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Bayelsa, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
Rivers State govt moves to demolish Bayelsa govt buildings in Port Harcourt By Akam James A crisis is brewing between Rivers State and Bayelsa State governments following an eviction order served on workers occupying two buildings belonging to the latter. DAILY POST learnt that the buildings, marked for demolition, are along Akassa Street in Old […]
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Bayelsa, Governors, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, December 27th, 2022
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The former governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has again dispelled stories of alleged discord with his successor, Governor Douye Diri. Dickson who dismissed having any frosty relationship with Diri stated this when the latter paid him a Yuletide visit at his Toru-Orua country home […]
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Bayelsa, Benue, Headlines, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, State News
Sunday, November 6th, 2022
Atiku hints on nominating Obasanjo for Nobel Peace Prize By Ochogwu Sunday The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed readiness to nominate former President Olusegun Obasanjo for Nobel Peace Prize. The former vice president stated this on Saturday in a post on his verified Facebook page while commending Obasanjo […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022
Bayelsa monarch sleeps in car, as flood sacks palace His Highness, Amos Poubinafa, traditional ruler of Tungbo, Sagbama LGA, Bayelsa State. His Highness, Amos Poubinafa, traditional ruler of Tungbo town in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa now sleeps in his car, as floods have sacked his palace. “I have been sleeping in my Toyota […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Thursday, October 28th, 2021
Findings indicated that some Policemen allegedly capitalizing on a purported directive that tricycle operators should cease operations by 10.30pm have turned stop and search operation into a money making venture fleecing tricycle operators of thousands of naira. The publisher of Niger Delta Herald, Mr Francis Dudfa complained in a of being a victim of Police […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Sunday, June 13th, 2021
By Shedrack Frank Governor Douye Diri, of Bayelsa, has responded to President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent directive to revive cattle grazing routes across the country. Diri said there were no such routes in the state. Diri stated this on Saturday in Government House, Yenagoa, during his maiden media chat to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. […]
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Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Lagos, National Politics, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
…Agree to ban open grazing in Southern Nigeria …Call for convocation of national dialogue …Insist on federal character …Reiterate Southerners’ commitment to Nigeria’s unity …Express concern over Oshodi-Apapa expressway gridlock …Buhari approves new security measures for South-East, South-South …Military tactics’ll no longer be publicised-NSA …Don’t be selective in handling situations, PANDEF tells FG By […]
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Bayelsa, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
rom Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of money for the 8,000 beneficiaries of the Federal Government Extended Special Public Works (SPW)in Bayelsa State. The Chairman and coordinator of the programme in Bayelsa, Mr Fitzgerald Olorogun who disclosed this in an interview in Yenagoa on Thursday said the disbursement of funds […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Sunday, March 7th, 2021
The news of an unidentified Fulani herder who attacked an 18-year-old boy, Kohgi Nation, in Osuan bush of Otuoke Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, inflicting injuries on him that took doctors four hours to treat, has sparked off a social media campaign tagged “Operation chase headsmen out of Bayelsa”. The victim […]
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Bayelsa, Elections, General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Friday, October 2nd, 2020
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, nullified the tribunal judgement that sacked Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and ordered fresh election in the state. In a unanimous judgement by a five-man panel of Justices led by Justice Adzira Gana Mshella, the appellate court, held that the majority […]