By Amos Odhe The Commissioner for Sports Development in Bayelsa State Chief Baraladei Daniel has lauded the state chess team and described the team as astute. The commissioner made the statement on Tuesday in his office while receiving them on behalf of the State Governor Senator Douye Diri. The team …

The Bayelsa State Government has reaffirmed its zero tolerance for corruption in governance and cautioned residents against writing frivolous petitions to anti-graft agencies. Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Akpe, stated this on Tuesday when he received the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, …

By Emma Sunday  Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has denied reports of a fresh disagreement between the Executive and Legislative arms of the state government over the 2026 Appropriation Bill. The government, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, described …

…Harps on Collaboration with Stakeholders By Amos Odhe  The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa State, CP Ajao Saka Adewale, has formally assumed duty, vowing to wage a decisive war against cultism, armed robbery, maritime crimes, illegal firearms, drug trafficking and other forms of criminality in the state. CP …

By Emma Sunday  Operatives of the Rumuolumeni local vigilante group known as OSPAC, have arrested one suspect in connection with the shooting of a 100-level student at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, IAUE, as cult violence on the Rivers State-owned campus continues to escalate. The suspect, identified as Mr. Smith, …

By Amos Odhe Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again identified the absence of justice, equity and fairness as the three pillars responsible for Nigeria’s tottering democracy. The Bayelsa governor also stated that without the practice of fiscal federalism and the preponderance of the rule of law, democracy …

By Amos Odhe Persons Living With Disabilities in Bayelsa State have poured encomiums on Bayelsa-born legal practitioner, Toinpre Elliona Crawford, for her kind gestures towards the group. In commemoration of her forthcoming 27th birthday, Crawford through her C.T.E Foundation organized a charity outreach for PWDs, widows and widowers in the …

The Head of the Women’s Wing of Africa Blue Economy Roundtable (ABER), Sophie De Sylvie Djoufa Tiemagni, popularly known as ‘The Captain of the Blue Future’, has paid glowing tribute to Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, Convener and Chief Executive Officer of ABER, describing him as a visionary leader shaping the future …

… As University of Africa gives Govt two weeks ultimatum to join indefinite strike action By Amos Odhe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Niger Delta University(NDU) and the Bayelsà Medical University (BMU) have declared an industrial action over the alleged refusal of the State Government to implement 2025 CBA …

The Provisional Committee for the Establishment of the Nigerian Coast Guard – PC-NCG, has called on the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to conclude deliberations and pass the Nigerian Coast Guard Establishment Bill, currently at Third Reading. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the …