Browsing: Bayelsa State

Dickson spoke after a vocational motivation session at the Fellowship of the Rotary Club of Abuja Maitama, Abuja.

According to sources in the train, the incident happened inside Kogi forest, with many of the passengers said to have abandoned the train for fear of being taken hostage.

He performed the swearing-in at a brief ceremony at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House, Yenagoa.

Diri launched the new filing system at the re-modelled State High Court complex at Onopa, Yenagoa, the state capital.

The Governor urged parents, traditional rulers and community leaders to join hands with government to reverse the trend.

While the recent sports trajectory in Bayelsa State has strategically placed the state at a pedestal in the comity of sporting states, the dominance of athletes from the state in key sporting events within a period of three years under the Senator Douye Diri-led administration remains a cheering story. A case in point was the impressive result posted at the just concluded 21st National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State.

Since its creation in 1996 by late General Sani Abacha, some local government areas are yet to be linked by road.

The N200,000 monthly youth and women empowerment programme is also reaching all corners of the state’s 105 wards.

The SCC Chairman, Nature Dumale Kieghe, who spoke at the weekend in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, cited the case of an individual who was collecting the stipends meant for 33 persons.

The NNPCL had in September awarded the contract to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited owned by Tompolo.

The Minister, Sadiya Farouq, had told State House Correspondents that Bayelsa State is not among the 10 most impacted states by the 2022 flood.

He shared pictures from his visit on his Facebook page on Thursday night.

The Commission approved the timetable at its weekly meeting Tuesday. 

We have seen, as if in slow motion, some houses submerged in water with the occupants completely trapped.

The Governor has also announced a one-week break for civil servants except those on essential duties.

Leader of the caucus Rep. Fred Agbedi,  who led other four members, said this at a news conference Monday in Abuja, sequel to the devastation caused by the flood.

Buhari extended the nation’s condolences to the families of the victims and all those affected by the natural disaster.

The Peremabiri Community had on August 24, 2022 had reported that the leak head had polluted the environment.

The incident, which left many residents petrified, occurred on Wednesday on Green Villa Road, Biogbolo area of Yenagoa metropolis.

Diri spoke on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the Interim Administrator of the NDDC, Dr. Effiong Akwa, to him.