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Diri appoints ex-DSS boss, 33 others as aides News in Bayelsa state  Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has approved the appointment of 34 new aides, comprising five honorary special advisers, four technical advisers, amongst others. This was contained in a statement on Friday signed by Daniel Alabrah, whose appointment as the governor’s Chief Press Secretary was also confirmed. Among the honorary special advisers is a former Acting Director-General of the Department of State Services, Matthew Seiyefa, who would advise Diri on security matters. Also, two former commissioners in the immediate past administration of former Governor Seriake Dickson, Perekiye Bruboyefe and Jonathan Obuebite, are among the special advisers. Dickson’s former security adviser and retired Commissioner of Police, Akpoebi Agberebi, was also re-appointed by Diri. A former Special Adviser on Domestic Matters to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Obriki Sylbriks, and a

Bayelsa state Politics Politics David Lyon names Degi-Eremienyo as running mate, thanks Bayelsa for massive support By Caesar Williams,  Yenagoa Lyon The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16, 2019 Bayelsa State governorship election, Chief David Lyon, has named Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo as his running mate.Degi-Eremienyo is currently representing Bayelsa East in the Senate. He is Vice Chairman of both the Special Duties Committee and the Gas Resources Committee in the Red Chamber. He, however, appreciated the party members for their overwhelming support for his candidature during the primary election in Yenagoa. He said: “Please, accept this as my heartfelt thanks for your massive support for my candidature. I acknowledge the contributions of all APC members to the success of the exercise. “The overwhelming votes of the people were testament to their immense confidence in my person, my experience and my abilities. I promise to

Dickson’s camp dominates Bayelsa PDP ward congress BAYELSA STATE NEWS Indications emerged on Sunday that the Restoration Team caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State has consolidated its grip on the party after overrunning other caucuses and aspirants in the PDP’s ward delegates’ congress conducted at the weekend. It was gathered that the political camps of the various aspirants in the party, including that of Timi Alaibe, who is a major frontline contender for the PDP’s governorship ticket, did not make in-roads into the ad hoc delegates’ election. The five-member national panel of the PDP chaired by the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, conducted the exercise on Friday in the 105 wards of the state to elect the delegates that would elect the party’s candidate at its primaries on September 3. A chieftain of the party, who confided in our correspondent, said with the outcome of the exercise, the Restoration Team had taken control of the po

Port Harcourt Mayor Victor Ihunwo endorsed DMOMA, pledged full support. Honourable Victor Ihunwo Nyeche JP Mayor of Portharcourt City officially received his nomination letter for DMOMA AWARD, pledged to support the organizers for the success of the event. The Mayor was nominated in two categories: 1. Most Accessible Local Government Chairman in Nigeria. 2. Most Impact in Youth Development. "DMOMA AWARD" is an Online Media Award that awards people of excellence in the Eastern and Southern parts of Nigeria, with the aim for them to do more. As the chairman of the Port Harcourt City, Honourable Mayor Victor Ihunwo Nyeche accepted to be the executive chief host of 2019 DMOMA Award. It's crystal clear that Mayor has indeed distinguished himself in his service to the people of Portharcourt City. Culled from Bob Abayomi. Edited by DMOMA Award organizers.

An address presented by Dr. Isari Peregbe on the official unveiling of KOLGA for Sylva. Great KOLGANS here present, my highly esteemed friends, brothers and sisters of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, gentlemen of the press, ladies and gentlemen. Once again, my name is Dr. Isari Peregbe, the Coordinator of KOLGA for Sylva. As you know, His Excellency, the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, who is also the leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in our dear state, has indicated interest in the gubernatorial election coming up in November. We are gathered here to inform you, to raise awareness that there is need for Bayelsans to throw their weight behind Chief Timipre Sylva. KOLGA for Sylva is a group that believes in the development of Bayelsa State, and we are also out to address the unhealthy situation witnessed in the last governorship election in Bayelsa - such as backstabbing etc, which was displayed by some middlemen, and th

Odi Community in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has cried out to both the state and federal government following recurrence of a natural disaster in the area caused by river surge. ODI community which is where Nigeria top artist Timaya was born  The River Nun surrounding the community is threatening to wipe out Odi as it constantly overflows its banks destroying houses, roads and other facilities. His Excellency, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State, accompanied with His Excellency, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (rtd) Deputy Governor of Bayelsa state, the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa State Chapter, Hon. Moses Cleopas, the Chief of Staff Government House, Rt. Hon. Talford Ongolo, the Chief of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly/ Member representing Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency 1 in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Tonye Emmanuel Isenah, Former Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Po

