Tag: bayelsa
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Ex-Bayelsa gov Dickson, family escape death as gunmen invade residence, kill policeman
One police officer was killed in a midnight attack by some unknown gunmen at the Toru Orua, Bayelsa country home of former Governor Henry Seriake Dickson on Wednesday night. But Dickson and his family were not in the compound during the attack having been away in Abuja and Yenagoa for about three weeks. However, it…
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OML 29: Crack in Opu- Nembe as community leaders back AITEO
There is a major crack in Opu Nembe community (Nembe- Bassambiri) in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State as a set of community leaders have distanced themselves from the quit notice served on AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Limited over the operations of Oil Mining License (OML) 29. The Council of Chiefs at a…
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Those hating me will die – Nengi says after Bayelsa Gov’s appointment
Big Brother Naija ex-housemate, Nnegi, has cursed those hating her. The reality TV star was recently appointed as a Senior Special Assistant to Bayelsa Govenor, Duoye Diri. The BBNaija star was also named Face of Bayelsa. She confirmed the appointment via a video on Friday. Nengi was on Instagram live as she moved in a…
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BBNaija star,Nengi appointed Senior Special Assistant to Bayelsa State governor
Rebecca Nengi Hampson ,former housemate of the reality TV show, Big Brother Naija has been appointed as a senior special assistant to the Bayelsa state governor, Douye Diri. The news of the appointment was made known by reality TV star, Neo Akpofure via his Twitter page on Friday, November 6, 2020. “Omo my girl oo..…
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Supreme Court didn’t cede disputed oil wells to Rivers – Bayelsa govt insists
The Bayelsa State Government has said Tuesday’s verdict of the Supreme Court on the matter it instituted over the disputed oil wells with neighbouring Rivers State did not amount to a resolution of the dispute. It also said contrary to reports in the media, the apex court’s verdict did not cede the oil wells or…
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S’Court strikes out Bayelsa’s suits against Akwa Ibom, Rivers on Soku oil wells
The Supreme Court has struck out two suits filed by the Bayelsa State Government against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Akwa Ibom and River states over earnings from disputed Soku oil wells. A seven-man panel of the court, headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, struck out both suits, marked: SC/SC649/2020 and SC/650/2020 after lawyers…
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Bayelsa guber: Diri reacts to another Appeal Court victory
Govenor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Friday said he is God’s messenger and that nobody can unseat him. Diri while reacting to Friday’s separate Court of Appeal victories in his favour and that of his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The appellate court in a unanimous decision overturned the August 15 Bayelsa Election Tribunal Judgment…
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BREAKING: Court of Appeal affirms election of Gov. Diri of Bayelsa
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa. The court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa state. In a split judgment on August 17, two out of three judges had upheld the petition filed by Lucky…
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Rivers, Bayelsa resume hostilities over ownership of Soku Oil Well
Rivers and Bayelsa have renewed hostilities over ownership of the Soku oil fields reportedly situated in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area and the revenue accruing from it. The Federal High Court in December 2019 declared the oil wells belonged to Rivers and ordered the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to pay revenue from the…
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Bye-election: Dickson becomes PDP candidate for Bayelsa West
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Bayelsa West Senatorial District bye-election scheduled for October 31. The returning officer of the PDP national panel, Nicholas Obhiseh, declared Dickson winner of the party’s special primary election held on Saturday at Sagbama, headquarters of the…