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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa As predicted by some observers, the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State for the November 16 governorship election has begun amidst high tension, shooting and many uncertainties. There are 21 aspirants vying to become the flag bearer of the party, with …

Bayelsa State governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has tasked the new chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), Hon. Ball Oyarede, to carry out his responsibilities with firmness and integrity. The governor charged the new BYSIEC boss to ensure that the success and high standard of the commission was …

By Joel Anekwe Civil society and community based organisations in Rivers State have rated the governor, Nyesom Wike low on inclusive governance, adding that in the past four years of his administration, the governor has operated with little or no input from civil society or community representatives. This position runs …

By Joel Anekwe Following the increasing loss of lives and property to cultism and gangsterism in Ogoniland, the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the state government would deploy more security personnel to the troubled Ogoni communities with a view to restoring peace.  Speaking on Saturday when he …

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 …

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 …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology Port Harcourt (RSCOHSTECH) Alumni, Bayelsa State Chapter, has paid a courtesy visit to the member Representing SILGA Constituency 111 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Deacon Marlon Moses (aka Our Moses). Chairman of the group, …

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 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 …