Resident doctors have commended the health policies of the Bayelsa State Government. National President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Osundayo Tope, gave the commendation when he presented the Champion of Residency Training Award to Governor Douye Diri in Government House, Yenagoa. Dr. Tope said Bayelsa was …

  A youth leader, Comrade Imeabe Saviour Oscar says his life is being threatened over his position on the recent appointment of Emmanuel Deeyah as Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP. Oscar who is the Global President of Ogoni Youths Development Initiative had a few …

By: Mandy Willy About 1,500 students of the Rivers State University (RSU) have applied for the National Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), while 10 local government areas in the state have so far benefitted from the LIFE-ND programme introduced under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was disclosed during …

By Mandy Willy The Hoscom Bulk Retailers Association of the Port Harcourt Refinery has expressed disappointment over the recent visit of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Engr. Bayo Ojulari, to Rivers State without a stop at the Port Harcourt Refinery. In a …

The Bayelsa State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri has urged Corps members to render service to their host communities with the consciousness that they are patriots on national assignment. Gov. Diri, who was represented by his Executive Assistant on NYSC Matters, Dr. Wisdom Poyeri during the 2025 Batch B, Stream 1 …

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has said Bayelsa State can comfortably host the 2028 National Sports Festival (NSF). The NSC Director-General, Mr. Bukola Olapade, stated this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Government House, Yenagoa, with a delegation that included Vice President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee and former …

The Provisionary Committee of the Nigerian Coast Guard (PC-NCG) has issued a disclaimer regarding a purported national orientation exercise scheduled for September 1-7, 2025, at the Search and Rescue Ship Base Command in Anambra State. The exercise is allegedly being organized by individuals claiming to be Nigerian Coast Guard personnel, …

…As State Delegation Rounds-Off Study Tour To Rwanda. The Bayelsa State Government has reaffirmed its determination to diversify its economy, promote food security, job and wealth creation by revolutionising the agricultural sector. To achieve this, the government says it is poised to, among other approaches, aggressively pursue conservation agriculture and …

  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has called on host communities and stakeholders in the Niger Delta to give full support to Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), the surveillance firm securing the Eastern Corridor, including the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP). Speaking at PINL’s August stakeholders …

Former Vice Chairman of Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area, Hon. Angela Anthony Oju-kienmie has canvassed for support for the All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairmanship candidate for the local government area in the August 30 elections in the state, Barr. James James. Oju-kienmie who spoke to newsmen at the venue of the …