Bayelsa State

APC Chieftain Commends Sylva For Drawing Progress To Bayelsa

BEVERLY HILLS, May 15, (THEWILL) - A leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, Chief Izzi Yakiah, says that there is no crisis in the party while commending the former Governor and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,...

Bayelsa Imposes 8pm-6am Curfew To Stem COVID-19

BEVERLY HILLS, May 14, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa State Government on Friday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of the surging trait of the new variants of COVID-19. The curfew...

Bayelsa Council Chairmen Endorse Compulsory Monthly Saving

BEVERLY HILLS, May 12, (THEWILL) - Local government chairmen and councillors in Bayelsa State have unanimously agreed to save 50 percent of councils' monthly recurrent expenditure to take care of their severance and other unforeseen financial obligations. The agreement was...

INEC Creates 440 New Polling Units, To Give Bayelsa 2,244

BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has increased the number of polling units in Bayelsa State by 440 to make it a total of 2,244 in order to ease voting access...

Bayelsa Teachers Lament Failure Of April Salary To Reflect Promotion

BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - Primary school teachers in Bayelsa have expressed disappointment over the non-implementation of promotion increments pledged by Governor Douye Diri beginning with their April salaries. The state government had promised to commence the implementation of promotion...

Burst Shell Pipes Spill 276 Barrels In Bayelsa, Rivers In April

BEVERLY HILLS, May 10, (THEWILL) - The 14-Inch crude trunk line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the Niger Delta spilled 276 barrels of Shell’s Bonny Light crude blend in three incidents in April 2021. The Okordia-Rumekpe crude...

Bayelsa Negotiates Commercial Flights Partnership  With IbomAir

BEVERLY HILLS, May 09, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Government at the weekend opened partnership discussions with its Akwa Ibom counterpart on the use of Ibom Air to start commercial flight operations at the Bayelsa International Airport. Speaking as the leader...

TUC Chairman Emerges Senior Officials’ Chairman in Bayelsa

BEVERLY HILLS, May 07, (THEWILL) - The Trade Union Congress ( TUC ) Chairman in Bayelsa State, Comrade Laye Julius, has been elected as the Chairman of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCN). He was elected unopposed in...

Amidst Upsurge In Cholera, Bayelsa Govt Defends Closure Of Silver River

BEVERLY HILLS, May 06, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa government on Wednesday said it was addressing the challenges caused by the blockage of the Silver River at Aguobiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Mr. Furoebi Akene,...

Lawmaker Sues For Peace As Community, Shell Bicker Over Agreement

BEVERLY HILLS, May 03, (THEWILL) - Lawmaker representing Yenagoa Constituency 3 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Teddy Elemefuro, has sued for peace between the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other oil companies and the youth...
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IYC Committed To Peaceful Resolution Of Eruani, Daukoru Dispute – Ayebakuro Itari

The Ijaw Youth Council has waded into the dispute between Dr Azibapu Eruani and Mr Kariyai Daukoru with...
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