THE SUN The Federal Government on Monday raised the alarm over low level of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by state governments and declared Katsina, Kebbi, Borno, Bayelsa and Taraba States have become insolvent after their IGR collections were declared “extremely poor”.…
THIS DAY The Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday nullified the election that produced candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Duoye Diri, as Governor. The panel held that the election was unlawful due to the exclusion…
THE SUN Political leaders from Bayelsa West Senatorial district have backed an existing zoning arrangement of National Assembly seats between Sagbama and Ekeremor Local Government Areas. The Bayelsa West Senatorial seat had become vacant following the inauguration of Senator Lawrence…
NIGER DELTA NEWS FEED Residents along Foropa, Sangana axis of the Atlantic coastline in Bayelsa have reported sighting dead fishes littering the shoreline. Some of the residents who spoke on the development said the occurrence was noticed since March 15…
PREMIUM TIMES Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Tuesday relaxed the interstate boundary closure ordered to check the spread of coronavirus to allow foodstuffs, drugs and vehicles conveying personnel on essential duty into the state. Mr Diri granted unfettered…
TODAY.NG Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assumed chairmanship of a special task force on COVID-19 to directly oversee its activities in the state. He has also mandated all local government chairmen to do the same in their respective…
PREMIUM TIMES The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of bye-elections for senatorial districts in Bayelsa, Imo, and Plateau states because of coronavirus. The affected districts in Bayelsa, according to a statement from INEC on Thursday, are Bayelsa Central…
TODAY.NG In a bid to ensure food sufficiency and diversification of the local economy through local production of goods, the government of Bayelsa State has promised to soon commence the distribution of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) agricultural loan…
DAILY POST The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended twelve of its chieftains in Bayelsa State. A former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, former governorship aspirant in the last election, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, are among the suspended…
THE SUN Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, swore in Rt. Hon. Friday Konbowei Benson as Secretary to the State Government (SSG), charging him to see his appointment as a call to higher service for the overall benefit…
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