Federal Medical Centre, (FMC) Yenagoa chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) on Sunday said it would seek legal redress over shooting of its member by a Civil Defence personnel. Spokesman of ARD, Dr Suobite Ephraim said on Sunday the association opted for legal action following unsatisfactory... Read more
Mr Alagoa Morris, an Environmentalist has written a protest letter to the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, deploring the poor response to oil pollution incidents in Bayelsa. The environmental rights activist in the letter availed to newsmen on Sunday lamented the state government’s loud silence on the... Read more
Hundreds of people on Monday held a procession in Yenagoa to seek judicial review of the life sentence on Mr Edmun Ebiware for his involvement in the Oct. 1, 2010 blast in Abuja. Ebiware was convicted of accessory to treason by a Federal High Court presided over Justice... Read more
50 year old man defiles 15 month old baby in Bayelsa
News June 22, 2017
A 50 year old man was on Wednesday arrested over alleged defilement of a 15 month old baby at the Swali area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital. Chairperson of Bayelsa chapter of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Mrs Dise Ogbise said on Wednesday that the arrest followed... Read more
The Bayelsa Board of Internal Revenue, on Wednesday, sealed off a Chinese company, Hilong Oil Services and Engineering Company Limited, over alleged tax default of N109.5m. It was learnt that the company, an oil services firm is providing service at oilfields operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, had... Read more
Concerned stakeholders in Bayelsa have asked the Governor Seriake Dickson-led government to properly fund education, rather than engaging in rhetorics and propaganda to score political points. The stakeholders made their positions known at the weekend during a public hearing on “Compulsory Primary and Secondary Education Bill, 2017”, organised by... Read more
The Bayelsa government on Wednesday said it planned to create at least 7,000 temporary jobs from the implementation of projects funded from the $50 million development facility from the World Bank. The loan stock is part of World Bank’s intervention with $200 million in four states in the Niger... Read more
Residents of Otuoke, host to the Federal University, Otuoke, took to the streets of the university town disrupting academic activities at the university. They were protesting alleged marginalisation of indigenes into key positions in the institution located in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The protest... Read more
The fight for supremacy between two rival cult groups have claimed the lives of two teenagers in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital on Saturday night. The incident, occurred at the Amarata area of Yenagoa metropolis. Causing pani amongst residents who watched the horror and fierce battle between the rival... Read more
Activist urges FG to consolidate gains of Osinbajo’s peace tour to Niger Delta
Nigeria March 19, 2017
A Niger Delta Activist and Youth Leader, Mr Richard Akinaka has urged the federal government to build on the successes of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s recent peace building visit to the region. He observed that the existing peace achieved through consultations proves that dialogue was more effective... Read more
