Bayelsa

Indications have emerged that the Bayelsa Government has not given up on its Oil Mining Lease (OML 46) licence which was revoked by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).Bayelsa Oil Company reapplied for the licence during the…

Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has expressed worry over dwindling revenue allocations to the state from the Federation Accounts despite rising oil prices at the international market.Ewhrudjakpo spoke in Yenagoa, on…

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has offered a scholarship to Kingdom Kroseide, the winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 6.The governor said that the state government would now be responsible for the 24-year-old singer's education at…

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will in 2023 bring about the desired change Nigerians are yearning for.Diri also advocated the strengthening of the party at all levels in order to wrest power…

The Bayelsa Livestock Management Committee (BSLMC) on Tuesday said it impounded 34 cows in Yenagoa for alleged violation of the state’s anti-open grazing law.It was learnt that the cows were impounded around the Bayelsa Palm Estate in…

The Rivers State Government has committed five billion naira to development of facilities at the Yenagoa campus of the Nigerian Law School.The state Gov. Nyesom Wike made the disclosure at the flag-off of construction of two hostel…

The Bayelsa Government on Tuesday dissociated Gov Douye Diri from alleged inciting comments by one Bodmas Kemepadei, a social media aide to the governor saying the views expressed were his personal opinion.Mr. Kola Oredipe, Director,…

The Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truckline operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has discharged some 213 barrels of crude oil into Ikarama community in Bayelsa.SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele Odugbesan,…

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa, has ordered an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of a youth on Thursday, in Ovom community, Yenagoa Local Government Area (LGA), of the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), gathered…

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, says the state has been "cheated over the years" in placements at the federal level.He urged the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to investigate and correct the imbalance for the sake…

The Bayelsa State Government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state.Gov. Douye Diri assented to the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 on Wednesday at the Executive Chamber of…

Unknown gunmen suspected to be oil thieves have killed a soldier and made away with his weapon in Apoi Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa.A similar fate befell a team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps…

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has held divergent views with members of its host communities in Bayelsa on leakages reported at Funiwa Oil Fields operated by the oil firm off Bayelsa Coast.The CNL’s host communities include Koluama,…

The Bayelsa Government has directed the Commissioner for Health to settle the medical bills of the victims of a shooting by police personnel in the Etegwe/Edepie area of the state capital, Yenagoa.Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the…

Five states in Southern Nigeria will soon get the N148.14 billion refunds promised them by the Federal Government as both chambers of the National Assembly have signed off on the refund.The House of Representatives approved the refund…

The Supreme Court has affirmed Duoye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo as duly-elected Bayelsa Governor and Deputy Governor respectively.According to Channels Television, a seven-man panel of the apex court in a unanimous decision affirmed…

The gang was however apprehend by police operatives within Odi town when they were searching for their victim.

The United States Government has imposed visa restrictions on Nigerian Politicians who participated in the militarisation and rigging of Governorship election

When it comes to elections, Nigerian politicians have always played by their own rules. It is therefore no surprise that many of them no longer believe in securing electoral victory with votes of the electorate. Now, they register their own…