•Fire outbreak Goods valued at millions of naira have been destroyed following a major fire outbreak at the popular Opolo Furniture Market in Yenagoa. The inferno, which erupted in the early hours of today, razed several shops and business premises within the market, reports The Nation. A petrol filling station located adjacent to the affected...
•Governor Diri (L) in handshake with his new deputy, Akpe Bayelsa State Chief Judge Justice Matilda Abrakasa Ayemieye, yesterday, administered the oath of office to the state’s new deputy governor, Pastor Peter Akpe. The ceremony took place inside the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Yenagoa, reports Vanguard. Until his no...
•Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The sudden death of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has triggered an intense political scramble across the state, with power brokers, party leaders and interest. With Governor Diri holding the ace, stakeholders are divided over whether Sagbama LG should retain the position — or whether...
•Late Bayelsa deputy governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo Tragedy struck today as an 18-seater bus carrying passengers to the Bayelsa Deputy Governor’s burial was involved in a crash along the Toru-Orua axis of the Sagbama/Ekeremor Road. News of the accident filtered in soon after the accident occurred, with claims of casualties in the incident, rep...
A young man identified as Israel has hanged himself at Elebele community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, over alleged emotional breakdown linked to a failed romantic relationship. The incident which occured yesterday threw the quiet riverine community into shock and mourning after the news spread that the young man was found dea...
•Late Bayelsa Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo Sadness has enveloped Bayelsa State following the tragic news of the death of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who reportedly passed away after slumping in the office on today morning. Findings revealed that Ewhrudjakpo, who worked until evening yesterday and even hoste...
•Boat mishap A tragic boat accident has claimed the life of one perÂson, along the Onyoma/ Ekowe route of the SouthÂern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State. According to details gathÂered from local boat operaÂtors and Maritime union, the victim of the incident is identified as one Mr. Luke Wonamah, an indigene of Okanga […]...
•APC governors in Bayelsa today Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Vice President Kashim Shettima led top APC figures to Yenagoa for the governor’s official welcome ceremony, reports Channels TV. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Ogun State...
•Deputy Governor Ewhrudjakpo of Bayelsa State Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has sued the House of Assembly, Speaker, Inspector General of Police (IG) and others over alleged plot to impeach him. In an originating summons, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2212025, Ewhrudjakpo alleged among others that members of the House of Assembly wer...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Bayelsa State, has said despite the resignation of Governor Douye Diri, the party structures in the state remain solid and unified. Governor Diri, who chaired the PDP zoning committee that allocated the party’s presidential ticket to the South, announced his exit from the PDP on Wednesday during an expand...
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