Tag: Bayelsa
Group Decries Kidnapping Of Nursing Mother In Bayelsa
The Supreme Council for Non-Indigenes in Bayelsa on Friday condemned the kidnapping of Mrs Roselyn Okokingho in Town brass, Brass…
INEC Creates 10 Additional Centres In Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelssa has created additional ten centers in the state for the on-going Continuous…
NNPC to collaborate with Bayelsa on power plants
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said the corporation would collaborate with the…
Speed Limiter: FRSC arrests 279 drivers in Bayelsa
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Bayelsa has arrested 279 motorists for failure to install the speed limiting device…
How LGs Shared N1.3bn Paris Club Refund
Dr Agatha Goma, Commissioner for Local Government Administration, Bayelsa, said the eight local government areas in the state shared N1.3…
Bayelsa NUJ Loses Another Member
The Bayelsa State Correspondent of the New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr Chris Ejim, is dead.
Journalists protest against killing of colleague in Bayelsa
Journalists at Radio Bayelsa on Tuesday marched round Yenagoa to protest against the killing of their colleague, Famous Giobaro, the…
Navy Extends Free Medicare To Rural Communities
The Nigerian Navy has extended its monthly medical outreach to rural coastal communities in Bayelsa to improve cordial relationship with…
PDP Crisis: Gov Dickson Urges Makarfi To Step Down
Gov. Seriake Dickson, the Chairman of the PDP Reconciliation Committee, has called on the Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee to…
Paris Club refund: Bayelsa releases N1.3bn for LG workers’ salaries
The Bayelsa Government has directed the immediate release of the N1.3bn share of the Paris Club refund to its eight…
Troops destroy 80 illegal refineries in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers
Troops of the Operation Delta Safe have destroyed 80 illegal refineries in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states.
Bayelsa Govt. Directs Herdsmen To Relocate To Grazing Site
The Bayelsa Government on Friday directed herdsmen to relocate their animals to the designated grazing site at the Bayelsa Palm…
Bayelsa LG workers suspend two weeks strike
Local government workers in Bayelsa on Tuesday suspended their two weeks strike over backlog of six to 12 months salary.…
Fashola in Bayelsa, promises to complete federal projects
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has assured the people of Bayelsa that the East-West Road will…
Bayelsa first lady returns with quadruplets
Dr Mrs Rachael Dickson gave birth to the quadruplets, last year, after several years of marriage. Governor Seriake Dickson has…
Osinbajo gets commendation over visit to Bayelsa
A Port Harcourt-based environmental activist, Mr Celestine Akpobari, has described the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s Friday visit to Bayelsa on…
Police seek clues on Bayelsa attack
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Friday called for information that would lead to the arrest of suspects, who killed…
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Pictures: Samson Siasia’s daughter weds hearthrob
Sanita, daughter of late super eagles coach Samson Siasia has yesterday married her sweetheart. The traditional wedding, which attracted guests…
Bayelsa to host national wrestling championships in March
The Technical Director of Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Daniel Okaihe, on Friday in Abuja, said that Bayelsa would host this…
FRSC arrests 7, 645 traffic offenders in Bayelsa
The Lagos State Fire Service has rescued a five-year-old girl, Faith Onifade from an 80 feet deep well, the News…
Bayelsa Govt bans indiscriminate grazing
The Bayelsa Government has restricted the activities of herdsmen in the state to the Bayelsa Palm area. Gov. Seriake Dickson…
Bayelsa community wants destroyed bridge rebuilt
The people of Imiring in Ogbia Local Government in Bayelsa, have appealed for speedy reconstruction of the bridge in the…
Master Bakers on strike in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Chapter of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria has embarked on a three-day warning…
Bayelsa public schools resume Monday
Government owned primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa will resume the 2016/2017 academic session on Monday. The resumption followed a…
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Fire claims 2 lives at Bayelsa BIR chairman’s house
A fire outbreak at the residence of the Chairman of Bayelsa Board of Internal Revenuee, Mr Nimibofa Ayawei, on Saturday…
Earth tremor: Rivers, Bayelsa communities call for investigations
The communities affected by the July and August earth tremors in Rivers and Bayelsa have appealed to the Federal Government…
Gunmen kidnap lawmaker’s father in Bayelsa
Gunmen have abducted Mr Iti Watson, father of Mr Alfred Watson, member representing Brass Constituency II in Bayelsa State House…
Soldiers avert another attack on oil pipelines in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Army says its troops on Sunday averted attacks on oil pipelines located at Gulobokri and Eweleso communities in…
Ese Oruru,14, gives birth to girl
Ese Oruru, 14, allegedly abducted by Yunusa Dahiru, gave birth to a girl at Government House Clinic in Yenagoa on…
Bayelsa youths recover drowned soldier, rifle
Youths from Kalaba Community, Bayelsa, have recovered the remains and arms of a soldier drowned while on escort duty at…