Why shut Bayelsa schools can’t reopen now —Dickson
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has said his administration is not in a hurry to reopen shut schools in the state because...
Flood ravages Otuoke, ex-President Jonathan’s community
Flood has taken over parts of Otuoke Community, hometown of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Bayelsa.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Otuoke...
Osinbajo visits Bayelsa flood victims, says disaster is monumental
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday described the flood that ravaged some communities in Bayelsa as a “monumental disaster.”
Osinbajo who spoke at...
Flood submerges 500 rice farms in Bayelsa
No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have been submerged by flood,...
Former NDDC MD, Alaibe, over 6200 supporters dump APC for PDP...
...APC folding up in Bayelsa - Dickson
A prominent Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development...
Former IYC President, Mobilization Officer Dump PDP In Bayelsa, Lament Imposition,...
By Loveth Ojogun
Two prominent Ijaw youth leaders from Bayelsa State on Thursday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the fallout of the party’s...
Flooding: 70 percent of Bayelsa Communities under water, Dickson cries out
...Gov. Urges FG to Declare Flood Emergency in Bayelsa
By Enaibo Asiayei
Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has raised the alarm that over...
Dickson Decries Balkanisation Of Ijaw Clans Into Different States
By Enaibo Asiayei
Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has called the attention of the country to the unfair balkanisation of Ijaw clans...
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...
