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Bayelsa Raises Alarm Over Environmental Impact Of Oil Exploration

David Owei, THEWILL -
The Bayelsa State Government has expressed dismay at the extent of damage that oil exploration has caused and the attentant neglect by international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta. The Commissioner for Environment, lselema Gbaranbiri, made this known...
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Stop Blaming Colonialists For Underdevelopment, Diri Cautions African Leaders

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged African leaders to stop blaming their woes on the colonial era but rather make deliberate efforts to develop their countries. Governor Diri represented by his deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, spoke...
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Obogoro Shoreline Project: Bayelsa Govt Expresses Dissatisfaction, Tasks Contractor On Speedy Completion

David Owei, THEWILL -
July 14, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa State Government has urged the contractor handling the Obogoro shoreline protection project to speed up completion, expressing dissatisfaction at the slow pace of work at the project site. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr....
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Bayelsa Expresses Dismay Over Effects Of Oil Exploration On Environment

David Owei, THEWILL -
July 13, (THEWILL) - .The Bayelsa State Government has expressed dismay at the extent of damage oil exploration has caused and the attendant neglect by international oil companies (IOCs), operating in the Niger Delta. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr lselema...
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Bayelsa Vigilante Service Apprehends Teenager Over Theft Of 11 Mobile Phones

David Owei, THEWILL -
July 13, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Security Service have apprehended an 18-year-old boy, Promise Okpo, over alleged burglary and theft of mobile phones worth a million naira. The culprit, a native of the Okordia community...
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Bayelsa Monarch King Dakolo Launches Two Books

David Owei, THEWILL -
July 12, (THEWILL) - The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo, the Benanaowel of Ekpetiama Kingdom, Agada the IV, on Tuesday, launched two books: ‘Once A Soldier’ and ‘The African Voice’. The...
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Ex-Agitators Pass Vote Of No Confidence On Esther Boro, Request Immediate Transfer From Bayelsa

David Owei, THEWILL -
July 11, (THEWILL) - Ex-agitators in Bayelsa state, on Tuesday, barricaded the liaison office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, demanding that Esther Boro, the Bayelsa state Liaison Officer of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, must go or no staff will...
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Gov Diri Restates Call On Oil Firms, Corporate Bodies To Invest In Sports

David Owei, THEWILL -
July 10, (THEWILL) - Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has restated the call for oil companies, operating in the state and corporate bodies, to invest in sports development. He made the call at the closing ceremonies of the 3rd...
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Gov Diri, Other Dignitaries To Grace Bayelsa Monarch’s Book Launch

David Owei, THEWILL -
July 10, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa state governor, Senator Douye Diri and other prominent Nigerians are among the galaxy of dignitaries expected at the book launch, authored by HRM King Bubaraye Dakolo, the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama kingdom, Agada iv...
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Tension In Bayelsa Over Arrest Of State Assembly Minority Leader Irigha-Brigidi

David Owei, THEWILL -
July 09, (THEWILL) - There is rising tension and confusion in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, following the forceful arrest of the Minority Leader of the State House of Assembly and member representing Nembe Constituency 2, Chief Edward Irigha-Brigidi. Irigha-Brigidi...
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Habila Had Hole In Heart, Died Of Cardiac Arrest — Family Reveals

The disclosure, contained in the biography published in the programme for her burial, provides the family’s account of Habila’s medical history as controversy continues over the circumstances surrounding her death at the residence of the Minister of Works, David Umahi. Habila was buried on Friday in her hometown of Nok, Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
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