Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, political actors have been cautioned against reckless and unguarded utterances capable of undermining the prevailing peace in the state. A concerned group, the Network of Bayelsa Professionals (NBP), made the…
There was panic on Wednesday on the campus of the Bayelsa State Medical University, BMU, along Mgbi Road in Yenagoa, the state capital, following an early morning fire outbreak in a hostel. According to sources, the fire, which started at…
Operatives of Daven Oil and Security Enterprises have unraveled the operation of no fewer than nine illegal refinery sites in Bayelsa. The security firm which is one of the Federal Government pipeline security contractors in Niger Delta in collaboration with…
The Labour Party has vowed to stage a peaceful protest over the alleged outright refusal to conduct local government elections, by Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The Factional National Chairman of the party, Lamidi Apapa, made this known in…
The number of identified areas of cluster across Nigeria without access to telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as of the end of 2022. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar…
Major stakeholders in the Oil and Gas sector have decried the decline in the contribution of oil revenue to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP. News learnt that the oil sector has steadily dropped behind Agriculture, Trade, Telecommunications/ICT, and Real…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will publish the personal particulars of candidates in the three off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, lmo and Kogi States scheduled for November 11, 2023. He said that the 18 political parties nominated…
No fewer than 1,560 Corps members have been deployed to Bayelsa State as part of the 2023 Batch ‘A’ Stream II national service. The Corps members were welcomed into the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Boro Town, Kaiama community, in Kolokuma/Opokuma…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned politicians against do-or-die politics ahead of the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday. Jonathan gave the admonition on Wednesday at Sampou community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State shortly after…
Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command said it has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect impersonating a military officer. A statement issued to reporters, on Thursday, through the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim…
