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Bayelsa Adopts Sports Icon – Blessing, Godbless
Ibrahim Lawal The Bayelsa State Government has adopted two Olympics- bound athletes Wrestler Blessing Oboruduru and track and field runner and a member of the 4 ×100 meters relay team Timma Godbless. The Adoption was announced by Bayelsa Deputy Governor
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AGIP Shuts Down Bayelsa Oil Well Amid Spill
Dickson Pat The Nigerian Agip Oil Company has confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area, resulting in its shutdown. The firm disclosed this on Wednesday. The cause of the
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One Year In Office: Gov. Diri Begins Fulfillment Of Campaign Promise
Inaugurates incinerator, hospital, bridge projects, others Akam James As part of moves to reposition Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri, on Friday, February 12, commissioned three projects as part of activities to commemorate his first year in office. Diri who was
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Postponement Of Sports Festival Disheartening – Wodi
Reactions have trailed the postponement of the National Sports Festival, NSF, as the Director of Sports Bayelsa State, Sir Braveman Wodi has described as unfortunate the postponement of the 20th National Sports Festival slated to held in Benin city, the
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Bayelsa Duoye To Inaugurate Roads, Schools in Warri
Nosa Eresoyen, Asaba Delta State Government on Thursday announced that it would on Feb. 2, 2021, inaugurate completed road and school projects in Warri and Effurun. In continuation of his statewide projects inauguration programme, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State
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Nengi Congratulates Her Face Of Bayelsa Girl Child Replacement
Lois Effiong Rebecca Nengi Thompson of BBNaija season 5 has congratulated the first class law graduate, Ebizi Blessing Eradiri, who replaced her as the face of Bayelsa Girl Child. The reality TV star took to her Twitter page on Tuesday,
Read MoreBayelsa West By-Election: INEC Implements Court Order, Delists APC From Ballot
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned the All Progressives Congress and (APC) its candidate, Peremobowei Ebebi, from the Bayelsa West senatorial by-election. The Head of Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Bayelsa State, Wilfred Ifogah, announced this on Thursday
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Victory For Douye Diri As Supreme Court Upholds His Election
The court noted that the appellant’s claim of wrongful disqualification of its candidate by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was wrongly made because the said candidate did not meet the constitutional age requirement in the first place.
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Rivers United Win Gov Wike Pre-season Football Tournament
Rivers United Football Club on Sunday defeated Bayelsa United FC 6-5 after penalty kicks to win the Governor Nyesom Wike Pre-Season Football Tournament in Port Harcourt. In the tournament’s final match at the Sharks FC Stadium, the game ended 1-1
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BBNaija’s Trikytee Gets Political Appointment From Bayelsa State Governor
Lois Effiong Congratulations are in order for Big Brother Naija ex-housemate, Trikytee as he accepted a political appointment from the governor of Bayelsa state, Duoye Diri. The reality TV star has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the state
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