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Protest: Bayelsa Youths Hold Solidarity Rally, Applaud Gov. Diri

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
August 01, (THEWILL) – A coalition of youths in Bayelsa State has commended Governor Douye Diri on his administration's achievements. The group, led by the Director-General of the Prosperity Youth Coalition, Mr. Doubara Kumokou, gave the commendation on Thursday during...
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Hardship Protest: Bayelsa APC Elders Slam Gov. Diri Over Anti-Sylva Statement

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
July 30, (THEWILL) - The All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Forum in Bayelsa State has slammed the State Governor, Douye Diri, for accusing the state's party leader and former Petroleum Minister (State), Timipre Sylva, of sponsoring the hardship protest...
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Hardship Protest: Diri’s Allegations Shocking, Insensitive – Sylva

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
July 30, (THEWILL) - The former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has described the claims by Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, that he (Sylva) is supporting the hardship protest as shocking, insensitive and divisive. Sylva, a former...
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Oil Theft: Bayelsa To Set Up Task Force In LGAs

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
July 30, (THEWILL) - To combat the menace of oil theft in communities across the state, chairmen of the eight local government councils in Bayelsa State have been mandated to constitute task forces in their areas. Governor Douye Diri, who...
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Hunger Protest: Ex-Agitators Still Undecided To Join Protest

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
July 29, (THEWILL) - The Leadership of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Phase 3, wishes to inform the general public of its' inconclusive decision on whether to engage in the forthcoming National Protest scheduled to start on August 1, 2024. This...
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Multiple Taxation: Commissioner Expresses Worry, Plans To Standardise Activities of Outdoor Food Vendors

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
July 29, (THEWILL) - Disturbed by the seeming negative effects of multiple taxation imposed on tourism enterprises operating at the popular Oxbow Lake Swali, Yenagoa, Commissioner for Tourism Development, Hon. John Alla, has promised to build synergy with relevant...
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Shelve Protest, Give Tinubu More Time To Fix Problems – Sylva Urges Youths

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
July 29, (THEWILL) - A former Petroleum Minister (State), Chief Timipre Sylva, has called on youths across the country, especially those from Bayelsa State and Niger Delta, to shun the planned August 1 hardship protest. Sylva, a former Bayelsa State...
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Bayelsa SWAN Holds Elective Congress

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
June 21, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has held its much-anticipated election with Mrs. Timinipre Ohia of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) emerging Chairman. The keenly contested election held in...
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Cholera Outbreak: Bayelsa Faults NCDC’s Surveillance Report

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
June 21, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa State Government, through its Ministry of Health, has faulted the inclusion of Bayelsa on the list of states affected by the cholera epidemic outbreak as recently published by the Nigerian Centre for...
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FMC Yenagoa Chief Medical Director Lists Challenges Facing Hospital

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
June 17, (THEWILL) - The Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Dr James Omietimi, has disclosed that the hospital is yet to receive any tangible support from the state government, despite the fact...
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Plateau Security Row: Military Denies Clash With Police, Reveals What Triggered Tension

The task force said its troops were deployed to the affected communities on October 20 to assess the security situation after reports of gunshots in Mai Farin Moto, Maraban Dere and adjoining communities, alongside the suspected killing of a resident identified as Adamu Suleiman.
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