| Bayelsa State State nickname: Glory of all lands |
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Timipre Sylva (PDP) | |
| Date Created | 1 October 1996 | |
| Capital | Yenagoa | |
| Area | 10,773 km² Ranked 27th |
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| Population 1991 Census 2005 est. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's state governors This is a list of leaders of Bayelsa State in Nigeria Timipre Sylva is a People's Democratic Party politician who is the Governor of Bayelsa State in southern Nigeria. The People's Democratic Party is a Centrist Political party in Nigeria. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's states and the dates of their creation Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The following is a list of Nigerian state capitals See also Yenagoa is the capital of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It is the traditional home of the Ijaw people Nigeria's fourth largest ethnic group after the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
Ranked 35th N/A 1,998,349 |
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| ISO 3166-2 | NG-BY | |
Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a Geography The state borders Edo State, Ondo State, Imo State, Rivers State, Anambra State and Bayelsa State. Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. Its capital is Yenagoa. Yenagoa is the capital of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It is the traditional home of the Ijaw people Nigeria's fourth largest ethnic group after the The language spoken here is Ijaw; however, like the rest of Nigeria, English is the official language. The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups " Ijo " or " Izon " are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the The state was formed in 1996 from part of Rivers State and thus, it is one of the newest states of the Nigerian federation. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
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Economy
Bayelsa State has one of the largest crude oil and natural gas deposits in Nigeria. As a result petroleum production is extensive in the state. However, the majority of Bayelsans live in poverty. They are mainly rural dwellers due to its peculiar terrain and lack of adequate transportation, health, education or other infrastructure as a result of decades of neglect by the central governments and petoleum prospecting companies. This has been a large problem in the state since its creation and successive state governments have not been able to address and repair the issue. The state, as a result, has an almost non-existent commerce. Successive state governments have, however, embarked on various industrial projects (even venturing into the oil and gas sector), and "poverty-alleviation" programs to reverse this situation.
The local population engage in fishing on a subsistence and commercial level. The Bayelsa State government is otherwise the main employer of labor in the state.
Geography
Bayelsa has a riverine and estuarine setting. A lot of her communities are almost (and in some cases) completely surrounded by water, hence making these communities inaccessible by road.
Other important cities besides Yenagoa include Akassa, Amassoma (the home of the Niger Delta University), Twon-Brass, Kaiama, Nembe, Odi, Ogbia, Oporoma and Sagbama. Oodi or Odi is a village in Kgatleng District of Botswana. It is located 20 km north-east of Gabarone. Sagbama is a town situated in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It is also the name of the Local Government Area in the state
Notable natives
Notable sons of Bayelsa State include veteran novelist and poet, Gabriel Okara; pioneering Nigerian journalist and pre-independent freedom fighter, Ernest Ikoli; Nigerian Civil War hero, Major Isaac Adaka Boro (Nigerian Army) and Canadian Olympic gold medalist and world wrestling champion, Daniel Igali. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbain Okara is a Nigerian writer He was born in Bomoundi in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, in April 1921 A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Freedom fighter is a term to describe those that engage in a struggle to achieve freedom for themselves or to free others in some matter Ernest Ikoli (1893 – 1960 was a Nigerian Politician, nationalist and pioneering Journalist. The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, 6 July 1967 &ndash 13 January 1970 was a political conflict caused by the attempted Secession Major Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro (born September 10 1938 - died May 9 1968 (fondly called "Boro" was a celebrated Niger Delta nationalist and Nigerian civil Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent Baraladei Daniel Igali (born February 3, 1974 in Eniwari, Bayelsa State, Nigeria) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler The First Bayelsan to attain the Rank of a full general and become the chief of army staff and is the current Chief of Defence staff General Owoye Andrew Azazi. General Owoye Andrew Azazi is the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS of Nigeria. Others include revolutionaries and martyrs of April 22, 1990 Captains Perebo Dakolo and Harley Empere (Nigerian Army); former Governor of Rivers State, HRM Alfred Diete-Spiff (now king of the city of Twon-Brass, Nigeria); the current vice-president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan. Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (born November 20 1957) is a Nigerian politician and current Vice President of Nigeria. A young Bayelsan, Timi Dakolo, nephew of Captain Perebo Dakolo, won the first ever Idols West Africa competition in May, 2007. Timi Dakolo is a Nigerian singer and the winner of the first season of Idols West Africa. | website = http//wwwmnetafricacom/idols/}} Idols is the West African version of the British television hit
Due to massive overseas scholarship programs implemented by the old Rivers State in the 1970s and recent Bayelsa State governments, large numbers of Bayelsan professionals reside in Europe and North America. Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. This is part of the general brain-drain trend affecting many African communities. A brain drain or human capital flight is a large emigration of individuals with technical skills or knowledge, normally due to conflict, lack of opportunity
Administrative divisions
Bayelsa is divided into eight Local Government Areas:
External links
- Bayelsa State Government Portal
- Bayelsa State Government Homepage
- Bayelsa State at OnlineNigeria.com
- Bayelsa Council for Arts & Culture
- Adaka Boro Centre
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