Tag: bayelsa
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20th NSF: Bayelsa’s Gagbe emerges most outstanding athlete
Ifiezegbe Gagbe of Bayelsa State has emerged the most decorated athlete of the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo after winning 15 medals in the swimming event. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gagbe won eight gold, two silver and five bronze medals in the aquatic events. Aside the…
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Shell confirms oil spill from its facility in Bayelsa community
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed oil spill from its facility at Agbura-Otuokpoti area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The company’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Friday. Odugbesan said the company got a report of the…
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Alleged N3bn diversion: Court adjourns ex-Bayelsa GM’s trial untill April 16
A High Court in Bayelsa on Thursday adjourned untill April 16, the trial of a former General Manager of Radio Bayelsa, Mr John Idumange, who raised alarm over alleged diversion of N3 billion Agric loan by government officials. The Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in Bayelsa, Biriyai Sambo (SAN), sued Idumange for misdemeanor and seditious…
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Gov. Diri hails Pinnick’s election into FIFA council
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has applauded the emergence of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Pinnick, into the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) council. Diri in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, on Thursday in Yenagoa, described the election as another positive development for Nigeria on the…
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Trending: Man beats wife to death with pestle
Police in Bayelsa State have arrested and paraded a 56-year-old man, Christopher Chiabata, from Onuebum Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state for beating his wife to death with a pestle. He was apprehended after a failed attempt to take his own life by drinking Sniper to evade arrest. “The suspect on February…
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Bayelsa: Why I distance myself from Diri’s government – Ex-Gov Dickson
Former Governor of Bayelsa, Sen. Seriake Dickson says he has no rift with Gov. Douye Diri, who took over from him on Feb. 14, 2020. Dickson said his noticeable absence from government functions was deliberate and in consonance with his values and principles of non interference. In a statement issued on Thursday, Dickson, who is…
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Bayelsa Government clears air on Nengi’s appointment
The Bayelsa State Government has cleared the air on the recent appointment of former BBNaija housemate, Nengi Hampson as face of the Bayelsa Girl Child. The State Government made this known following recent social media reactions after it appointed Ebizi Blessing Eradiri as the face of the Bayelsa Girl Child. However in a chat with…
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The call of Nigerian Content from Bayelsa, By Chido Nwakanma
Slowly but steadily, Nigerian or Local Content is becoming familiar and accepted terminology in the oil and gas sector that drives the Nigerian economy. As the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) pursues its mandate, it creates opportunities for many more Nigerians to participate in the sector that drives the economic fortunes of the…
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Boat mishap: Police confirm recovery of bodies of 6 personnel in Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa has announced the recovery of bodies of the six policemen who went missing after a boat mishap in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Dec. 4 when one of the speed boats conveying 11police personnel from…
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Bye-election: Three policemen feared dead as boat capsizes in Bayelsa
Three policemen on bye-election duty have reportedly drowned in Bayelsa State. They were said to have drowned on their way to the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa Central senatorial district after the speedboat in which they were travelling reportedly capsized. The incident was said to have occurred on the eve of the Saturday…