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Month: August 2023

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FUEL SUBSIDY: Bayelsa Commences Payment of Wage Award, Gratuities To LG Workers, Retirees

Bayelsa State Government has assured that it would kickstart the payment of wage awards to all local government employees with effect from this month (August) to cushion the excruciating effects of fuel subsidy removal on the workers. The state Deputy…

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Bayelsa Skills Acquisition programme not abandoned, Gov. Diri aide

Director-General of the Governor Douye Diri Skills Acquisition and Empowerment Programme, Hon. Charity Kens Godwin has debunked the claims that the 3rd edition of the Skills Acquisition Programme has been abandoned by the State Government. According to Hon. Charity Kens…

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Gosh! Fake Endorsement in Bayelsa!

When last week news broke that former President Goodluck Jonathan received in audience, the former Governor of Bayelsa State and candidate of the APC in the November 11 Governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva, many waited for the outcome. The narration…

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Bayelsa Skills Acquisition Programme Well On Course!

My attention has been drawn to a certain social media post alleging that our Miracle Governor, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, has abandoned trainees of the 3rd edition of the Skills Acquisition Programme. This is ridiculous,laughable and of course, very…

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Diri receives over 2000 Corps members deploy to Bayelsa, tasks them on nation building

The Bayelsa State Governor,Senator Douye Diri, has received the 2,136 Corps members deployed to the State by the National Youth Service Corps under the 2023 Batch B, stream II for their mandatory service year, urging them not to fail the…

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Opu-Nembe Police Invasion: Sunny-Goli absolves Gov. Diri from crisis

… commends Gov. Diri’s peaceful nature The immediate past member of the House of Representatives for Nembe/Brass Federal Constituency, Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli, says the crisis in Opu-Nembe remains an internal issue within members of his party, the All Progressives Congress…

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Shooting in Ogbolomabiri as IGP’s SWAT, Kojo’s boys raid another Nembe community

Days after invading Opu-Nembe (Bassambiri) community in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) team deployed by the acting Inspector General of Police today stormed nearby Ogbolomabiri community. Community sources say the SWAT squad…

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BAYELSA GOVT KICKS AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY SHOW OF FORCE IN OPU NEMBE

… URGES SECURITY AGENTS TO BE WARY OF APC’s PLOT The Bayelsa State Government has frowned at what it described as discriminatory enforcement of the law and partial implementation of the rules of engagement by security operatives deployed in Opu…

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Opu-Nembe Invasion: Right-of-reply turns show of shame

On Arise TV Morning Show today, a former Regent of Opu-Nembe, Dr. Ikaonaworio Eferebo Igoma, attempted to counter issues raised by chairman of the Opu-Nembe Council of Chiefs, Chief Ezekiel Ikoli, on the same programme yesterday. But his riposte turned…

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Nembe:

Bayelsa Federal lawmaker writes Tinubu, expresses worry over armed invasion Member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing Brass/Nembe constituency, Hon Marie Enenimiete Ebikake has sent a protest letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the repeated armed and violent…