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Yenagoa Residents Alarmed Over Rising Cases of Abandoned Newborn Babies at Refuse Dumps
Residents of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, have expressed growing concern over the increasing incidence of newborn babies being abandoned at refuse dump sites across the…
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Bayelsa Medical University Secures Full MBBS Accreditation Seven Years After Establishment
Bayelsa Medical University (BMU) has achieved a major milestone with the attainment of full accreditation for its Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme, as…
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Bayelsa, Others Placed on Moderate Ebola Alert by NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed Bayelsa State, alongside several other states, on a moderate Ebola preparedness alert following a fresh…
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HEALTH SECTOR REFORMS: Bayelsa Assures AFENET, Other Partners of Stronger Collaboration
Bayelsa State Government has assured the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and other development partners in the health sector of a better working relationship to…
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The Light Newspaper Publisher Organises Free Medical Outreach, Empowers Elderly Women At Birthday…
As part of activities marking his sixty-first birthday celebration, the publisher and Editor-In-Chief of a Yenagoa based The Light Newspaper, Elder Ebi Ozegbe has organised…
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Bayelsa First Lady Flags Off Integrated Measles–Rubella Vaccination Campaign, Receives Award of…
Yenagoa | January 26, 2026
The Wife of the Bayelsa State Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Gloria Diri, on Monday flagged off the Integrated Measles–Rubella Vaccination Campaign in…
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Diri Directs Mandatory Health Checks for Cabinet as Bayelsa Clinches $400,000 UNICEF Grant
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has directed the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe, to ensure that every member of the state executive council…
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BANGOF Sensitizes Communities on Cholera Prevention
The Bayelsa State Nongovernmental Organizations Forum (BANGOF) has intensified efforts to curb the spread of cholera and other waterborne diseases through a public health…
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3,000 Benefit from Gilgal Christian Centre’s Free Medical Outreach in Akwa Ibom
By Christopher Tom, Uyo
Over 3,000 residents of Akwa Ibom State have benefitted from a free medical outreach organized by Gilgal Christian Centre as part of its humanitarian…
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NARD Calls on FG to Implement Workers’ Welfare
By Christopher Tom, Uyo
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has expressed deep dissatisfaction over the persistent infrastructural decay and neglect of…
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