Tag: Bayelsa State
ASUU Strike: Bayelsa Deputy Gov urges students to maintain good character
By SHEDRACK FRANK
Yenagoa- Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has urged students to maintain good character and not allow the ongoing industrial action by the...
APC chieftain says ongoing reconciliation will ensure victory in Bayelsa
By NATHAN NWAKAMMAYenagoa- Pastor Reuben Wilson, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa says the ongoing reconciliatory efforts will return the...
PDP chieftains plotted Jonathan’s assassination in 2019, now blackmail him. My...
PDP Chieftains, including two governors, two presidential aspirants, two estranged parry chieftains conspired to plot Jonathan;s assassination on the eve of Christmas, 2019, and...
Jonathan not yet our member – APC Bayelsa chairman
By NATHAN NWAKAMMA
Yenagoa- Dr Dennis Otiotio , Chairman, Bayelsa chapter, All Progressives Congress (APC), says former President Goodluck Jonathan is at liberty to join the...
2023: I have the capacity to rescue Nigeria, Anyim tells Bayelsa...
YENAGOA - Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that the 2023 election presents...
Police officer slumps at funeral, dies in Bayelsa
YENAGOA - A police inspector, Michael Timitimi, attached to the Bayelsa State Police Command has slumped and died.
The incident occurred during the burial rites...
Before Now, Rice Was Eaten Once In A Year In Bayelsa...
Duoye Diri, the Bayelsa State Governor has said rice was once a food for the rich and eaten once in a year by residents...
Ben Bruce loses mother
A former Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Ben Murray-Bruce, has announced the death of his mother, Madam Margaret Murray Bruce.
He said his mother...
Diri rules out payment of ransom for kidnapped commissioner’s release
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has ruled out the payment of ransom to secure the release of the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Mr...
Navy hands over impounded vessel loaded with petroleum to EFCC in...
January 8, 20
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has taken over from the Nigerian Navy, a vessel marked MT TIS IV laden with...
Singer, Ayra Starr in trouble
Owners of Bayelsa nightclub, Voltage, are set to drag Mavin Records singer , Ayra Starr to court over N3M breach of contract.
Owners of the...
Why Bayelsa is still backward 26 years after creation – Kpodoh,...
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Chief Richard Kpodoh, has accused successive governors and leaders of the state...
Soot and our collective conscience (2), By Dakuku Peterside
Last week, in this column, we looked at the scientific, social, economic and environmental challenges of soot in Rivers State, as representative of what...
Again, History made as two brothers become Generals in Nigerian Army...
Abuja - For the second time in the country, two brothers have made history in the Nigerian Army.
This comes after the Gagariga...
Soot and our collective conscience (1), By Dakuku Peterside
As you read this column, there is a high probability that there is at least a 500 percent increase in number of persons who...
I suffered as plantain seller, now I’m rich — Timaya
Singer, Inetimi Timaya, popularly known as Timaya, recently went down memory lane when he told fans about his rise from grass to grace.
Speaking during...
Conoil Workers, Security Operative Abducted By Sea Pirates In Bayelsa
Sea pirates have abducted an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) alongside four civilians attached to the kitchen contractor working...
Parents And Siblings Of Newlywed Groom Die Just Hours After Wedding
No less than nine persons, including the parents and siblings of a newly married groom, died in an auto crash on Saturday while returning...
I Shouldn’t Have Joined Politics – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is regretting joining politics.
According to him, he was not prepared when he joined politics in Bayelsa State.
He said he should...
Provide remedy for Ijaw community affected by spill, Senate tells Agip...
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited to accelerate environmental action towards ensuring remedy for the Ogboinbiri community affected by...