"My neighbour's family members were trapped under the truck because the incident happened suddenly. People spent several hours trying to rescue people trapped under the rubble,” he said. A diesel tanker with registration number Lagos GGE 179 XP has rammed into a bar injuring five persons. The accident which happened at Duncan Eradiri junction of Azikoro, a suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 7 pm on Democracy Day when residents were hanging out. One of the victims and the owner of the joint, Kenneth Ighedosa, said the incident happened within a twinkle of an eye as the residents ran for their dear lives. ”My neighbour's family members were trapped under the truck because the incident happened suddenly. People spent several hours trying to rescue people trapped under the rubble,” he said.   An eyewitness Stephen Ofema, a barber said what he noticed was that the truck hit two tricycles on the

Tonye Isenah emerges Speaker of Bayelsa’s sixth Assembly A lawmaker representing Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr Tonye Isenah, on Thursday, emerged the Speaker of the state’s sixth Assembly. Isenah was nominated by Mrs Koku Ebiyel, representing Yenagoa Constituency 11, at the inaugural sitting of the Assembly. The new speaker had served as the chief whip of the House of Assembly and chairman of various committees. The nomination was seconded by Mr Meitama Obodor, Member representing Ogbia Constituency 1. The speaker, who is representing his constituency for the third term, was elected unopposed. During his inauguration, he pledged to work in harmony with the state executives to ensure the development of the state. “I thank God for the opportunity to be elected the speaker of the sixth Assembly; I urge all members to work together to take Bayelsa to the highest pedestal. “The legislative and executive arms are partners in

Bayelsa state news Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson on Monday  said  he would not impose any  candidate on his party, the Peoples Democratic  Party,  for the  November 16 governorship election in the state. Dickson spoke during a solidarity visit to the Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi,  over    the recent  suspension of his company’s  licence by the National Broadcasting Commission. Asked if  the  internal wrangling in the  ruling PDP would not  affect  the party in  the polls, the governor said they  had learnt from the mistakes that cost  the All Progressives Congress Zamfara State. He said, “I can lead the PDP to battle alone; I have done it repeatedly. There  will be no form of manipulation. “The people talking about manipulation are anticipating that they should be imposed. I’m not going to impose any of them. Any of them who feel they have experience and capacity should go and make their case to the people of Bayelsa State.” Dickson  sa

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has approved 160 as minimum score for admission seekers into public universities in Nigeria for the 2019/2020 academic calendar.  JAMB The decision was taken Tuesday during the 19th policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria at Bola Babalakin auditorium, Gbongan, Osun state.  The meeting, which included Vice Chancellors, Rectors of Polytechnics and provost of colleges of education also approved 140 for private universities. The meeting also approved 120 for public polytechnic and 110 for private polytechnic.  Also, 100 and above was approved for colleges of education. The registrar of JAMB, professor Isiaq Oloyede in his speech disclosed that plans have been concluded to begin open examination for students seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. According to the JAMB 

The forward is remaining patient as he tries to finalise his future away from Atletico Madrid, with links to PSG and Barcelona swirling Antoine Griezmann is not sure if he will stay in  La Liga  amid links to  Ligue 1 champions  Paris Saint-Germain  and La Liga winners  Barcelona .   The star forward has made it clear he will depart  Atletico Madrid  after five years and the French World Cup winner has been tipped to join Spanish champions Barcelona. However, PSG have emerged as a possible destination for Griezmann, with uncertainty over star duo Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. And Griezmann's has asked for patience on his future, as the 28-year-old hinted that a move away from  Spain  could be in the cards this summer. "There's a need for patience, as it's still soon," Griezmann said following  France 's 4-0 rout of Andorra in  Euro 2020  qualifying on Tuesday. "I want my future to be decided more than anyone, but there's a need

Cryptocurrency news site  CCN.com  is shutting down after experiencing a 71% fall in mobile traffic due to a recent update to Google’s search rankings. Founder Jonas Borchgrevink posted the  news on his site saying : CCN was founded in the summer of 2013 as CryptoCoinsNews. We have been around for six years. We are (were?) the crypto-related news site with the highest amount of traffic worldwide. Although CoinDesk and CoinTelegraph have been friendly competitors with us the past six years for the #1 Alexa spot. The site began its life as a cryptocurrency-focused news source and, as evidenced by internal charts posted by Borchgrevink, enjoyed high traffic and solid organic search activity. This all came crashing down after  what Google called its June 2019 Core Update , an update that Google claimed was “designed to improve our results.” “Most have little noticeable change but help us continue to incrementally improve search,” wrote Google’s SearchLiaison on Oct

How Femi Gbajiabiamila Elected As Speaker, House Of Representatives Nigerian lawyer, Femi Gbajabiamila who represents Surulere Federal Constituency 1 in Lagos state has been elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. The All Progressives Congress member who was the Majority Leader in the 8th House of Representatives defeated Umar Bago, the lawmaker representing Chanchaga Federal Constituency of Niger state. He polled a total of 281 votes to win, while Bago got 76 votes.

