THE SUN Since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced November 16, as the date for the Bayelsa State governorship election, the political choreography in the oil-rich South-south state has received fresh vigour. Expectedly, the timetable released by INEC has triggered…

THIS DAY The arraignment of the immediate past Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon Friday Benson, and four others at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja over alleged abuse of Office charges brought against them by…

LEADERSHIP The conduct of the Bayelsa State local government elections fixed for August 10 is generating bad blood and controversy following the resignation of chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Dr Perekeme Bertola over the protest by the…

PUNCH No fewer than five suspected cultists have lost their lives in a renewed cult war in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, in a week of violence, sorrow and tears. Two young men were beheaded by suspected cultists in…