Former President Goodluck Jonathan has come under fire over his comment that he would have relocated his mother to Abuja, if the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, had won the Bayelsa State November 11, 2023…
After a grueling campaign that took him to the 105 wards of Bayelsa State, which is about 80 per cent riverine, Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, laughed best as he was returned as winner of…
Fresh suit demanding the disqualification of Bayelsa State Governor and candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Douye Diri, from the forthcoming governorship election in the state has commenced at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suit, which also seeks…
The Nigerian Army has commenced a security operation code-named ‘Exercise Still Waters III’ to tackle pipeline vandalism, cultism, illegal oil refining, kidnapping and other crimes in Bayelsa State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the exercise was inaugurated on…
Bayelsa State governor Douye Diri has assured the people of Southern Ijaw that apart from the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie Road, his administration would commence and complete the road from Toru-Ebeni in Sagbama local government area linking Ogboinbiri-Ekeni-Ezetu communities in the area. Governor…
The Bayelsa state government clarified that the ongoing power outages in certain areas of Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa state, and its surroundings, are due to a vehicle collision that resulted in severe damage to multiple electric poles in the…
Bayelsa State governor Douye Diri has appealed to the international community to observe the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state to protect the integrity of the process. Diri who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
The United States Consulate-General in Nigeria has said they were monitoring activities in Bayelsa State ahead of the November 11 governorship election and expect that it will be peaceful and credible. The consulate’s Political/Economic Section Chief, Mr. Mike Ervin, stated…
The Bayelsa State Government said that revenue saved from the Federal Government’s fuel subsidy removal policy had not been reflected in its monthly allocation. It, however, confirmed receipt of N2 billion as fuel subsidy removal palliative fund from the Federal…
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, along with the traditional rulers in the state, represented by the Chairman of the Traditional Rulers Council, King Bubaraye Dakolo, have jointly appealed to President Bola Tinubu for the return of East West Road supervision…
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