Gov. Diri declares November 2 work-free day in Bayelsa
By Ebi Perekeme The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has declared Tuesday November 2, 2021 as work-free day....
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Bayelsa govt imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on waterways, bans 200hp engine boats
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the imposition of night curfew on all waterways in the...
Bayelsa APC Congress: Sylva’s loyalist, Otiotio emerges party chairman
Chief Dennis Otiotio, a political associate of Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has emerged Bayelsa Chairman...
Gunmen invade police station, kill 1 Sgt in Bayelsa
Gunmen, yesterday, killed a Police Sergeant during an attack on the Divisional Police Station, Kolo, Ogbia Local Government Area of...
Gov. Diri proposes short, long term development plan for Bayelsa
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has revealed that his government was working on a short and long term development...
Bayelsa at 25: Late Abacha Remains Our Hero, Says Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has expressed appreciation to former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha, over the...
Elders move to resolve IYC crisis, hold emergency meeting in Yenagoa
The Elders Council of the ljaw Youths Council (IYC) worldwide has resolved to wade into the leadership crisis rocking the...
Bayelsa government directs LGAs to set up vigilante teams
By Our Correspondent The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday directed local government councils to set up vigilante teams in every...
CAF Confederation Cup: Gov. Diri splashes N14m on Bayelsa United for victory over Ashanti
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Douye Diri has doled out N14 million to the state-owned football club, Bayelsa United, for their...
It’s unfair for oil companies to extract oil in Bayelsa but workers pay income tax in Lagos – Gov. Diri
The Governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri says it is “unfair” that international oil companies (IOCs) extract oil in...
How father of 6 killed wife with hammer, commits suicide in Bayelsa
A 40-year-old father of six, Patrick Markson, has reportedly killed his wife with sledge hammer, over alleged protracted marital dispute....
Niger Delta fishermen hail President Buhari for assenting to Petroleum Industry Bill
The Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into...
Niger Delta University shutdown amidst students’ protests over dress code
By Our Correspondent The management of the Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University on Wednesday announced the shutdown of the school,...
13% Derivation: Court orders FG to pay Bayelsa $951 million derivative arrears
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay $951 million to the Bayelsa Government. The amount...
Pollution: Fresh oil spill hits Angalabiri community in Bayelsa [PHOTOS]
By Enaibo Asiayei A fresh oil spill has reportedly rocked Egbemo-Angalabiri community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State....
NDDC Board: Tension brews in Niger Delta as IYC gives oil firms 7 days to evacuate workers from platforms
By Enaibo Asiayei The oil firms operating within the Niger Delta region has been given seven days notice to evacuate...
Ijaws would not allow any of its territory to be annexed – INC President
By Ebi Perekeme The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof Benjamin Okaba, has declared support for Nigeria with a...
[BREAKING] Finally, Benjamin Okaba emerges new INC President
By Ebi Oboko A senior lecturer of the Federal University, Otuoke, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has been elected as the new...
Oil War: Gun battle in Bayelsa community ends with 1 dead, 5 critically injured over security contract
By Our Correspondent One person killed and five others were injured in a gun battle in Bilabiri Community in Ekeremor...
Niger Delta militants strike again, bomb Agip crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa
By Our Correspondent Tension has gripped Egbemoru community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over the...
BREAKING: Trouble as suspected militants hit Agip crude pipelines in Bayelsa
By Our Correspondent Palpable tension and fears have enveloped the Egbemoru community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa...
RED ALERT: Bayelsa govt. raises alarm over arms build-up, espionage in communities
By Ebi Perekeme The Bayelsa State Government has raised the alarm over increasing espionage activities in most communities in the...
Bayelsa: Bilabiri community seeks JTF intervention to flush out criminals
By Ebi Perekeme The Bilabiri community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has called on the military Joint...
[PHOTOS] All set for Turnah’s mother burial on Sunday …See inside the magnificent mausoleum of Late Deaconess Elizabeth Titi Charles
By Ebi Perekeme All is now set for the final journey of the deceased mother of Barr. George Turnah, Executive...
Bayelsa: Tension as Grarain Kingdom Threatens Showdown with NDPHC over Power Outage
By Our Correspondent The aggrieved people of Gbarain Kingdom in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have threatened...
Niger Delta: Oil spill again pollutes communities, creeks in Bayelsa
Massive oil spill has occurred in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State polluting creeks and communities, it has...
What Pa Owonaro told me before he departed – Gov. Diri
...Renames Ijaw National Academy After '12-Day Revolution' Hero Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, at the weekend, recounted his encounter...
Revisit disarmament phase of N’Delta amnesty programme – Gov Diri tells Dikio
By Ebi Perekeme As part of efforts to curb crime and criminality within the Niger-Delta region, the Bayelsa State Governor,...
Supreme Court didn’t cede disputed Oil Wells to Rivers – Bayelsa
By Joshua Williams Bayelsa State has said Tuesday’s verdict of the Supreme Court on the matter it instituted over the...
Ijaw Women of America (IWA) donates relief items to flood victims in Bayelsa
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw Women of America has eased the pains of victims of the recent flooding in parts...
Brass community cautions Agip over oil spillage
By Joshua Williams The people of Okpoama Community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have reported an oil...
INEC says 80% preparation achieved for Bayelsa Central, West senatorial bye-elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has achieved eighty percent preparations for the upcoming Bayelsa Central and West...
Gov. Diri describes Alamieyeseigha as selfless leader, with Ijaw interest at heart
By Joshua Williams The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has described the first civilian governor of the...
Gov Diri tasks leaders to practice equity, fairness
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said a country whose leaders do not practise justice, fairness and equity is...
Rivers: Gov Diri calls for understanding over oil wells
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has called on the Rivers State government to show understanding in order to amicably resolve...
