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Bayelsa · BayelsaLife is gradually returning to the once busy oil-rich community of Igbomotoru in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State after the troops of Nigerian Army invaded the area in search of a militant kingpin, Endurance Amagbain, suspected to mastermind the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama Community, Delta State. However, hunger and suffering are now on the faces of the residents of the riverine community. Troops of the Nigerian Army had…See the Story
Bayelsa communities count losses after army’s siege - Daily Trust
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Bayelsa · BayelsaPeremabiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and Akassa kingdom in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State were reportedly raided at the weekend by soldiers in search of the masterminds of the March 14 killing of 17 soldiers at Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The deployment of the soldiers in the early hours of Sunday was said to have triggered pandemonium in the predominantly riverine fishing and farming se…See the Story
Okuama killings: Soldiers comb Bayelsa communities for suspects, syndicates
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Bayelsa · BayelsaBayelsa government on Sunday called for the recruitment of more indigenes of the state into the Federal Fire Service to meet its quota of employment. The post Bayelsa Govt. wants its quota filled in Federal Fire Service appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.See the Story
Bayelsa Govt. wants its quota filled in Federal Fire Service
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Bayelsa · BayelsaIt was a moment of tears as Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri visited the troubled Igbomotoru communities of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, of Bayelsa State, to sympathise with the people and assess the level of destruction in the area. DAILY POST earlier reported that Igbomotoru 1 & 2 communities of the state were invaded by the military in search of the hoodlums responsible for the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community in U…See the Story
Soldier killings: Tears as Gov Diri visits troubled Bayelsa communities
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Bayelsa · BayelsaThe United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said the about 20,000 children in Bayelsa State are yet to access immunization due to the terrain and riverine nature of the state. Media Aide to Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Mr Doubara Atasi, in a statement on Thursday, stated that UNICEF also donated six brand new water ambulances boats to boost immunization coverage and primary care delivery services in riverine communities of the state. Speaking du…See the Story
20,000 children not immunized in Bayelsa –UNICEF - Daily Trust
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Floods · YenagoaResidents along Epie Creek in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, have cried out to the state government to take appropriate steps in dredging the surrounding creeks and canals to avert imminent flooding as rain sets in. The residents said the state government’s neglect of the settlements around the creek is responsible for the yearly flooding challenges in the state. According to the worried residents, ‘until government takes proactive steps to dre…See the Story
Perennial flooding: Bayelsa residents seek dredging of creeks, canals - Daily Trust
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Bayelsa · BayelsaThirty-five members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), mobilised for the 2023 Batch A, Stream II service year in Bayelsa, have been sanctioned by the Corps for various offences against the service code. The post NYSC hits 35 members with service extension, repeat in Bayelsa appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.See the Story
NYSC hits 35 members with service extension, repeat in Bayelsa
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