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 …

The Amanyanabo of Abonnema, His Gracious Majesty, King (Barr) Disrael Gbobo Bob-Manuel (ii), Owukori (IX), who is also the chairman of Akuku-Toru Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs, has said that there will no longer be any form of unrest in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area. King Bob-Manuel made the declaration …

28 professionals in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, were last Friday inducted as members of the Chartered Institute of Loan & Risk Management of Nigeria (CILRM). The membership categories ranged from Honorary Fellows, Distinguished Fellows, Fellow Members, Senior Members, Full Members, Associate Members and Graduate Members. President/Chairman of the …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The local government election is expected to hold today, Saturday, in the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State. The Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), led by its chairman, Chief Remember Ogbe, announced that about 44 political parties would be participating in the election, including …

Against the backdrop of lack of infrastructure, “poverty, environmental degradation and myriads of problems militating against oil producing communities in Bayelsa State, despite their economic importance,” a gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 6 election said he is disposed to establish a …

… Bayelsa Land Is For Development, Not RUGA ~ Dickson By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Former Nigerian head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed surprise at the fast rate of development of Bayelsa and its capital, Yenagoa, under the leadership of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. Abdusalami, according to a statement …