Tag: Bayelsa
INEC approves 50 observer groups for Kogi, Bayelsa polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has approved 50 groups to observe the forthcoming Kogi and Bayelsa governorship…
NSCDC destroys 10 illegal refineries, seizes 42 oil tankers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it destroyed eight illegal refineries in three states and seized 42…
Bayelsa Poll: Jonathan, Ijaw leaders for Dickson’s declaration
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha, Ijaw leaders from around the…
Bayelsa APC stalwart Inokoba, slumps, dies in Lagos
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Col. Sam Inokoba (retd) who defected to the All…
Bayelsa Police repel pirates’ attack on passenger boat, recovers arms
The Bayelsa Police Command on Sunday said its Marine Division in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state had…
Pirates attack boat, abduct 2 monarchs, security escort
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Wednesday, attacked two passenger boats and kidnapped three persons along the Ogbia…
NGE conference to hold in Yenagoa, Aug. 27
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) says it will hold the 2015 Annual All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) on August…
Shell confirms multiple spills in Ikarama oil fields
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed multiple spills from its pipeline network in Ikarama oil fields in Yenagoa…
Gunmen kill Jonathan, ex-council chairman
Gunmen on Monday killed Mr Morris Jonathan, 34, former Chairman of Peremabiri Community Development Committee (CDC) in his residence in…
‘My Plans For All Stars FC’
The newly elected President of All Stars International Football Club, Mr Larry Ugo Ugoriji has promised to take the club…
Hyundai paid N30m ransom to Nigerian abductors
The alleged ringleader of a Nigerian kidnap gang said that Hyundai Heavy Industries paid nearly $200,000 in ransom to free…
Jonathan arrives Bayelsa for brother’s burial
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived his hometown Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa State for the…
Nigerian Sports Festival : Day 5 Round up
Some reports on actions on Saturday and Sunday 1-2 December at the National Sports Festival in Lagos Nigeria, tagged Eko…
In Pictures: Nigeria’s unprecedented flood disaster
President Goodluck Jonathan described the flooding of several Nigerian states a national disaster. He is dead right as some aerial…
Permsec Jonathan arrives Bayelsa for swearing-in
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Mrs Patience Jonathan,the Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan,and also Bayelsa state permanent secretary designate, today visited the…
Church Gift Primate Cautions Nigerians
Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, the Primate of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has urged Nigerians to desist from making “uncomplimentary…
Jonathan Visits Gas Blast site, Assures on SURE
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan today assured members of the Koluoma community in Bayelsa State and adjoining villages affected by…
Bayelsa governor sacks the old brigade
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 24 hours after taking oath of office as the Governor of Bayelsa State,Seriake Henry Dickson…
Bayelsa Poll: Apex court locks out ex-governor Sylva
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Hopes of former Bayelsa state governor, Timipre Sylva, to participate in Saturday’s governorship election in the…
Ex-Governor Sylva Nurses Hope of Returning to Power
The sacked governor of Bayelsa State,Timipre Sylva said he has accepted the Supreme Court judgement terminating his tenure in good…
Bayelsa Governor Wants Court To Stop PDP’s Choice
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Embattled Bayelsa state Governor Timipre Sylva, whose aspiration to run for a second term of office…
Oshiomhole Seeks Rail Link To Southsouth States
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has appealed to the Federal Government to connect the South South states with railway lines.…
Sylva Thanks Bayelsa Electorate, Derides Alaibe
Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has thanked the Bayelsa electorate for overwhelmingly voting for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…
Court: No Gov Polls In 5 States, Affected States: Kogi, Sokoto, Adamawa, Bayelsa And C/River
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Adamu Bello this afternoon, held that the governors…
Another Bomb Blast Against Alaibe
Another bomb went off at the Labour Party office in Yenagoa yesterday, shortly after Mr Timi Aliabe was declared the…
Money Laundering Trial: Nigerian State Officials Seek Speedy Trial
Top officials of the Nigerian oil rich state of Bayelsa  who are standing trial for allegedly stealing and laundering  N2.5…
Respect Our Contract With Samson Siasia, Heartland Tells NFF
General Manager of Heartland FC Owerri, Fan Ndubuoke, has reminded the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF that the newly appointed Super…
Ebi Tips Nkwocha To Shine
Djurgardens IF of Sweden defender, Onome Ebi, believes her Super Falcons teammate is the best striker on the continent. Perpetua…
Falcons Are Unstoppable —Onome
Djurgardens of Sweden defender, Onome Ebi, believes the Super Falcons of Nigeria are the team to beat when the 2010…
AYC Final Qualifier: Flying Eagles Tackle Mauritius
Nigeria’s U-20 male team, the Flying Eagles are set to take on their counterparts from Mauritius in the second and…