Navy Captain Olubolade is known to have laid the foundation for governance in Bayelsa, having put in place some of the most basic infrastructure to begin the process of development in the virgin state. Within a space of one year, he left a lasting legacy for successive governments in Bayelsa to build upon.
*Says Statesman’s Consistency An Inspiration Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated elder statesman and Ijaw national leader, Pa Edwin Clark, who turned 97 on Saturday. Governor Diri in a congratulatory message said for decades, the former Federal Commissioner for Information and Senator had remained a consistently frank voice on issues bordering on…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, no fewer than 16 All Progressive Congress ward executives defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (APC) in Sokoto State on Friday. Speaking while receiving the new members at his residence in Sokoto, the state PDP Chairman, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, assured them of equal treatment with all other members of…
“We’re building a road on water—on creeks, on streams. What more can I say? We have demonstrated our commitment to opening up the riverine communities. It is crucial for every community to be connected by road. I assure you, we will not stop; the second phase will also continue.”
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to Olugboboro, Olugbobiri, Tebidaba, and Okoron-Ama communities in the Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State. This initiative aims to mitigate the adverse impacts of the recent crude oil spill in the area, which affected aquatic life, economic activities, and human lives, inflicting untold hardships…
Education is on the Concurrent List in the 1999 Constitution and it means federal and state governments can legislate on it. The situation accounts for why both tiers of government set up their own universities. With 48 state universities and 43 federal ones as at the last count, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,…
Following an agreement reached between the Federal Government and Organised Labour last night, a planned nationwide strike has been suspended for one month. The Memorandum of Understanding concerning this truce was not immediately available, but Vanguard sources suggest a joint resolution was presented to government officials in the late afternoon. The meeting was reconvened at…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state’s governorship election petition tribunal, which sat in Abuja, exposed the electoral fraud perpetrated by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 poll in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, the party’s chairman and a serving Commissioner of Police. The…
Governor, Douye Diri on Monday, flagged off the 2023 election campaigns for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District at the Peace Park, Yenagoa, where party flags were handed over to all candidates………………………………………………… Governor Diri, thanked party faithful for their support, assured victory for all PDP candidates .advises traditional rulers to be apolitical “I like to appreciate you…
Elders, Women and Youths of Ogobiri Federated Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has unanimously called on the former Vice Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Council, Chief Emmanuel Okosikeme to contest for the Bayelsa State House of Assembly election in Sagbama Constituency 2. Hotnews reports that elders, women and youths of Ogobiri…
