Tag Archives: Bayelsa State

Frontline chairmanship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for kolokuma/opukuma local government area of Bayelsa state, Mrs Mamungha Erefa Zuoere says if elected as chairman in the July local government polls that she would amongst other projects and priorities work towards the empowerment and capacity building for women of the area.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said the governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa states would hold on November 2.

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By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa. The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says a total of 26o,397 voter were registered in Bayelsa during the recent continuous voter registration exercise. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe stated this in Yenagoa, the state capital, Thursday, during a stakeholders meeting on PVC distribution organized by the commission. Omorogbe said with this additional …

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By Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa     The Social Democratic Party SDP, Bayelsa State says it may soon conduct primary elections within the stipulated time frame of the extant electoral laws and guidelines.   Speaking with journalists, Monday in Yenagoa, secretary of the state chapter of the party Engineer Oribo Nanie Einstein said the state secretariat of the party recently has become the busiest …

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From Amos Okioma The management of the Nigeria Police School in Bayelsa state  has expressed worry over the infrastructures decay which is adversely affecting the school conducive learning environment and called on the authorities concerned to come to their aids. The Head Teacher , Nwosu Peter Chigozie stated this in his address on the 7th Graduation / Prize Giving Day …

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…Alleges Plot To Cause Insecurity, Destabilize State From Amos Okioma The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has raised the alarm over the recent decision of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to post four Commissioners of Police to Bayelsa State in less than two weeks. The Secretary General of the IYC, Mr. Alfred Kemepado, said in a statement on …

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From Amos Okioma The Federal Government must redouble its effort to ensure the national integration of Nigerians, in order to curb some of the challenges faced by the country, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has said. ‎He spoke in Yenagoa, while delivering a keynote address at the 8thExecutive Committee of the Supreme Council for Non-Indigenes in …

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…Urges Presidential Aspirants to Close Ranks, Work For The Interest of PDP  From Amos Okioma Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson on Thursdayappealed to Nigerians to rally round the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to rescue the country from its litany of woes. Governor Dickson made the appeal, when he played host to PDP presidential aspirant and former Governor of Jigawa State, …

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By Amos Odeh The renewed operations of the Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta against illegal refineries has resulted to shortages of kerosene to residents in Bayelsa. Kerosene scarcity was sequel to a raid by the joint military force, Operation Delta Safe to illegal refinery sites in Okaki, Rivers and Nembe in Bayelsa. …

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By Amos Odeh Bayelsa State Government says, it has expended N313.5 million as payment for the disengaged staff of tertiary institutions, following the staff rationalization policy of the government. The State Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (Rtd), who stated this in Government House, Yenagoa, declared N7.3 billion as balance of funds available as at the end of May, 2018. A …

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