The much-anticipated political rally by The NEW Associates, earlier scheduled for Saturday, April 12 in Yenagoa, has been postponed to April 26, 2025. The event, widely seen by political observers as a pro-Wike mobilization, was expected to draw significant attention amid rising political undercurrents in Bayelsa State. The convener...
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The Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress (RIPCO) has voiced its strong support for the state of emergency declared in Rivers State, while also calling for the resignation of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) President, Professor Benjamin Okaba. In a statement released following an emergency meeting on March 26, 2025, at...
Bayelsa State Government has condemned the vandalism of the Ogboinbiri/Obiobi 24-inch Gas Pipeline between Angiama and Angiamagbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 24 inch Ogboinbiri/Obiobi Gas Pipeline operated by Oando feeds the Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas (NLNG) export facility...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has said his administration would always respect the fundamental human rights of every citizen and abide by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Diri stated this on Wednesday during the 158th state executive council meeting in Yenagoa. The governor said that the...
Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, has said Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa’s security alarm over a rally is baseless. Diri had on Thursday raised an alarm over an alleged plan by FCT Minister Nyesom...
The Obololi community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa has received relief materials from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). This followed the Feb. 16 oil leak that discharged crude and polluted the River Nun in the community. The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) had...
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Moses Jitoboh, former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was laid to rest in his hometown, Trofani, Sagbama, Bayelsa, on Saturday. Notable figures at the funeral included Jonathan, Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri, his predecessor, Seriake Dickson, and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun. In his...
Gunmen have abducted Mr. Loveday Akari, a Senior Special Assistant to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in Ayakoro Community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Intelligence sources according to Zagazola Makama’s report, revealed that the incident occurred on March 7, 2025. The sources...
Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has solicited stronger synergy between the company and the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the fight against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. The Managing Director of TSSNL, Chief Kestin Pondi made the call when Rear Adm. Noel Madugu, the Commander...
The Obololi community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa has reported that no relief has reached them following the Feb. 16 oil leak, which discharged crude and polluted the River Nun. The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) traced the spill to a 16-inch Nun...
By BARBARA KALU, Yenagoa – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC Joint Venture) and the Bayelsa state government inaugurated the Gbaran Biodiversity Action Plan (Gbaran BAP), last week, in which more than 150 people from Taylor Creek Forest Reserve communities have been trained in alternative livelihood...
Some Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have commended President Bola Tinubu and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for giving priority attention to the region’s development. The stakeholders made the commendation in a letter to Tinubu which was made available the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on...
The Nigerian Navy says its personnel deployed around Agbura community in Bayelsa, have rescued nine passengers comprising eight policemen and one civilian. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said its personnel also recovered three rifles belonging...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, made this...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored bulk power supply to Bayelsa through the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV transmission line at 08:03am on Tuesday. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that...
As different states across the country embark on Local Government Council and off season elections, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Bayelsa Command, Mr Francis Alonyenu, has cautioned politicians and their supporters that election is not war. Alonyenu, gave the caution during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Nigeria Police Command in Bayelsa has warned Blue Economy saboteurs to avoid Bayelsa saying it would use every legal means to ensure that Nigeria’s economic interest in the state was protected. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Francis Alonyenu said this on Sunday in Yenagoa...
Foropa 2 community in Foropa Middleton Kingdom, Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa has decried exclusion from affected areas by the Oct. 4 spill at Tebidaba-Ogboinbiri pipeline operated by Oando. The community expressed displeasure that in spite of abundant evidence and adverse impact on the predominantly fishing and farming...
One person has been confirmed dead as a speed boat carrying 15 passengers capsized at Okubie River in Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tragic incident occurred barely two weeks after a wooden cargo boat exploded and sank at Ezetu...