*Says Bayelsa APC bad losers The attention of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to a malicious publication to the effect that the State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and our party were engaging in a clandestine plot to frame up corruption allegations against the defeated All Progressives Congress…
“Projections indicate that a one-meter rise in sea levels in Nigeria could compel up to 80 per cent of the delta’s population to seek higher ground just as flooded 18,000 km2 of land results in damages valued at US$9 billion, and necessitate the relocation of up to 3.7 million people. These alarming consequences of climate change are not limited to the Nigerian Niger Delta region but are shared by coastal deltas worldwide”
“Scientific reports from our experts indicate that between 1991 and 2018, the shorelines of Bayelsa, its neighbours, Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State, witnessed considerable retreat and erosion, with respective measurements of 81,532 metres, 17,519 metres and 8,590 metres. The rates of shoreline migration and erosion were recorded at 11.1 metres per year, 7.2 metres per year and 5.5 metres per year respectively”.
When the Prosperity Governor, the “miracle” Governor took office, in fact, he became more deliberate in funding our activities. And by the special grace of God from that time till now, over seven thousand students have benefited from the Students Loan Scheme and we’re still counting. We’re hoping that now that he has even won second term in office, it can only get better.
*Infrastructure, Education, Health, Environment Top Appropriation Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, presented the 2024 budget of N480.99 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Presenting the appropriation bill christened: “Budget of Sustainable and Shared Prosperity,” Governor Diri recalled that in October 2023, the assembly approved the 2024-2026…
By William Blythe Haynes Prince William is said to be counting days till King Charles abdicates throne, and he becomes the next King of Britain, claims a close pal of Prince Harry. In his new book Endgame, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s friend, Omid Scobie, described William, the Prince of Wales, as “selfish in his quest…
Director Muhammad Abu Salmiya and several other medical personnel detained as Israel continues its Gaza offensive. The Israeli army has arrested the director of al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in the besieged Gaza Strip. It was gathered that Hospital Director Muhammad Abu Salmiya was held for questioning following “evidence showing that Shifa Hospital, under…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has eulogized the late Madam Priscilla Preye Appah, describing her as a mother who gave her best in service of humanity. Governor Diri spoke on Saturday at her funeral service at the Cathedral (Anglican) Church of St Mark’s in Kaiama, headquarters of Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state….
The National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has stated that the party has conceded victory to the opposition in Bayelsa State. He made the statement during a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Dr. Ganduje praised the party’s…
President Bola Tinubu has advised governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives’ Congress (APC) to always put the interest of the people first and work for the good of their states. Speaking when he received the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, the returning Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, and the…
