate Abiri for a transfer of his case to another court over alleged pre-trial conviction deal […]

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Tension in Bayelsa over armed thugs attack on monarch

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2018 0

Ikeibiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was on Saturday enveloped with tension following attacks by suspected thugs on the Community Monarch, Chief Kingdom Orio, and many others over the disputed leadership of the community. According to a eyewitness, the suspected thugs, numbering about 30, and allegedly hired by the Chairman […]

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APC chairman denies rift between Sylva, ex- commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2018 0

Contrary to speculations, there is no rift between the leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, and his former commissioner for Finance, Hon. Opuola Charles, over the inability for the later to get the Bayelsa East Senatorial ticket. The Chairman of the APC in Nembe Local Government Area, Hon. […]

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Capacity building: Bayelsa seeks partnership with oil companies on education

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2018 0

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, has called on multinationals oil companies operating in the state, to partner more with the educational sectors of the state in order to build capacity of the younger generation and open them up for the opportunities in the oil sector. The governor made the call yesterday, at the closing […]

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Bayelsa flood victims speak: Our harrowing ordeal at IDP camp

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2018 0

…Say life in Igbogene IDP camp difficult, seek urgent help …We’re doing so much to ensure their safety in camp- Bayelsa Govt …We’ll stand by you, Osinbajo assures victims Flood is becoming one of the most common and re-ocurring disaster in Bayelsa State. Barely six years after the 2012 flood ravaged 95 percent of the […]

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APC receives over 4000 PDP defectors in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2018 0

No fewer than four thousand members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Bayelsa state, on Friday, were received by the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The defectors who were largely from various communities from Southern- Ijaw Local Government Area of the state, were received at the Party Headquarters, in Yenagoa. The former […]

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Flood: Rivers community leader begs FG for long-term remedy for Niger Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2018 0

A Paramount ruler in Rivers, King Bubaraye Dakolo of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Kalokuma/Opukuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently find a long-term solution to the perennial flooding in the Niger Delta region. Dakolo, made the assertion in an interview with journalists on Thursday in Port Harcourt, said the […]

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Nature takes effect as 5 IDPs give birth in flood camp

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2018 0

No fewer than five Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Igbogene camp, Yenagoa Local Government Area, the Bayelsa State capital, have given birth within the last four weeks since the ravaging flood rendered many homeless in the state. The IDPs numbering over 2000 are currently taking refuge in Igbogene main camp, which has six camp extensions […]

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FLOOD: Bayelsa Deputy visits IDP Camp

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2018 0

Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, retired Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah, on Friday described the military as a vital element in the management of natural disasters like flooding, erosion and outbreak of diseases in the country. Retired Rear Admiral John-Jonah, who stated this while on a visit to the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs Camp at Igbogene in […]

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Flood submerge over 500 rice farms in Bayelsa community

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2018 0

No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have been submerged by flood. Mr Ezekiel Ogbianko, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association in the state, who inspected the submerged farms on Wednesday, called on the federal and state governments to come to the aid of the […]

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Flood submerges 500 rice farms in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have been submerged by flood, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Ezekiel Ogbianko, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association in the state, who inspected the submerged farms on Wednesday, called on the federal and state governments […]

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2019 election: Unity, weapon to crush PDP in Bayelsa – Timipre Sylva

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2018 0

Former Governor of Bayelsa State and leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Bayelsa state, Chief Timipre Sylva, has restated that the only weapon that will help the party wrestle power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is unity of purpose. He proclaimed that the party in the state will clear […]

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8 consensus candidates emerge in Bayelsa APC NASS primaries

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2018 0

Eight candidates for National Assembly seats have emerged from the All Progressive Congress (APC), indirect primaries conducted in the different wards of the constituencies in the Bayelsa state. Most of the aspirants had a common understanding which resulted to harmonizing before the election proper. In Bayelsa Central senatorial district, Barrister Festus Daumiebi,

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PDP accepts Ben Bruce withdrawal from senatorial race

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

Bayelsa State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accepted the withdrawal of Senator Ben Bruce from the race as representative of Bayelsa East Senatorial District ticket. Describing the action as exemplary and worth emulating by other leaders, the State Chairman of the PDP, Chief Moses Cleopas said that his action is in adherence […]

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Senator Foster loses second term senatorial bid to Dickson ally

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

The immediate past commissioner for works and infrastructure in Bayelsa State, Hon. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ticket in the just concluded Bayelsa West senatorial District Party Primary/Nomination election. Lawrence who got Dickson’s nod to contest scored a total of 247 votes against the 2 votes obtained by the serving

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Bayelsa PDP raises the alarm over alleged intimidation, violent attacks on members

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2018 0

The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State has again cried out over alleged violent attack and intimidation on the secretariat and security personnel in the area by thugs suspected to be members of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The PDP leaders from Brass Local Government Area led […]