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FGGC, ABULOMA 50TH As part of activities to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Federal Government Girls College, Abuloma, which will be coming up on the 28th of March 2025, the Bayelsa State Chapter of the Old Girl’s Association of the School has said it would be embarking on sensitization programmes on Drug Abuse and Period Poverty. Executives of the Old Girls Association of FGGC, Abuloma, Bayelsa Chapter gave the […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC has confirmed five hundred and six Lassa fever cases out of the Two thousand four hundred and ninety-two suspected cases of the disease, and ninety-five deaths as of February 23, 2025.   The situation reports of the hemorrhagic fever for week eight also showed that the disease has spread to 12 states and 70 local government areas with a Case Fatality […]

Rear Admiral Noel Musa Madugu, the Commander of the Joint Task Force, JTF, South-South, Operation Delta Safe, has called on journalists in Bayelsa State to sustain the existing collaboration between the media and security agencies.   Speaking during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Bayelsa State Council, Rear Admiral Madugu emphasized the crucial role of the media in combating crude oil theft and […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Niger Delta University (NDU) chapter have suspended its ongoing strike after fruitful negotiations with the Bayelsa State Government. Suspension of the strike action is expected of take effect from 12am midnight tomorrow while academic activities are to follow with immediate effect in other to cover for lost grounds. This Union came out with the resolution after a congress held in the early hours […]

An Underwater Oil Spill from a Pipeline operated by a multinational company along the Obololi River in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State is devastating the Obololi community and its environs. Community members who say the Spill which is suspected to have been caused by equipment failure from a facility operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, was first noticed between late last Sunday night and early Monday morning. […]

A 16-year-old boy, Ayibanua Timipre, from Igbomotoru Community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has allegedly committed su!c!de Residents of Jasmine street in the Kpansia suburb of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital were in shock as to what must have made him to take his own life. Sources said he allegedly stole N27,000 from his parents and was punish for the act. However, his parents couldn’t be reached […]

  REPS ON TELCOS The House of Representatives has asked the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC to suspend the approval granted to Telecommunications Companies, TELCOS to increase tariff by 50 percent. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during plenary on Tuesday following the approval of a motion of urgent public importance. The motion was sponsored by Hon. Oboku Oforji, The Lawmaker representing […]