The Rivers State Government has called for strengthened collaboration between security agencies, community stakeholders, and residents to combat rising criminal activities, including sea piracy, illegal oil bunkering, and theft of fishing equipment in Opobo Nkoro Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral …

National leadership of the Association of Women Against Gender-Based Violence (AWAGBV) has commissioned it’s Secretariat in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital with the unveiling of a five years strategic plan on preventive, collaborative and empowerment measures to tackle cases of violence against women in the state and the Niger Delta …

In a bid to enhance party workforce, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has approved an improved harmonised salary structure for all categories of party officials ranging from the ward to the state levels. The harmonised salary structure was contained in a communique issued at the end of …

The Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Professor Nimibofa Ayawei, has emphasized the significance of the media in promoting good governance. He made this assertion while presenting a paper titled “Setting a Media Agenda for Assured Prosperity” at a Media Workshop in the state. Professor Ayawei highlighted the importance of …

By: Amos Odhe. Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, urged media practitioners in Nigeria not to abandon their responsibilities as watchdogs, agenda setters and drivers of development in the society. Governor Diri made the call while declaring open the maiden media summit organized by the Bayelsa State Council …

  Today marks the 52nd birthday anniversary of Hon. (Dr.), Amb. Angela Anthony Oju-Kienmie, the former Vice-chairman of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State. Dr Oju-Kienmie who served as Vice Chairman of ONOLGA between June 2021 to June 2024 was also the Supervisor for Health in her council. Before …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has received the Torch of Unity from the National Sports Commission ahead of the 22nd National Sports Festival, slated for Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital from the 16th through the 30th May, 2025. Governor Diri, who was represented by his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, …

By: Amos Odhe. Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on African leaders to make concerted efforts aimed at building regional unity and integration among countries on the continent. Governor Diri made the call during a courtesy visit by a delegation led by the Minister of State for Education …

By : Odeh Okioma, Yenagoa. The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested killers of 50-years-old, Hon. Odeinyefa Ogbolosingha, inlaw to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri and two others including the Paramount Ruler of Kalaba Community and Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC), HRH Kolibo Francis …

The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has said that the continues protest, rejection of the Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) administration and call for the reinstatement of suspended governor Siminalayi Fubara by his (Fubara’s) supporters is undermining the reconciliation process in the ongoing crisis rocking the …