Niger Delta

By: Amos Odhe, Yenagoa.  ‎ ‎It was celebration galore last weekend as leadership and members of the Bayelsa West political family as well as friends of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, converged on his Ofoni country-home to celebrate his Diamond Jubilee. ‎ ‎Speaking at the ceremony, the …

Renowned Christian leader and international evangelist, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai has called on the Coordinator-General of the Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP), Comrade Kennedy Iyere to focus on positively impacting the lives of ordinary Nigerians through the YEIDEP initiative, pointing out that YEIDEP’s Mission Aligns with Serving Humanity. …

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 …

By Tina Amanda ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Communities in Bayelsa and Delta States are turning to arts and culture as tools for peacebuilding, following a weeklong series of inter-communal solidarity events organized by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) from August 18 to 23, 2025. ‎ ‎The …

By: Mandy Willy ‎ ‎ ‎CSO’s, Residents Demand Decommissioning of Abandoned Shell Oil Wells in Ogoni ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Civil society organisations (CSOs) and residents of Kpean community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State have called for the decommissioning of abandoned oil wells operated by Shell Petroleum Development …

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commended the Bayelsa State Government for its vision, plans and facilities already on ground to run a world-class information, communication and technology (ICT) centre in the state. The Director, Corporate Planning and Strategy, NITDA, and Leader of a four-man delegation from the …

The Bayelsa State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri has urged Corps members to render service to their host communities with the consciousness that they are patriots on national assignment. Gov. Diri, who was represented by his Executive Assistant on NYSC Matters, Dr. Wisdom Poyeri during the 2025 Batch B, Stream 1 …

Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Provisionary Committee for the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard (PC-NCG), Capt Noah Ichaba has called on Nigeria’s littoral state governors to throw their weights behind the efforts of the Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and other stakeholders to push for the …

Trainers and beneficiaries of a 3-month skills acquisition programme, organised by the Victorious Prayer Network, (also known as, King Makers Ministries), has barricaded the gates of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to protest the commission’s reluctance to promises made to them. The protest by the Niger Delta women and …

Bayelsa State Government has constituted a 7-member committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the leadership tussle in Anibeze community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The committee, which is saddled with the responsibility of coming up with recommendations on the dispute over the Anibeze paramount …