The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested one person for allegedly attacking members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Brass Local
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The Aghoro community in Ekeremor local council area of Bayelsa State, where massive spill occurred on Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Trans Ramos pipeline in May 2018, has raised the
The Niger Delta Youths Advocate for Justice and Peace group has sent a protest letter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over the
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has reinstated the positions of all political appointees, who resigned their positions to contest the primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and
Perekeme Kpodo, a former Bayelsa Security Adviser, accused of raping a 26-year-old, has filed a petition to the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kate Abiri, seeking a transfer of
Barring any last-minute intervention by the Bayelsa State Government and security agencies in the state, two factions of Ohaneze Ndigbo may clash during the ongoing celebration of Igbo cultural day
Top members the All Progressives Congress, APC, and allies of former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, have dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A former
Reuben Okoya, a frontline architect and philanthropist in Bayelsa State, has beckoned on well-meaning Bayelsans, both in Nigeria and in the Diaspora, to contribute their quota to Bayelsans in distress
Three oil producing states of the Niger Delta got a landmark judgment at the Supreme Court of Nigeria against multinational oil firms operating in the country. Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa-Ibom
More than 1,500 flood victims at the Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps at Igbogene, Bayelsa State have benefitted from free services of the medical outreach of the Nigerian Air Force
Bodmas Kemepadei, a Bayelsa-based blogger, has concluded plans to stage a protest against cultism and illicit use of drugs in the state. A statement by the blogger called on the
John Jonah, Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State has said the challenges posed by insecurity are caused by use of hard drugs amongst youth. Rear Admiral John Jonah (retd) stated this
Scores of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were injured in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, after tear-gas canisters were fired at them by men of the Nigeria Police
Timipre Sylva, former Governor of Bayelsa state, has accused the current governor of importing thugs to disrupt political activities in the state. He also described the current administration led by
Ben Murray Bruce, the Senator representing Bayelsa East constituency, on Monday withdrew from the senatorial race. Ben Bruce revealed in a letter posted on his Facebook page. Read his full
The Bayelsa State Government has ordered the shutdown of schools in the state following persistent flooding. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, disclosed on Sunday that the directive came
Property worth hundreds of millions of Naira, farmlands, crops, fish ponds, worship centers, schools and roads have overtaken have been destroyed in Bayelsa State, no thanks to the ravaging floods
The Police Command in Bayelsa says it has restored normalcy to Brass Island, after violence erupted in the area, from a clash between two cult groups earlier in the day.
The Bayelsa State Government has solicited the partnership and services of the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) to ensure smooth operational take-off of the state International Cargo Airport, located along Amassoma
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has denied the allegations by the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleging that it was stockpiling arms ahead of the 2019 governorship
