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…Calls for Maritime Sector Reforms The Member, House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei has expressed his immense grief over the boat accident that has claimed the lives of our beloved brothers and sisters who were on the ill-fated Ezetu-Ukubie Market Boat. A statement issued by his…
The Republic of South Korea has completed the training of 10 officials and directors from the Bayelsa State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The intensive capacity building on sustainable agricultural development programme, which was fully funded by the Korean government under the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), involved the training of the Chief Agricultural…
“I again implore boat operators in the state to ensure they observe proper safety procedures at all times in order to make our waterways safer.”
Top players in the Nigerian and African scrabble circuit are set for Season Four of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The three-day event will hold at the Harold Dappa-Biriye Conference Centre in Onopa, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital from August 23-25, 2024. Chairman of the Bayelsa State Scrabble Association,…
The Russian Ambassador in Nigeria on Monday said Russia is not involved and does not coordinate the activities of those waving its flags during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. The #EndBadGovernance protests which began on 1 August, continued for the fifth day on Monday, with some demonstrators waving the Russian flag and chanting slogans demanding…
“There is peace in the political terrain of Bayelsa because leaders of the two major political parties can eat together today. We also have some of them as members of my executive council.”
Following the reported endorsement of His Royal Highness Chief Richard Frank Eriyai III as the new Amananaowei of Amassoma community by His Royal Majesty King Oweipa Jones Ere III, Ebenanaowei of Ogboin clan, Hon. Felix E. Bonny Ayah, the member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, congratulated Chief Eriyai…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the frequency of power outage in the state was of serious concern to his administration. Senator Diri, in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah on Friday, lamented that the state had again been thrown into darkness following the collapse of two…
“This government has shown clearly, as against the comments of naysayers, that we are here for development. That was why the Sagbama-Ekeremor road initiated by the previous administration was completed. The second phase from Ekeremor to Agge is set to take off. That is going to be one of the legacy projects of this prosperity government”.
…. iYC, INC declares ‘No Protest in Ijaw Land’ ….Gov. Diri direct markets,Govt offices open for business The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobri on wednesday led a high powered delegation of political leaders from the state to Yenagoa for a consultative interactions with stakeholders not to participate in the planned…
