Seven communities at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Estuary Area (EA) in Bayelsa, have insisted on their autonomy in development matters. The communities in Ekeremor Local Government Area (LGA) said they will continue to resist plans by SPDC to join them with five others in the Host Community...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set up modalities to conduct mock accreditation of voters for the forthcoming off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, says that the Commission is fast-tracking the construction work on the Oruma rigid pavement Road, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, to ensure its commissioning next month....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it will leverage the lessons learned in the 2023 General Election to ensure that the Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states scheduled for November 11, 2023, are conducted in full compliance with...
Ex-agitators have expressed concerns over the failure of Niger Delta governors to provide palliatives to poor communities despite receiving N5 billion from the Federal Government. Acting under the auspices of Coalition of Ex-agitators of Niger Delta (CEND), they said their governors seemed to have diverted the money released...
The Bayelsa Chapter of the Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Council (ICC) on Sunday allayed fears of the impending hijack of Bayelsa’s ministerial slot by politicians who do not belong to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The support group assured members of the APC in the state that former President Goodluck...
The stage is set for the final of Bayelsa’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, christened the “Prosperity Cup” after months of football hostilities. 214 teams registered for the year’s edition and played games across 24 centres in the eight local government areas of Bayelsa. ...
The Nigerian Navy on Sunday says it has deactivated a boat laden with suspected stolen crude in Bayelsa. It also said that that troops of the Navy Ship SOROH (NNS SOROH) recovered two AK-47 rifles, six AK-47 magazines, 133 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. The Commander of the NNS SOROH,...
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe chapter in Bayelsa, have commenced an indefinite strike over their poor working conditions, including promotion arrears, and unpaid academic allowances. The decision to go on strike is contained in a communique jointly signed by the ASUP Chairman,...
The Bayelsa Development Initiative (BDI) on Saturday criticised Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa for the continuous ban on night operations by commercial tricycles in Yenagoa, the state capital. The BDI in a statement signed by its Secretary, Michael Rodamini, said it was insensitive and unimaginable for the governor to...
Labour Party has vowed to stage a peaceful protest over Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa’s alleged outright refusal to conduct local government elections. The Factional National Chairman of the party Lamidi Apapa, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Apapa urged the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC)...
The coalition of Ijaw interest groups and other critical stakeholders in the environmental sector on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri to promulgate a Niger Delta-wide Environmental Remediation Programme.n ‘’The Bayelsa State Government, the Federal Government, the Ministers of Petroleum and...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Chineye Okafor of Abia State has won the 2023 under 13 Girls Offiong Edem Mini Tournament beating her Cross River counterpart, Esther Ekok with three set to two in the final played at U.J.Esuene Stadium Calabar South South Nigeria over the weekend. Also in...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned one Ngozi Jonathan-Omo, managing director of Zeenel Concepts, before Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal High Court sitting in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State on one count charge of conspiracy and diversion...
Some members of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa, under the umbrella of Concerned Labour Party Critical Stakeholders of Bayelsa, have dragged the Bayelsa Government and its agents to court over their failure to conduct Local Government elections in Bayelsa. The applicants, including the Chairman of the state chapter...
In the past few months, there have been series of attacks and campaigns of calumny against Chief Timipre Sylva in the media, falsely accusing him of all sorts of misdemeanour, including falsification of certificate and defamation. A careful analysis of all the publications reveal an orchestrated attempt by some...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday declared Rodney Ambaiowei of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the Southern-Ijaw Federal Constituency supplementary election in Bayelsa. According to the result declared by the returning officer, Prof. Christopher Onyema, the PDP candidate, Ambaiowei, polled a total of 13,992...
Former Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa and the immediate past Minister of State For Petroleum Resources has called for improved regulation of marine transportation in the country. Sylva made the call in a statement issued by Mr Julius Bokoru, his Special Assistant On Media And Public Affairs. He expressed...
Three bodies have been recovered from Thursday’s boat mishap at the Yenagoa-Brass Waterway. Initial reports had stated that occupants of a passenger boat that capsized near Okoroma in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa swam to safety. The reports said a cargo boat that was also involved in the...