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By David Owei, Yenagoa The leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, Werinipre Seibarugu, Nestor Binabor and other prominent members of the party were conspicuously absent at the formal declaration of Senator Heineken Lokpobiri’s gubernatorial  ambition and opening of the campaign office in Yenagoa. However, …

Bayelsa State governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said that monies voted for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are being channeled to fund the elections of ruling political parties in the country. A statement by his special adviser on media relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as saying that …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Central Naval Command, (CNC) Nigerian Navy, Yenagoa, has urged media practitioners in Bayelsa to maintain professionalism in their reportage, and to balance stories, for the sake of national security and to ensure peace and stability in the Niger Delta region. The Flag Officer Commanding, the …

… Says Party Can’t Win Guber Election By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said that the alleged plan by some political parties, particularly the All Progressives Congress (APC), to boycott the forthcoming local council polls is a demonstration of their inability to win elections in the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Nigeria Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bayelsa Command, has arrested 105 persons, while 27.35 kg of illicit drugs were seized in the area between January and June. Bayelsa NDLEA Commander, Mr Abdullahi Abdul, gave the figure at a news briefing to commemorate the International …

By David Owei, Yenagoa A new executive has been inaugurated to pilot the affairs of the Swali Ultra-Modern Market in Bayelsa State for the next three years. The inauguration of the 10-member executive, which took place at the conference room of the Bayelsa State ministry of Trade and Business Development, was …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Monday declined an application to halt the renewal of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 until the determination of a pending suit by Nembe communities in Bayelsa State. The communities are seeking an environmental audit of the impact of …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Denja Abdullahi, has hinted of plans to name a complex in the association’s national secretariat at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after the late Bayelsa-born poet laureate, Dr. Gabriel Okara. Mr. Abdullahi made this known on the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa   Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have advocated sustainable and alternative livelihoods as panacea to the increasing problem of oil theft and artisanal refining activities in the region. They made their position known in a communique issued after a one-day roundtable dialogue jointly organised in Port …

The candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2019 governorship election in Rivers State, Mr. Victor Fingesi has commiserated with the families of victims of the pipeline explosion at Kom Kom community in Oyigbo Local Government Area. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt by his spokesman, Mr. …