Bayelsa

Voters in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi go to polls today to elect their governors

Eligible voters are filing out in Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo States today (November 11) to cast their ballots for new governors. An estimated 5,169,692...

Oronto Natei Douglas (1966 – 2015): An Exceptional Enthusiast for Justice and Development

By Engr. Ipigansi Okumo “Life is short. Life is short. Life is short. Make hay while the sun shines. Make hay while the...

Thugs disrupt polls in Bayelsa, burn election materials

  Some thugs on Saturday invaded three wards in Ogbia Constituency 2 in Bayelsa State, hijacked and burnt election materials. Officials of the...

Just in: Presidency counters minister, says Bayelsa floods deeply saddening

"We are concerned about what has happened in Bayelsa as it is with respect to the other states"

Bayelsa Governor, Clark fault Humanitarian Affairs Minister for dismissing state’s floods as mild

... rates Jigawa's as most affected as Gov. Diri laments that the recent flood which ravaged his state had cost the state government...

Flood disaster: Bayelsa Govt. gives workers 7-day break

Worried by the flood-induced hardships being experienced by the people, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has given civil servants a one-...

Temple of justice desecrated as thugs invade court, hurl stones at judge

Pandemonium and disorder reigned in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, when scores of people believed to be thugs invaded a court room and hurled stones...

Bayelsa and Other Stories By Reuben Abati 

      “Sorry about your man” “Thank you” “You know I used to think that this COVID-19 thing is a kind of...

Night bloodletting in the House of God in Nigeria, 4 fatalities recorded 

  In what looked like a terror attack, some yet-to-be identified gunmen have broken into Azikoro village in Yenagoa Council Area of Bayelsa State, and unleashed...

Five states N148bn richer as FG approves refund for federal roads rehabilitation

    Following the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), five states are to get N148.14 billion as refunds for rehabilitating or...

Sylva lays Infectious Disease Hospital foundation for South-South in Yenagoa

    …commends nation’s oil and gas industry for initiative …facility ready in 18 months The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief...

FG Declares Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Delta lockdown illegal

The federal government has declared the lockdown of Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Ekiti, Osun, that has left travelers in agony as illegal. SGF...

Bayelsa governor vows to work for peace after meeting with Buhari

  Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri, has promised to work for peace in the state in particular and the Niger Delta region in general....

Bayelsa Governor Diri Visits President Buhari At The Villa

  President Muhammadu Buhari receives the new Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen Duoye Diri at the State House. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. MARCH 17...

Supreme Court dashes APC’s hope for Bayelsa governorship judgment review

  …awards N60m cost APC, Lyon, Degi-Eremienyo’s lawyers Nigeria’s Apex Court on Wednesday sealed the hope of a review of its judgment sacking...

PDP’s Douye Diri inaugurated  as 5th Governor Of Bayelsa

  In compliance with the Supreme Court ruling and upon issuance of Certificate of Return, Senator Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party...