Omo Agege elected deputy senate president with Senator Ahmed Lawan as The New  Senate President of Federal Republic of Nigeria. More coming shortly

Renowned Bayelsa Poet Gabriel Okara Dies Four Weeks Before 98th Birthday Okara made a mark on the African literary scene as one of the major pacesetters. Reported to be the first renowned English Language black African poet and the first African modernist writer, Okara is widely published in influential national and international journals Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbain Okara, a poet, novelist and playwright, has died at 97 years — four weeks before his 98th birthday. He died on Monday in his sleep at his residence at Okaka Estate in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, after a brief illness. Okara made a mark on the African literary scene as one of the major pacesetters. Reported to be the first renowned English Language black African poet and the first African modernist writer, Okara is widely published in influential national and international journals. Born on April 24, 1921 in his hometown Bomoundi in the present-day Bayelsa State of Nigeria, Dr. Okara attended the famous Governm

Simon Lalong Re-elected As APC Wins Plateau (Full Results) Governor Simon Lalong, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, has been reelected governor of Plateau state. Iblog Bayelsa News reports that the ruling party polled 583,255 votes while PDP had 538,326 votes in Plateau in the March 9 election. Similarly, in the supplementary poll conducted across nine LGAs in Plateau, Lalong defeated Jeremiah Useni of the PDP with over 3,000 votes in the state. The result for both elections have been merged and here’s the final outcome: Plateau election results: APC: 595,582 PDP: 546,813 Total valid votes: 1,159,954 Rejected: 16,188 Total votes cast: 1,176,142 Copyright iblog bayelsa News 2019. All rights reserved.

SALVATION MINISTRIES: 5 NIGHT OF GLORY 2019 [coming soon] PRAISE, WORSHIP, MIRACLE AND MINISTRATION 5 Nights of Glory is an annual event in Salvation Ministries Home of success worldwide.  it is a programme which is watch globally and 5 Nights of Glory is an annual program designed by God to deliver the oppressed   In #5NOG God do incredible miracles during 5 Nights of Glory. on the spot. Miracle only God can do. The programme has always been a huge success because the hand of the Lord is mightily upon it.   It’s an miracle event where the sick get healed and the oppressed are set free, the barren are made mothers of children and the jobless receive miracle employment of different kinds.Cancer getting healed with medical proof, and countless SS turning AA all with medical proofs from their different hospitals and legs grown to be equal 5 night of glory 2019 will start Monday 21ST  to Friday 25th January 2019. viewing center i

Bayelsa communities lament lack of amenities, accuse oil companies of causing spillage  Two communities in Bayelsa state, Ikarama and Kalaba, have expressed sadness over neglect they suffered from oil companies in the areas - The communities also raised accusing fingers at oil producing companies, saying they are responsible for oil spillage and pipeline vandalisation -  They called on government to provide them with basic amenities, adding that oil spillage has damaged water in the communities Possible crisis is brewing in Ikarama and Kalaba, two oil communities in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa state, as people of the communities accused unemployed youths and and some multinational companies of vandalising oil pipelines and causing spillage in the area. 

Goldcoast Dickson, mother of Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state, was on Saturday buried in Toru-Agiama community, Patani Local Government Area of Delta. She was buried after a commendation service at Enimieyi Compound, Esinekrizi Quarters in Patani.

#iblogbayelsa Seriake Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State, has mocked the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor Timipre Sylva over the "rising cases of defection into the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state". He also predicted that the activities of APC in Bayelsa would soon "wind up". Dickson was speaking during a state media chat after the defection of APC chieftains led by Chief Ndutimi Alaibe, former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC); Chief Gideon Ekeowe, former Secetary to Government and the state agent of APC during the 2016 governorship poll; Chief Nathan Egba, former APC Governorship Campaign Director (Media and Publicity) and one-time PDP state chairman, Chief Rufus Abadi, popularly known as Barbaru. Dickson labelled APC as "the other party", noting that the recent gale of defections witnessed was part of his mandate to the PDP to ensure that