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The twenty four-member Bayelsa State House of Assembly has debunked the rumour making the rounds that there is an orchestrated plot to impeach the state governor, Senator Douye Diri. The House described the rumour as a plan being hatched by some disgruntled elements, whose target is to embark on a …

By Ukandi Christopher Blessing Elliot, a staff of Peoples 93.1 FM, Yenagoa, emerged the overall best staff of the radio station as it marked its second anniversary recently. The award was conferred on her at the ceremony held to mark the station’s two years debut on the broadcast arena at …

There was pandemonium in the early hours of Friday as unknown gunmen invaded Ogila-ama community in Opuama Kingdom in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The incident which occurred at about 5 am and lingered on to 7 am, saw the yet-to-be identified gunmen setting some buildings in …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Fishermen operating in the shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Bayelsa coastline on Sunday reported an oil leak suspected to be from the Funiwa oilfield operated by Chevron Nigeria (CNL). Our correspondent reports that fishermen from Koluama in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area noticed crude …

Days to the likely expiration of Mr. Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu’s tenure as Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the African Law Foundation (AFRILAW), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to re-appoint him to a second term. In a release made available to our correspondent, AFRILAW’s …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been tasked to match words with action by ensuring that work on the East-West Road is completed as promised. This is coming in view of failed promises made in the past by the commission and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. A legislator …

A large number of Niger Delta youth leaders in conjunction with youths from Ibikalama Community, host to the new head office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Rivers State, shutdown the operations of the commission on Monday over what they described as double speaking by the interim administrator …

A Bayelsa State High Court on Thursday struck out 12 suits on alleged breach of contract filed by surveillance contractors engaged at the Nembe Creek oilfields in Bayelsa by Aiteo Eastern Exploration Limited. The surveillance contractors, who are members of the oil firm’s host communities at Opu-Nembe, had dragged the …

… Names Eradiri New Face of Bayelsa Girl Child  Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, announced automatic scholarship to Barr. Ebizi Blessing Eradiri, for her Master and Doctorate degrees in any university in Nigeria or abroad. Miss Eradiri is the first female First Class graduate from the Faculty …

The Bayelsa State government has formally approved the recognition of Ayakiri community in Gbarain clan of Yenagoa Local Government Area as one of the communities hosting the operations of SPDC in the state. According to the approval dated 16th of December 2020, with reference number MLG/ADM/T66, and  announced by the …