… We Are Too Focused To Be Distracted ~ Alaibe Organization  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on Nigerians to disregard a “sinister blackmail orchestrated by former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe.” The governor said that Alaibe has …

By Joel Anekwe The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) and some civil society organizations (CSOs) in Rivers State have disagreed sharply on the level of work done so far on the clean-up of oil polluted sites in Ogoniland. While HYPREP says that the clean-up has fully commenced, civil society organizations …

The Central Working Committee of the Governor Seriake Dickson Football Tournament has urged the newly sworn in chairmen of the eight local government areas in Bayelsa State to promote sports development, especially football, in their domains. Director General of the tournament, popularly known as the Restoration Cup, Mr. Ono Akpe, …

… Warns Aspirants against Hijack of Delegates By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decided to accommodate all officials of the party who are delegates in the forthcoming primaries in designated hotels in Yenagoa, the state capital for security reasons and easy …

The Bayelsa State government has been called upon to wade into the crisis rocking the Kou clan in Ekeremor Local Government Area, so as to avoid it snowballing into a serious conflict in the community. In a petition to the governor, Ekemesowde Taroladei Peters, claimed that with the death of …

As the Peoples Democratic Party primaries get underway ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State, one of the top contenders in the race, Pst Keniebi Okoko, has stated that he is not threatened by the participation of any of the 21 aspirants jostling to become governor of the …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa A personnel of the Nigerian Civil Defence and Security Corps on Saturday allegedly shot and killed a 100 level student of the state owned Niger Delta University, Ammassoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State. It was  gathered that the NCDSC personnel, according to …

Permanent secretary in charge of the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr. Agiriye Monima Harry, has expressed the hope that the state will be out of polio by the end of this year. This, he said, follows the concerted efforts of the state primary health care board to …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The member of the Federal House of Representative representing Sagbama\Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State, Hon. Fred Agbedi has described as a “fairy tale,” the decision by the state governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson to present three persons as his preferred aspirants for the governorship ticket of …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the eight local government area in last weekend’s local government election in Bayelsa State, which was boycotted by the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The returning officer, Mr Frank Ebikumor, announced on Sunday in Yenagoa that Mr Dengiye Ubarugu …