Tag: Seriake Dickson
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Gov. Dickson denies spending N120 billion on airport project
The Bayelsa Government has said that it spent less than N60 billion on its airport project and not N120 billion being alleged by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri. Gov. Seriake Dickson who made the clarification on Thursday in Yenagoa, said the amount spent on the project was minimal,…
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Lokpobiri, Dickson trade blames over security challenges in Bayelsa
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, and Gov. Seriake Dickson have continued to trade blames over the current security challenges in Bayelsa. Dickson had on Friday accused Lokpobiri and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being the masterminds of election violence in the state. But Lokpobiri, in a…
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Bayelsa gets new Commissioner for Justice
Bayelsa Government has announced the appointment of Mr Arthur Seweniowor as the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. He replaced Mr Wodu Kemasuode who had served Gov. Seriake Dickson’s administration in the last six years. Seweniowor was until his new appointment, the Commissioner in charge of the newly created Ministry of State for Special Services.…
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Bayelsa gets new medical university
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the take-off of the Bayelsa Medical University (BMU) the third University in the state and number 48 state owned university in the country. The approval was given by Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, (NUC) in Abuja on Thursday. Rasheed said it was necessary to have a specialised university…
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2019: Osinbajo meets Jonathan, Atiku
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday met with former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Vice President Osinbajo met with the duo at the interdenominational commendation service of Madam Goldcoast Dickson Mama Gogo,…
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Reps to investigate deployment of Commissioners of Police in Bayelsa
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Police Affairs, to investigate the deployment and redeployment of eight Commissioners of Police (CP) in Bayelsa in the last three months. The resolution was sequel to a motion of urgent national importance, moved by Rep. Diri Douye (PDP-Bayelsa) and four other lawmakers from the state, at…
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Bayelsa obtains $1mn World Bank/EU loan
The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday commenced the deployment of one million dollars bilateral loan it obtained from the World Bank and European Union (EU). Projects selected for implementation from the loan are scheduled to be completed in two years. Figures from Debt Management Office put Bayelsa’s external debt as at June 20018 at 47.756…
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Dickson congratulates Atiku for clinching PDP Presidential ticket
Gov. Seriake Dickson on Sunday congratulated Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for emerging as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flag-bearer in the 2019 presidential election. According to Dickson, the former Vice President of Nigeria has the requisite experience and knowledge to tackle the challenges bedevilling the country. Dickson stated this while reacting to Atiku’s emergence as the…
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Okowa, 2 other South South Governors nominated for Niger Delta Award
Three governors in the South South are being considered for the Niger Delta Governor of the Year Award 2017 by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, a multi-media organisation in the region. The governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa. Mr Jacob Abai, the Publisher of the newspaper, said in Lagos…
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Breaking: Bayelsa Governor loses mother to cancer
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has announced the passing away of his mother, Mrs Goldcoast Dickson. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Governor Seriake said Goldcoast succumbed to death on Wednesday after months of battling cancer at the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer centre, Houston, USA. According to the Governor, his mother was aged 72 years…