Less than 12 hours after Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa declared his interest for a second term Mr Fyneman Wilson Special Adviser to Bayelsa Governor on Political matters was in the early hours of Wednesday kidnapped in Sagbama, a Suburb in Bayelsa. Wilson was reportedly abducted along with... Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Dame Patience , Gov Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, Gov Nyisom Nwike and several deputy governors on Tuesday endorsed the re-election bid of Gov Seriake Dickson at the Samson Siasia Sports complex in Yenagoa. Jonathan, who led others endorsed... Read more
By Valentine Obienyem The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has challenged Nigerians to emulate the virtues of Prof. Dora Akunyili. He said this while delivering Dora’s one- year memorial lecture at Nike Lake Hotel. Speaking to the press after the lecture, Obi said that Nigerians from... Read more
The Bayelsa government has warned oil firms operating in the state to comply with guideline for oil spill response or face stiff sanctions and penalties. The warning was contained in a letter Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture partners operating onshore and offshore Bayelsa.... Read more
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors on Tuesday at a meeting attended by 2 out of 13 PDP governors condemned last week’s invasion of Akwa Ibom government House by operatives of Department of State Security Services (DSS). The governors, under the aegis of PDP Governors Forum, expressed their... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiog, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has described the ceding of the oil rich Bakassi Peninsula by the Federal Government to the Republic of Cameroon as the most unconstitutional and most ungodly act in recent times. Ayade expressed this when he received the Chief... Read more
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) says it is set to deploy the Quick Count election observation methodology for the December 5, governorship poll in Bayelsa. Unveiling the Quick Count project on Thursday in Yenagoa, Mr Ibrahim Zikirullahi, Chairman, TMG said the methodology employs statistical principles and sophisticated... Read more
Armed men in the early hours of Friday abducted of an 85year old Paramount ruler of Gbarantoru community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the State, His Royal Highness Chief Benjamin Weke at his residence. The spokesman of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswatt, confirmed the... Read more
Barely three weeks after pirates killed 4 soldiers and one policeman at a military base in Nembe, a group of armed men suspected to be sea pirates Wednesday afternoon ambushed two speedboats and kidnapped three persons along the Ogbia-Brass waterways of Bayelsa East senatorial district. Asinim Butswat ,... Read more
