Opu-Nembe community in the Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been thrown into disarray as 28 chiefs and elders were exiled by youths over allegations of neglecting community security. The traditional leaders were accused of attending a birthday celebration for former Nigerian Minister, Sylva, against the community’s interests. At a press conference led…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured the people of Southern Ijaw that apart from the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road, his administration will re-commence and complete the road from Toru-Ebeni in Sagbama Local Government Area linking Ogboinbiri-Ekeni-Ezetu communities in the area. Governor Diri, who is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 11 governorship…
Contrary to the misleading information being circulated on social media platforms, that armed thugs dressed in Police Uniforms invaded Nembe Bassambiri community, on 12 August 2023. The Bayelsa State Police Command wishes to state categorically that a detachment of Mobile Policemen (PMF) and SWAT operatives from Force Headquarters, Abuja carried out a sting operation in…
By Pope Pen DEAR Governor Douye Diri, allow me to extend my personal condolences to you over the passing of Chief Thompson Okorotie, arguably one of the most mercurial politicians to have emerged from Bayelsa State. He could jolly well be called a founding father of the state because he was at every point of…
“Our party has delivered so much in Bayelsa State in terms of development and good governance. That would not have been possible without the loyalty and commitment of members of the party, I urge you to continue”.
Grammy award-winning singer Burna Boy has stated he would engage in conversation bordering on money only with persons who have made a certain amount in 2022. The self-acclaimed “African Giant” in an insta story stated anyone who he’d engage in any form of money discourse must be someone who’s made at least $100million this year….
“Our people are having strange diseases as a result of gas flaring. According to the report of an oil and environmental commission empaneled by my predecessor, laboratory tests established that the oil and gas industry in the state has led to the death of a lot of people. The standards of operation in the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom and in other countries are different from what is obtainable in Nigeria”.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to all its 43 affiliate unions to mobilize for a nationwide industrial action scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The strike is in response to the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Some of the affiliates of the NLC include the…
YENAGOA – Hon. Robinson Ere Erebi, Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties has congratulated His Excellency, Chief (Sen.) Douye Diri, on his well-deserved landslide victory in the November 11, 2023 Bayelsa Governorship poll. In a letter to the Governor, Erebi expressed his heartfelt congratulations to Governor Diri and highlighted the dedication and hard…
…Lists Benefits Of Nembe-Brass Road Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has warned those fomenting trouble and beating the drums of war in Opu-Nembe community in Nembe Local Government Area of the state to desist forthwith or face the wrath of the law. Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, on Friday when members of the Nembe…
