Bayelsa imposes curfew on Twon Brass over killing
The Bayelsa state Government on Friday imposed a curfew on Twon Brass in the Brass Local Government Area of the state, where three persons...
What my late mother meant to me — Governor Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has paid glowing tributes to his late mother, Goldcoast Dickson, whom he described as an integral part of his...
All Set for Coronation of New Pere of Gbaraun Kingdom
The proud and ancient Kingdom of Gbaraun and the people of Bayelsa State will be making history Thursday August 30, 2018, with the crowning...
Bayelsa gets new police commissioner
A new police commissioner, Austin Awar, has been sent to the Bayelsa State command by the Force Headquarters.
Awar resumed in the state following confusion...
We will give priority to workers’ salaries -BYSG
Bayelsa State Government has said that it would give priority to the payment of workers’ salaries in consonance with the emphasis placed on workers by...
Bayelsa: Oando, JV partners inaugurate water scheme in Agbere community
A water scheme with capacity for 20, 000 gallons has been inaugurated in Agbere, a community in Bayelsa State. The facility will serve over...
Bayelsans react to Security Architecture Bills
Reactions have continued to trail the security architecture bill in Bayelsa State following the public hearing on "Community Safety Corps Bill 2018 and the...
Oil spill destroys over 50 fishing settlements in Bayelsa community
The Oil and Gas Producing Areas Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative (OGPAEEI), an NGO in Bayelsa, says over 50 fishing settlements have been destroyed by...
Bayelsa expunges 28,000 ghost workers from payroll
The Bayelsa government said the ongoing public service reforms has reduced its workforce from 55,000 to 27,000, thus fishing out and expunging 28,000 ghost...
Eyewitness gives vivid account of last moment of Prof. Efere
...He was brought in dead to general hospital, Sagbama, says Chief Matron
YENAGOA - The Chief Matron of General Hospital, Sagbama, who was by the...
Bayelsa don dies in office
The Dean, School of Foundation Studies, University of Africa (UAT), Toru-Orua, Prof. Prince Efere, has been reportedly found dead in his office.
It was gathered...
Bloody Morning: Woman and her daughter killed as soldiers invade communities...
...You must bring the perpetrators to book, IYC tells Buhari
In what the community dwellers described as commando style, the Nigerian Army in the early...
Killings in Amassoma Community: IYC condemns action, calls for probe
...The police have no role to play in the resolution-Omare
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has condemned in strong terms the brutal murder of...
Gov. Dickson forcefully gave out my 8.3Hectares of land to the...
…But, I will not accept it - Joshua Maclver
An Ex-Militant leader in the Niger Delta region and the immediate past caretaker Chairman of Southern...
Shell: Things fall apart as four brothers fight over GMoU board...
Bilabiri II, a sleeping community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa state is currently embroiled in a deadly crisis over who becomes the...
Gov Dickson’s special adviser assassinated in Bayelsa
Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed Ebikimi Okoringa, an aide of Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson.
Okoringa, who was recently inaugurated as a Special...
Brother against Brother: Man narrowly missed being killed for daring to...
Few weeks after some Catholic priests were murdered inside some churches in Benue state, a youth leader narrowly missed same experienced in the hands...
Niger Delta Is The Most Neglected Region In The World, Says...
Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, Thursday said after 60 years of oil exploration and export from the Niger Delta, the region has...
University Of Africa Matriculates 370, as Dickson Calls For Patronage
370 students were registered into the University Of Africa (UOA) Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State on Thursday, at the first University's matriculation ceremony, as the Governor of Bayelsa...
Address NDU Crisis, Show Human Face, IYC Tasks Governor Dickson
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has called on the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson to address the grievances of students of...
AUPCTRE makes History, elects first female labour leader to pilot affairs
By Daniel Domotimi
The Amalgamated Union of Public Cooperation's, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employee (AUPCTRE) Bayelsa state chapter, has made history by electing a female leader...
Bayelsa: Community leader lauds GMoU as instrument for sustainable development goals
...as Bayelsa Gov. Applaud Chevron for improved medical care
The Chairman Dodo River Communities Development Association (DRDA), one of the Regional Development Committees under the...
Student’s death sparks protest in Bayelsa
Drowning of a student of Public Administration identified simply as Ade has caused crisis at the Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa State.
Ade was said to...
Bayelsa creek communities threaten showdown with oil firm
Creek communities in Nembe Kingdom, Bayelsa State on Friday voiced their frustration over unresolved crisis between them and an oil firm operating in their...
Restructure Nigeria Before Seeking Re-Election: Ijaw women tell Buhari
...says; ''implement El-Rufai's committee recommendations
Following his declaration for a second term in office, earlier in the week, the Ijaw Women Connect, IWC, a socio-political group...
Ijaw Women Support Hilda Dokubo’s Appointment Into Amnesty Office
The Ijaw women, under the auspices of Ijaw Women Connect (worldwide) has declared their support for the appointment of woman activist, Hilda Dokubo, as...
Cultist sentenced to death for murder in Bayelsa
A State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Friday sentenced a 38-year-old cultist, Diepreye Sunday Olayo, to death by hanging for murder.
The...
Yenagoa agog as NWF unveils Commonwealth Games team today
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) will officially unveil its team to the 2018 Commonwealth Games today in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State. The event is scheduled...
Bayelsa Police allegedly arrest 15-year-old SS2 pupil with gun
Master Emmanuel Apiakise, a 15-year-old pupil of Community Secondary School, Akenfa-Epie in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has allegedly been arrested in...
28, 590 PCVs unclaimed in Bayelsa, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, said no fewer than 28, 590 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were yet to be collected by...
Dickson moves to bring back Jerry Gana, Adeniran to PDP
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has moved in to woo back Professors Jerry Gana and Tunde Adeniran back to the Peoples Democratic...
Bayelsa, Bristow Helicopters sign MoU for Seaplane transportation
- Also to boost tourism, business operations, reduce travel time
- Commuters to travel direct from Yenagoa to Lagos, Abuja, others
The Bayelsa Airlines, has this Wednesday signed...
NSCDC shoots vigilance team member in Bayelsa
A team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has allegedly shot a Neighborhood Watch member in Ikarama, Yenagoa Local Government Area...
Agip inaugurates power projects in Bayelsa communities
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), yesterday, inaugurated power projects in two communities in Bayelsa state, reinstating its commitment for improved living standard of...
Youths movement coordinator urges Bayelsa assembly to endorse bill
The Coordinator of the Bayelsa State chapter of the ''Not Too Young To Run'' movement, has enjoined the State House of Assembly, to endorse...
