Bayelsa State Government says it is making last ditch efforts to acquire the operational license for the commencement of commercial flights by the end of January next year. The state deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, disclosed this on Wednesday during a meeting with the airport management and service providers in …

Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have attacked the residence of Eris Paul, a former militant leader also known as Ogunbos at his country home in Peremabiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, razing down his mansion including other properties worth hundreds of thousands.  According to reports, the …

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, his Rivers counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, among other stakeholders have stressed the need for synergy between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and state governments in the region. They made the call over the weekend …

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, received 10 expatriates that were rescued by security agencies in the state from the den of kidnappers. The foreign sailors were kidnapped on November 25 from their vessel along the Pennington River in neighbouring Delta State and brought into Bayelsa. The governor’s …

The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has emphasized the necessity of effective cooperation between the public and private sectors in tourism development and promotion, adding that the time is ripe for representatives of both public and private sectors to consider cooperation as a necessary step towards the quick …

By John Amaowoh, Port Harcourt Stakeholder’s in Nigeria’s export business have identified escalating insecurity, corruption and others as major challenges facing the non-oil sector of the nation`s economy. The stakeholders at a one day round table forum for Cassava and Palm Producers in Non Oil Sector in Rivers State, organized …

… Tasks Security Agencies on ‘Peaceful Yuletide’ Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has charged people of the state to take the COVID-19 protocols seriously, stressing that the second wave of the ravaging pandemic is real. Speaking through his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, at the 16th State Executive Council meeting …

The director general of Nigeria’s biggest football competition, ‘The Bayelsa Governor’s Cup (or Prosperity Cup),’ Ono Akpe, says his passion to support youths made him key into sports development. Ono Akpe, who was speaking after receiving an award, at the End of Year Dinner and Awards, organised by Rhythm FM Sports Crew, …

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Bayelsa sector command, Thursday kick-started its annual Ember Month campaigns against road traffic accidents in Yenagoa, the state capital. This was as the state government reiterated its plan to implement policies that would enhance the transportation sector of the economy. The Bayelsa State commissioner …

By Akpekwu Imbufe, Port Harcourt A one month art exhibition for less privileged children ends Thursday at the Alliance Franscaise, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.  The exhibition which opens with the theme, ‘Creativity in the Storm,’ features art works on painting, sculptures and graphics done by orphans of …