Tag: Bayelsa
Dickson bans ‘casual workers’ in Bayelsa civil service
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has outlawed
the practice of engaging casual workers in the state’s civil service.
At the 108 State Executive Council (SEC) meeting...
Body of 78-year-old kidnap victim found in Bayelsa
Police in Bayelsa
have confirmed the death of a 78-year-old woman, Ayoko Owoko, in the custody of
kidnappers in the creeks of Southern Ijaw Local Government...
Gunmen abduct Niger Delta varsity lecturer’s wife
Gunmen on Sunday at Gbarantoru community in Yenagoa abducted
the wife of a lecturer with the Niger Delta University (NDU).
Sources in the community told the...
Seriake Dickson declines assent to life pension bill for legislators
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has declined
assent to a controversial bill seeking life pension for the state lawmakers.
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly had...
Police confirm kidnap of Bayelsa LG chairman’s father
The police in Bayelsa have confirmed the kidnap of Wellington Magbisa, father of the chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area of the state by...
DSS releases journalist, Jones Abiri, arrested in Bayelsa
Department of State Services (DSS) has released Bayelsa-based
journalist, Jones Abiri, who was arrested on Saturday.
Mr Abiri is the publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper
based in...
Suspected DSS operatives arrest journalist, Jones Abiri, in Bayelsa
Four armed men suspected to be operatives of Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday arrested a journalist, Jones Abiri, in Bayelsa State.
Abiri is...
Find killers of Government House photographer, Seriake Dickson tells Army again
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has again pleaded with the Nigerian Army to fish out soldiers who allegedly killed government house photographer, Reginald Dei,...
Timipre Sylva mourns literary icon, Gabriel Okara
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has mourned the
death of literary giant, Gabriel Okara.
Okara’s death was announced on Monday after his passage at...
Bayelsa declares 3 days mourning for literary icon, Gabriel Okara
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has described the death
of famous poet and novelist, Gabriel Okara, as a great loss to the state and
Nigeria.
Dickson...