Crisis in Bayelsa APC remains as Sylva shuns committee’s directive
The hope of seeing the crisis in the Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress end remains elusive as the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva and his camp failed to honour the recommendations of the National Reconciliation Committee. It was learnt that the committee met with the two factions of the party […]
Bayelsa Commissioner for Trade and Commerce kidnapped
Bayelsa State Commissioner of Trade and Commerce, Otokito Federal Oparmiola, has been abducted by gunmen The commissioner was reportedly kidnapped on Thursday night at his residence in Otuokpoti, Ogbia LGA of the state. The armed gunmen were said to have invaded the neighbourhood, shooting randomly into the air to frighten the locals before whisking the […]
Ex-President Jonathan’s town, others may be washed by erosion after contractors abandon N7.5billion roads
Contractors have allegedly abandoned multi-billion naira road projects at the Akipelai, Ayakoro and Otuoke communities in Bayelsa State exposing them to the dangers of being washed away by coastal erosion. The Shore Erosion Control Works project, with a 14-month completion period, was given in March 2012 during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. Jonathan hails from […]
