…the NYSC and Nigerians to intervene. According to her, her sister had travelled to Bayelsa State for the NYSC three-week orientation camp and was later posted to Niger State for her Place of Primary Assignment. She said her sister was returning from Bayelsa to Abuja when the vehicle conveying her and other corps member…

…kidnapping remained significantly less prevalent in southern Nigeria than in the North. Bayelsa recorded no abduction on land or at sea during the period under review, while Abia recorded one incident involving two victims. Jigawa, despite being located in the North-West, also recorded only one kidnapping incident invo…

…state.Akwa Ibom becomes the second state to benefit from the nationwide rollout after Bayelsa State, as the government moves to increase access to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and reduce reliance on traditional cooking fuels.

…alongside the general travel and transport expenditure head. Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara had the complete data. Comparable data were un…

…he had known Walson-Jack for more than two decades, recalled her transition from the Bayelsa State civil service to the Federal Civil Service, noting that her appointment as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation was a demonstration of the value of merit. He said her journey from Bayelsa to the pinnacle of the Fed…

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called for greater unity within the body of Christ to enable it to fulfil its divine purpose in the state and the country at large. Diri made the call on Tuesday at the inauguration of the new State Executive Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Bayelsa Chapte…

…and voter intimidation during the 2023 elections. “In the November 2023 Kogi and Bayelsa polls, there was ballot box snatching in Dekina and the killing of agents in Nembe. “Human Rights Watch reported that over 800 people died after the 2011 elections. “With current economic hardship, the temptation to use jobless you…

…the period, with N365.78bn, followed by Rivers with N295.99bn. Delta, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa also ranked among the states with the highest receipts, largely due to Value Added Tax, internally generated revenue and oil derivation. Lagos received N344.06bn from VAT during the period. Adamawa, Gombe, Ekiti and Ebonyi were…

The Bayelsa State Government has approved the implementation of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance for academic and non-academic staff of its three universities. The Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Akpe, announced the approval on Friday during a resumed meeting with th…

…risk are Kaduna, Niger, Taraba, Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno and Cross River. Others are Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Plateau. The agency has urged communities living on floodplains to move immediately to highe…

…confirmed that governorship elections will be held in 28 states in 2027, with Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Osun excluded because they are on the off-cycle schedule. The commission had fixed January 16, 2027, for the presidential and National Assembly elections, while the governorship and State Hous…

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised politicians to respect their opponents and ensure that campaigns for the 2027 general election are issue-based. Speaking on Wednesday during the flag-off of the second tenure bid of President Bola Tinubu at the Oxbow Lake in Yenagoa by a political group, PBAT D…

…collaboration to name, shame and sanction such persons. According to the former Bayelsa State governor, he knows what desperate and criminally minded individuals masquerading as political leaders within the ruling establishment can do from time to time. He added that instead of mobilising genuine political support, som…

…which recorded security-related expenditure include Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara, while Akwa Ibom, Edo, Osun, Ri…

…Katsina State 45. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State 46. Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State 47. Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State 48. Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State 49. Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State 50. Gombe State University, Gombe State 51. Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State 52.…

…people can still assert their democratic will through the ballot,” he added. The former Bayelsa State governor also commended Osun voters for defending what he described as their democratic choice during the election. “I commend the people of Osun State for standing firm in defence of their democratic choice,” he said.…

By Nwafor Sunday Former Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson; Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo; former Senator Ben Murray-Bruce; and other political figures have congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his victory in Saturday’s governorship election. The politicians,…

…Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha (Borno), Ahmed Waziri Hassan (Adamawa), Bob-Helen Inafa (Bayelsa), Oti Nkechi Linda (Abia), Prof Olusegun Adekunle Wright (Lagos) and Victor Eboigbe (Edo). RMAFC is a constitutional body responsible, among other functions, for monitoring revenue accruals into and disbursements from the Federatio…

…Braveman gave the assurance during PINL’s August stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, where he said the group was impressed by the firm’s stakeholder engagement and outreach programmes in its area of operation. He said ex-agitators, who understand the rivers and creeks through which the pipelines pass, will…

…a reduction of N1.60bn or 1.03 per cent. Despite the fall, it remained above N150bn. Bayelsa reduced its debt from N51.38bn to N50.17bn, cutting N1.22bn or 2.36 per cent. Benue was among the states whose debt increased. Its stock rose from N107.23bn to N112.85bn, an increase of N5.62bn or 5.24 per cent. Similarly, Born…

…Queens, Solo Wonders Babes, and Spunky Blazers FA. In Group B are C2E Sports Academy, Bayelsa Princesses and Lakeside Queens. Group C consists of Onimarg FC, Ubakala Babes, and NAF Queens of FCT. Group D is made up of Plateau United Queens, Obosa Football Academy and Osklean FC. The NWFL Nationwide is the third tier of…

…at the design stage. What will remain afterwards are the sections through Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States. “I also want to respond to some of the comments made by one of those who worked with the President when he was governor. I watched the interview of His Excellency Donald Duke. “He is a very brilliant man. What im…

By: Aherhoke Okioma The Anyama Fe Atei Oge festival will take the centre stage in Bayelsa State this month as the Anyama Ijaw community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state has called on the state government to grant the annual celebration recognition and classify it among the state’s foremost festivals.…

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has announced an increase in the prize money for the Diri National Scrabble Classic. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the sixth edition on Sunday night in Yenagoa, the state capital, an impressed Diri announced that the winner of the Masters category in the next edi…

…now pay N1,265 per litre after a N35 cut, while Abuja's pump price falls by N15 to N1,335Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom have the cheapest NNPC petrol price at N1,235 per litre, while Bauchi records the highest at N1,385PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Leg…