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Truck driver commits suicide in Bayelsa
A 45 year-old-man, described as a truck driver, has hanged himself inside his room at Etegwe community the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
Governor Dickson, ANA to immortalise Gabriel Okara
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson and the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) have promised to build and name more projects after the late literary icon, Pa. Gabriel Okara.
Governor Dickson berates politicians for disconnect with people
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, over the weekend flayed the political class for the inability to identify with the people they seek to govern in times of need.
Bayelsa bars casualisation of staff, absorbs 838
The Bayelsa Government on Thursday said it had outlawed engagement of casual staff in its workforce and would absorb the 838 casual workers currently in it’s service.
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Governor Dickson offers 838 casual workers full employment
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state has approved the full employment of 838 casual workers in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) into the mainstream civil service in the state.
Governor Dickson bows to pressure, appoints new Bayelsa SIEC acting chair
Governor Seriake Dickson might have bowed to pressure to stand down the appointment of Ball Oyarede as chairman of the Bayelsa State Independent National Electoral Commission (BYSEIC).
Governor Dickson appoints new acting Bayelsa electoral chief
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has appointed Remember Ogbe as acting Chairman of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC).
Oil theft, insecurity: JTF commander seeks media support
The Joint Task Force (JTF), deployed to protect oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta, on Tuesday enlisted the support of the media in its fight against oil theft and insecurity in the region.
Bayelsa needs visionary leader – PDP aspirant
Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Dr. Franklin Osaisai, has promised to build on the achievement of Governor Seraike Dickson when elected in November.
Nigerian Army to conduct range classification exercise in Bayelsa, Rivers
The headquarters of 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Yenagoa, says all units under its command will be conducting the 2019 Annual Range Classification Exercise from Saturday 15th of June to Sunday the 14th July 2019 at Elele Barracks Shooting Range.
Senator Lokpobiri: Bayelsa Assembly leadership unequal, unfair
The governorship campaign outfit of the immediate past Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Friday faulted the composition of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly leadership describing it as unequal and unfair.
GMoU: Chevron seeks more stakeholders’ support
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on Friday sought for more stakeholders’ support to the implementation of Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) in its host communities in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
Minimum wage: NLC goes spiritual to ensure speedy implementation
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Bayelsa chapter, has sought God’s face for all authorities concern to ensure speedy implementation of the N30, 000 minimum wage for workers in the country.
Minimum wage: Bayelsa NLC goes spiritual
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Bayelsa chapter, has sought God’s face for all authorities concern to ensure speedy implementation of the N30, 000 minimum wage for workers in the country.
Body of 78-year-old kidnap victim found in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Police Command has confirmed the death of a 78-year-old woman, Mrs Ayoko Owoko, in the custody of kidnappers in the creeks of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.
Commissioner: Bayelsa remains least indebted in South-South
The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday said the state remained the least indebted among other states in the South-South geopolitical zone.
Governor Dickson: I’ll waste no time to sign death warrant of convicted kidnappers
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State vowed on Wednesday in Yenagoa that he would not hesitate to sign death warrants of convicted kidnappers to send a signal that his administration has zero tolerance for the crime.
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