Gunmen abduct mother of Bayelsa SSG
Nigerian idol: Diri appoints Kingdom as Bayelsa Youth Ambassador
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, has appointed Kingdom Kroseide, winner of the recently concluded Nigerian Idol, as Youth Ambassador of the state. Governor Diri, who made this known on Friday when he received Kingdom and his team at the Government House, Yenagoa, added that the winner was also granted an educational scholarship. He disclosed […]
Shell spills crude in Bayelsa
Bayelsa #EndSARS panel awards N21bn to police extra-judicial killing victims
Court orders FG to pay $951m to Bayelsa State
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of $951 million being the 13% derivative sum due as arrears of revenue, payable to the Bayelsa State government. The plaintiff, Bayelsa state government had filed a suit through Ken Njemanze (SAN), urging the court to compel the Attorney […]
Diri rewards Bayelsa athletes with N195m
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has rewarded star athletes that made the state proud at the National Sports Festival which held in April at Edo State. Bayelsa state finished third place on the final medals table behind Delta and Edo, who won first and second positions respectively. Governor Diri announced a total package of […]
Bayelsa Airport ready for operations, sign MoU with United Nigeria Airlines
The Bayelsa State Government has announced that its Airport will commence commercial flight operations in July as the state had earlier received approval in April from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations. This followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the state government and United Nigeria Airlines […]
Cassava, starch factory set for production in Bayelsa
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri has enjoined the citizens of the state to go back to the farms as he is set to commission a 60-metric tons cassava, starch factory at Ebedebiri in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. Governor Diri, who was led an inspection of the factory by the state’s Commissioner […]
Diri applauds security agencies, donates vehicles
Governor of Bayelsa state, Douye Diri has called on citizens of the state to be security conscious, while commending security agencies for safeguarding lives and properties. He made this call on Thursday while donating 14 operational vehicles to the various security agencies in the state. The governor in a press statement through his Chief Press […]
Ogborodi appointed as NECO acting registrar
Following the death of the Register, Professor Godswill Obioma, the Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the appointment of Mr Ebikibina John Ogborodi as the new acting Registrar. His appointment was contained in a circular issued by the Director, Human Resource Management, Mr Mustapha Abdul in Minna on Thursday, preceding an […]
Delta wins trophy at National Scrabble Tournament, Yenagoa
Delta-born Avwenagha Oshevire became the new National Champion at the National Scrabble tournament, beating about 300 contenders to win the N500,000 star prize and a trophy. The 3-day tourney which held in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital had over 300 participants from across the country, who featured in five categories, including Masters, Intermediate, Veterans, Opens […]
IYC president escapes death
