Tag: bayelsa
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Obololi Spill: Shell shuts Nun River-Kolo Creek crude oil line in Bayelsa
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Friday announced that it has shut crude feeds into the 16 inch Nun River-Kolo Creek crude trunkline. The development follows an oil leak on the pipeline at Obololi community, a
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Bayelsa mourns as ex- President Jonathan’s ADC, Jitoboh dies at 54
DIG Moses Jitoboh Former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Moses Jitoboh, has passed away. Jitoboh, a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police from Bayelsa state, served as ADC to Jonathan during his tenure as Vice President under the late President Umaru Yar’Adua from 2007 to 2010. The former police chief died on Friday morning…
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Diri approves N300,000 grant for Bayelsa law school students
Gov. Douye Diri, of Bayelsa, has approved the payment of N300,000 each to students from the state in all the law school campuses in Nigeria. Diri said this at a meeting with representatives of the Bayelsa State Law Graduates Forum on Saturday in Yenagoa.
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Diri approves N80,000 new minimum wage for Bayelsa workers
Gov. Douye Diri, of Bayelsa, has approved N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service with effect from November 1. Diri also approved an increase in the monthly pension of retired workers as well as N7 billion to reduce outstanding gratuity liabilities.
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JUST IN: Fuel tanker explodes in Bayelsa
A tanker laden with gasoline on Sunday exploded at the Mbiama-Yenagoa Road, specifically at Akenfa-3 in Bayelsa State.
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Bayelsa Govt threatens to dismiss truant public servants
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has warned public servants to take their duties seriously or face sanctions, including dismissal. He gave the warning while receiving a report from the Teachers Redistribution Committee headed by the Deputy Chief of Staff
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Supreme Court upholds Diri’s re-election as Bayelsa gov
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the re-election of Sen. Douye Diri as the governor of Bayelsa. The apex court in a judgment, dismissed the appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, Timipre Sylvia and his party.
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Commotion as Supreme Court delivers judgment in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship election dispute
There was commotion at the Supreme Court on Friday as the apex court delivers judgment in the governorship election disputes in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The court had fixed today, Aug. 23 for the final judgment of the Nov. 11, 2023
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SAD! 19 corpses recovered from Bayelsa boat mishap
Nineteen bodies have been recovered following Wednesday’s cargo boat accident along the Ezetu I community river in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Recall the ill-fated boat conveying traders mostly women and their merchandise was said to have left the Ezetu I community on the Atlantic fringe around 3 pm on the fateful…
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20 die as Cargo boat explodes, sinks in Bayelsa waterways
A wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, laden with cargo and over 64 passengers and crew exploded, burst into flames leaving 20 dead in Bayelsa waterways. NAN learnt on Thursday that the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday along the Ezetu