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There was a mild drama at the precinct of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa State secretariat as the state commissioner for Education, Robinson Obuebite, narrowly escaped mob action by the supporters of a yet-to-be ascertained aspirant for the November 16 governorship election. Our correspondent reports that a mammoth crowd gathered …

…Warns against Attacks on Dickson By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again called on the 21 aspirants in the party to devote their energy and attention to their electoral campaigns rather than indulging in acts inimical to the unity of the …

A wind of celebration blew in Bayelsa State Thursday as President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Chief Timipre Sylva as the minister of state for petroleum. Mrs Cynthia Princewill, who is the state women leader of the All Progress Congress (APC) in the state, described the appointment as a plus to every Bayelsan. The women …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the United States Mission in Nigeria and the international community to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security forces and other key agencies of state on the need for neutrality in the November 16 …

… 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 …