Tag: Bayelsa
Gov. Diri declares zero tolerance to drug peddling
Governor Douye Diri has declared that his administration will leave no stone unturned in the fight against the peddling of…
Court orders AGF to pay Bayelsa Govt $951m
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay 951 million dollars to the Bayelsa Government.
Just In: Bayelsa imposes curfew from 8pm to 6am
Bayelsa State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of…
Agip shuts down Idu Well 11 in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within…
Bayelsa govt: We won’t retrench workforce amid dwindling revenue
The Bayelsa state government has assured civil servants in the state that it had no plans to downsize the workforce,…
Bayelsa Woman delivers sextuplets six years after having twins
Mrs Doris Levi Wilson, who hails from Koluama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa State has given…
Nengi was never removed as Face of Bayelsa girl Child – Diri’s spokesperson
Bayelsa State government has cleared the air over reports that Nengi was removed as the Face of Bayelsa Girl Child…
4 die in rival cults shootout in Bayelsa
Bayelsa Police Command said four members of rival cult groups died in a shootout at a wake in the early…
PDP 2 APC 0 in Bayelsa senate races
The Peoples Democratic Party won the two senate seats up for grabs in the bye-elections conducted on Saturday, leaving the…
Boat mishap: Bodies of 6 missing policemen in Bayelsa recovered
The Police Command in Bayelsa has announced the recovery of bodies of the six policemen who went missing after a…
3 policemen drown in Bayelsa on way for election duties
Three yet-to-be identified policemen drowned on their way to Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
Again, oil spill pollutes Bayelsa communities
Another oil leak, the third in six months, has discharged a yet-to-be-ascertained volume of crude oil polluting the Okpoama community…
Gov Diri swears in 5 new commissioners, 25 special advisers
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri, on Monday, swore in two new cabinet Commissioners, three non-Executive Commissioners of the state Local…
Kidnapped Elaweremi Samuel freed in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Police Command has intensified efforts to arrest kidnappers of a retired civil servant, Dr Elaweremi Adu Samuel in…
Gunmen kill couple, 2 others inside church, burn cars
Nigerian Police have begun a massive manhunt for unidentified gunmen, who stormed a church in the southern state of Bayelsa…