•Late Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo Bayelsa State government today confirmed the death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and declared a three-day state mourning in his honour. In a statement issued today and signed by the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, the government desc...
Bayelsa state government has warned that consumption of dead whales could result in mercury poisoning. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Toyin Azebi, gave the warning yesterday while addressing journalists after a meeting of the Bayelsa Taskforce on Immunisation and Health Services in Yenagoa. This comes as residents of Okpoama in B...
•A farmer The Bayelsa State Civil Service Commission has approved a two-day weekly farming period for workers, reducing the number of workdays to three. This is according to a circular signed by the Bayelsa State Head of Service Biobelemoye Charles-Onyeama, reports Channels TV. However, the development that followed Governor Doiye Diri’s appro...

