By Mandy Willy Relief International Africa has warned the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) against enforcing movement restrictions during the state’s monthly sanitation exercise, describing the directive as unconstitutional. RIWAMA had declared that every last Saturday of the month would be a compulsory sanitation day, with movement barred between …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has celebrated its victory in the local government elections with a message of gratitude to Rivers residents. The party said the landslide win is an indication that the APC is on track to sweep votes in Rivers State during the 2027 presidential …

…As Diri Assures of Support, Commends President Tinubu ‎ Bayelsa State government has solicited for equity stake in the Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company project about to commence on the Brass Island in the state. Governor Douye Diri made the request on when the management team of the company paid …

To amplify efforts towards the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Ese Usamali Foundation For Rural Development (EUFORDe), has partnered with the Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation and UNICEF-UNFPA joint program on ending Female Genital Mutilation in communities in Rivers State. The aim of the exercise is to …

Youths of Ekeremor extraction, who have just turned eighteen years and yet to register as voters and those wishing to relocate to Ekeremor Local Government Area and its environs in Bayelsa State, subsequently, have been urged to participate in the ongoing continuous voters registration (CVR) exercise, carried out by the …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has sworn- in Dr. Wisdom Sawyer as the state’s 12th Head of Service. Dr. Sawyer was appointed on Tuesday, September 2 following the retirement of his predecessor, Mrs Biobelemoye Charles-Onyema on August 31. Governor Diri also swore in two Special Advisers on Legal …

  The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bayelsa State Council has felicitated Dr Wisdom Ebiye Sawyer on his appointment as the new Head of Service of Bayelsa State. In a statement, NUJ State Council Chairman, Comrade Tonye Yemoleigha and the Secretary, Comrade Imgbi Stanley said, the appointment of …

…Fixes Ebeniken Election For October Bayelsa State Government has set up an expanded constitution review committee (CRC) and an electoral committee to assiduously work towards the enthronement of a substantive leadership in Ovom Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area by the end of October this year. This is just as …

…As Bayelsa First Lady, NAWOJ, Others Demand Arrest of Perpetrators Nineteen years old, Nancy Ifiedi, small business owner from Imo State and victim of assault in the viral video in Bayelsa State, has petitioned the State Police Command over her ordeal in hands of her friends last Sunday. In the …

The National Leadership of the Host Communities Producing Oil, Gas and Pipeline Impacted States Youth Council of Nigeria (HOSTCON YOUTH COUNCIL), together with its Board of Trustees (BoT), has commended Dr. Week Doodei for his display of professionalism, transparency and dedication as the Director of Procurement at the Niger Delta …