THE GUARDIAN The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the victory of David Lyon as governor of Bayelsa State. The court dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, saying it lacked merit. In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Inyang…
DAILY TRUST When will Bayelsa International Airport commence flight operations? This is the question on the lips of many observers and aviation stakeholders following the commissioning of the airport a few days ago by the outgoing Governor of the state,…
PUNCH NEWS The Bayelsa State Government has appealed the December 26, 2019 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which revoked its ownership of Soku oil wells and gave them to neighbouring Rivers State. A statement on Sunday quoted…
PULSE.ng Ex President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, confirmed an attack on his home in Otuoke, Bayelsa by some gunmen. The gunmen, according to The Nation, came through a riverside checkpoint near the former president’s residence, on five…
PUNCH NEWS The All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State on Sunday called on the state governor, Seriake Dickson, to stop heating up the polity with “wild allegations and inciting comments.” The APC in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary,…
PUNCH NEWSPAPER The transition committee of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State will review and carry out a preliminary assessment of the balance sheet of the outgoing administration of Governor Seriake Dickson. This was among 12 terms of reference…
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER VILLAGERS have cried out as rampaging seaside erosion threatens to cut off the Sagbama-Ekeremor Road, which links over 50 communities in West Senatorial district of Bayelsa State. The progressive wearing away caused by perennial flooding has seriously endangered…
THE NATION Leader and Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T. B. Joshua, has said Bayelsa State Governor-Elect David Lyon is the will of God for Bayelsa State. The cleric advised the governor-elect to meet the…
VANGUARD Apprehension has enveloped residents of Otuokpoti in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, following a sea surge that overran the community’s riverbank, causing a massive landslide as it swept land and property into the river. Our source linked the…
DAILY POST A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has expressed support for the reconciliation panel headed by the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki in Bayelsa State. Frank said the political experience…