The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has delivered the long-awaited judgement on Ese Oruru, a teenager reportedly abducted, taken to Kano State and forced into marriage by one Yinusa Dahiru. The court, presided over by Justice Jane Inyang, sentenced Dahiru to 26 years in prison. Jane acquitted …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, emphasised that building mutual trust between the Nigeria Police and the general public is fundamental to effective community policing in the country. Senator Diri expressed this view during the inauguration of the State Community Policing Advisory Committee and …

… As Covid 19 Task Force Demolish GSM Phone Market By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Traders at the popular Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communication Village, at Tombia Roundabout in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, have lamented the demolition of their stalls and loss of goods worth billions of naira. They …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Thursday said findings on the dead fishes littering the Atlantic coastline indicated high levels of toxicity caused by toxic wastes discharge. The agency noted that the discharge of toxic materials into the Atlantic may have come …

… Says No Celebration of 100 Days in Office Due to COVID-19 Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration would soon roll out a number of urban renewal projects, particularly in Yenagoa, in order to enhance the aesthetic attraction of the state capital.  Governor …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Two suspected criminals (names withheld) were recently arrested by local vigilantes for stealing properties worth millions of naira at Unenurhie Secondary School, Unenurhie in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. In a chat with our correspondent at Unenurhie community, the president general of the …

The Bayelsa State deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been commended for his forthrightness, outspokenness and passion for promoting the common good. Class 98 Old students of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, resident in Bayelsa gave the commendation during a solidarity visit to the …

The Bayelsa State Government and security operatives on Sunday intercepted and sent back two more buses carrying no fewer than seventeen Quoranic education pupils known as ‘Almajiri’ at the Glory Land, entry point into Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Chief Freston Akpor, permanent secretary of the State Ministry of Information …

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Saturday, commended the Federal Government and the drive by the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and its joint venture partners to combat COVID-19, through the consolidation and improvement of medical facilities. Diri gave the commendation at the groundbreaking ceremony of a 200-bed medical …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The permanent secretary, Ministry of Education in Bayelsa State, Comrade Walton Liverpool, said those clamoring for the merger of existing state-owned tertiary institutions are enemies of the state. The permanent secretary made the assertion while speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of clamours in some quarters for …