•Diri and Wike The organisers of the rally in support of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have dared Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, vowing to go ahead with the rally that the number one citizen in Bayelsa kicked against. During a meeting with Bayelsa Elders and Security agencies, on Wednesday, […]
•Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has warned those planning a mega rally and inauguration of a group loyal to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, that such gathering is capable of causing crisis in the state. Diri, who also raised the alarm about a plot to […]
•Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State Bayelsa State Government has lifted a five-year employment embargo, approving the recruitment of 1,000 indigenes into the state civil service. The move, according to the government, is aimed at strengthening the workforce and reducing unemployment in the state, reports Vanguard. Bayelsa State Civil Service...
•Timaya Afrobeats singer Inetimi Alfred Odon, popularly known as Timaya, has raised the alarm over the reported destruction of farmlands by Fulani herdsmen in his home state of Bayelsa. He called on the government to take urgent action, describing the situation as heartbreaking, reports The Guardian. The Dem Mama crooner also spoke against ope...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Aggrieved women of Yenizue-Gene and Okutukutu communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, yesterday, barricaded the Melford Okilo Road in protest of alleged rape, harassment and destruction of their farmlands by Fulani herdsmen. For several hours, the protesters halted vehicular movement as they laid s...
•Governor Douye Diri Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dame Didi Walson-Jack, yesterday, expressed delight over the construction of a new nine-storey civil servants secretariat by the Bayelsa State government. Mrs. Walson-Jack said when completed, the iconic structure would go down in her memory as an exciting legacy of Governor Dou...
•South-South governors meet in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital today Governors of the South-South geopolitical zone today met in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital over economic and security issues plaguing the region. In attendance at the meeting were Governors Bassey Otu (Cross River), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers...
•Nigerian lawyers in Bayelsa under the aegis of The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yenagoa Branch, have sent a protest letter to the Commissioner of Police (CP), Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Francis Idu, over the alleged harassment, molestation and intimidation of a lawyer, Mr. Bodiswowei Oyomowie, by officers of the Puff Adder Unit of the Comm...
•Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The Bayelsa State Government has officially announced the immediate and indefinite closure of all forest activities within the state’s forests, effective from 1 January 2025. In a statement today, the state Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Ebi Ben Ololo, stated that the government’s decision was in line ...
•Late Mrs. Elizabeth Bidei The Bayelsa State Government has announced the tragic loss of Mrs. Elizabeth Bidei, a member of the State Executive Council and Commissioner for Women Affairs. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation, and Strategy, Hon. Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, expressed deep condolences to the bereaved f...
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