John Angese, the Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, who is also a staff of Glory FM, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Yenagoa that the state House of Assembly had summoned the feuding parties
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The Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Tuesday at a closed-door session approved a N3 billion loan request from the executive arm to purchase cars for legislators and security agencies
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, explained that the purchase of the said vehicles only covered the State-owned security outfit, Operation Doo Akpo, to rejuvenate and boost its functions and improve security in the State, especially within Yenagoa and its environs
The speaker, however, declined to give further details on the number of cars to be purchased with the loan
Before the sitting could commence, more than 20 reporters from different media organisations, who were awaiting coverage, were excused from the press gallery
A statement signed on Friday by Piriye Kiyaramo, the Special Assistant to the Speaker on Media and Public Affairs, said the 86-year-old woman was found at Abua waterside in Rivers State, where she was left by her abductors.