A magistrate court sitting in Yenagoa on Wednesday remanded the head of the Social Media team of the Bayelsa Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Aye Egberi for 30 days at the Okaka Medium Correctional facility over alleged involvement in the cases of cyber stalking of the State …
Read More »Job Creation: Bayelsa To Partner NACETEM on Training, Certification of Welders
The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its preparedness to collaborate with the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) for the training and certification of local welders to make them employable in the oil and marine sectors of the economy. The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the indication on …
Read More »Forests Host Abundant Opportunities, Says Bayelsa Dep Director
Opportunities and resources for livelihood and health abound in the forest sector if they are protected and conserved. This was part of the messages in a keynote address delivered recently at Otuobagi community in Bayelsa State by Mr. Jeremiah Dagana, deputy director of Climate Change in the Bayelsa State Ministry …
Read More »Environmental Degradation: Kebetkache Trains Niger Delta Communities on Remediation, Mitigation
By Paul Williams Environmental pollution as a result of oil spills and the release of hydrocarbons into the environment has for over 50 years plagued the oil-rich Niger Delta region, impacting harshly on the ecosystem and human life and activities. Worst hit in all of this are the host …
Read More »Ese Usamali, UNICEF, Others Partner to end Female Genital Mutilation
By Paul Williams Non-governmental organisation, Ese Usamali Foundation For Rural Development (EUFORDe), has joined the state Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation and the UNICEF-UNFPA joint program on ending Female Genital Mutilation. The collaboration is aimed at amplifying efforts towards the elimination of FGM in communities in Rivers State. …
Read More »lPC SPJ-Hub Condemns Gruesome Killing Of Ibadan – based Journalist, Demands Investigation
By: Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub has strongly condemned the gruesome killing of Peter Ojo, an Ibadan-based journalist, demanding further investigation on his death. Information reaching IPC SPJ-Hub states that Peter Ojo was confirmed dead after being …
Read More »2027: More Governors Coming to APC – Yilwatda
Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that more governors in the country will still decamp to the party ahead of the 2027 general election to support President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid. Speaking during the Bayelsa State chapter 12th expanded stakeholders …
Read More »INEC Bayelsa Sets September 11 for Voter Education Road Show
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bayelsa State, through its Voter Education, Publicity and Gender Department (VEPGD), has fixed September 11, 2025, as the official date for the flag-off of its voter education road show. The announcement was made by the Head of Department, Mr. Christian Utong, during a …
Read More »29 Years After, Nkoro Gets First LG Chairman of ONOLGA
29 years after the creation of Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Council in Rivers State, Hon. James James has become the first Nkoro man to occupy the position of the LGA. In a chat with newsmen in Port Harcourt, James described his election as the as historic adding that his emergence …
Read More »Osun PDP Queries INEC’s Voter Registration Figures, Demands Transparency in CVR Exercise
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed deep concern over the statistics recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). In a statement signed by the State Director of Media, Hezekiah Oladele Bamiji (HOB), the …
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