Tag: Bayelsa State
Mayhem in Bayelsa: Protesters vandalise properties, vehicles
Protesters have vandalised properties and vehicles in Bayelsa State as they protest the Supreme Court's judgment which nullified the election…
Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court’s judgement sacking APC’s Lyon
Nigerians on social media have expressed different opinions to the Supreme Court’s judgment which nullified the election of the All…
Jonathan reveals real reason he is traumatised
Nigeria's former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has revealed reason he is still in pain and traumatised over the Christmas eve…
Rivers Vs Bayelsa: How the Soku Oil Wells Dispute Started
Today, Monday 16 December, the dispute over the Soku Oil Fields between Bayelsa and Rivers States was resolved by a…
Court confirms Rivers’ ownership of Soku Oil Wells
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ruled that Rivers State owns the disputed Soku Oil Wells/Fields located…
Kidnappers of female students burnt alive in Bayelsa
Reports from Bayelsa State says the kidnappers three abducted female students of Bayelsa State College of Health Technology have been…
David Lyon dedicates victory
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress and Governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has dedicated his victory to the…
3 killed in shootout between APC, PDP hoodlums
Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Wednesday night visited the injured victims of the brutal clash between suspected thugs…
PDP Mega rally: Jonathan, Wike, others absent
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Deputy Gov. Rear Admiral Gboribiogha, retired John-Jonah, Gov. Nyeso Wike of Rivers and Mr Timi Alaibe,…
APC, PDP in verbal fisticuffs over ‘Biafra cards’
Ahead of the governorship election in Bayelsa state on 16 November, the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the…
Bayelsa NUT bemoans neglect of teachers’ welfare
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Bayelsa chapter, on Saturday bemoaned the neglect of teachers’ welfare and education by the…
Gunmen kidnap Bayelsa Commissioner’s father
The Bayelsa community has been rocked with another kidnap report, just few days after the release of Samson Siasia's mother…
Kidnappers abduct rescuers of accident victims
In a bizarre turn of events, gunmen at the weekend abducted four travellers, who rushed to an accident scene in…
Bayelsa: David Lyon too strong for others in APC primary
Mr David Lyon of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has emerged the winner of the just concluded primary in Bayelsa.
Why APC boycotted LG elections in Bayelsa – Angbare
A governorship aspirant in Bayesla on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Ebitimi Angbare, has said that…
Bayelsa LG Polls experience boycott, apathy
The Saturday Local Government elections in Bayelsa State, which had earlier been boycotted by the state's main opposition party, the…
Bayelsa Dep Gov picks PDP Governorship nomination form
Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Retired Rear Adm. Gboribiogha John-Jonah, has picked the expression of Interest/Nomination form for the Peoples Democratic Party…
NDLEA arrests 105 drug dealers in Bayelsa
The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bayelsa Command, has arrested 105 persons while 27.35 kg of illicit drugs…
LG Polls: Bayelsa SIEC Chairman quits over threats
Dr Bertola Perekeme, the Chairman of Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), has resigned his position, NAN reports. In his…
Bayelsa Guber: Group beckons on Sylva to contest
Ahead of the November 2, 2019 Governorship Election in Bayelsa, a socio-political group, ‘Timipre Sylva Support Group’ (TSO) has called…
First aircraft lands at Bayelsa airport
Thousands of enthusiastic Bayelsans, celebrated the landing of Governor Seriake Dickson and other guests, in the first airplane at the…
Bayelsa stadium declared unfit for international games
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says the Samson Siasia stadium in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital, is not fit for international…
Security agencies partner to boost security in Bayelsa
The Military Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe, in Bayelsa, has pledged to support the Nigerian Police Force in…
Bayelsa govt. trains teachers, build 500 primary school blocks
The Bayelsa Government says it has trained no fewer than 3, 000 teachers in public secondary and primary schools in…
Bayelsa rural farmers tasked on agriculture
Sen. Foster Ogola (PDP-Bayelsa West) has advised rural farmers in the state to embrace agricultural best practices to improve their…
Why we opted for grazing site rather than cattle colony – Bayelsa Govt.
The Bayelsa Government on Wednesday said it established a grazing site for cattle rather than colony at its Palm Estate…
I recruited Dickson for PDP, there is no rift between us – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that there is no rift between him and Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa contrary…
Bayelsa Govt. inaugurates direct labour agency
The Bayelsa Government on Friday inaugurated the state Direct Labour Agency as a platform to engage the teeming youths of…
Commissioner seeks labour’s support to fight ghost workers
Bayelsa state Commissioner for Local Government Administration, Dr Agatha Goma has urged labour in the state to support the current…
Entrepreneurship: Shell supports Bayelsa youths with N12m
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday presented a business support grant of N12 million to 30 participants of…