The four-day 2026 annual Ogbo Tein Tua Oge, also known as the Ogbo Erein Festival, has ended in grand style in Ikibiri Community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, with colourful cultural displays, traditional wrestling and dances. The festival, which culminated on Saturday, August 8, 2026, featured a variety of traditional activities and cultural…
YENAGOA, BAYELSA – Dr. Stephanie Ebidenere Diri, daughter of the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, and her husband, Ballad Tamaradoubra Agbeyei, were on Sunday joined in holy matrimony at the Yenagoa branch of the Royal House of Grace International Church in Yenagoa. The glamorous ceremony attracted prominent political leaders, government officials, traditional rulers,…
YENAGOA, Bayelsa State — The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for granting a 15-year gas supply framework to UTM Offshore Limited for the development of Nigeria’s first floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. PANDEF, in a letter of appreciation dated August 6, 2026, and signed by its National Chairman,…
The Member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027 National Assembly elections, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei, joined his friend and brother, the Special Adviser on Procurement to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Hon. Prince Doodei Agbabou Week, PhD, at…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), South-South Zone F, has called on the Federal Government to urgently address critical infrastructure deficits in the region, including the poor state of federal roads, while adequately funding the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) to enable it to effectively discharge its mandate. The call was contained in a communiqué issued…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, received an international award presented by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET). The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe, who made the presentation during the 193rd state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa,…
Military investigators have alleged that more than ₦700 million was distributed to soldiers, civilians, companies and Islamic clerics to finance an alleged failed 2025 coup plot against the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to investigation records, former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva allegedly provided ₦785 million through Purple Waves Limited, an Abuja-based construction…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has warned members of the public against a fraudulent website being circulated on social media and other online platforms, cautioning that it is being falsely presented as the Board’s official portal for training registration. In a public disclaimer issued by its management, the Board categorically stated that…
“Whenever Mr. President gives us the go-ahead, we are ready to conduct the census. Our preparations are substantially in place.”
