•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...
•Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said most of the projects he initiated as Governor of Bayelsa State were abandoned shortly after he left to become Vice President to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Speaking during the commissioning of the Best Western Plus Hotel, a new world-class hospitality facility at Oxbow lake, Yenagoa...
•Douye Diri Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Diri announced this today at the exco chamber in the Bayelsa State Government House. He said his decision was for an obvious reason, but did not state the reason or the political party to which he will be moving, […]
•Cultists and police emblem Hoodlums suspected to be cultists have killed a policeman, identified as Oboh Goodluck around OMPADEC road, Amarata axis of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the policeman, who was in mufti, was shot dead in the early hours of today, while returning from work by some hoodlums who allegedly tried […...
•Hon. Justice E. G. Omukoro Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a serving judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, has regained his freedom 12 days after he was abducted by masked gunmen in Yenagoa, the state capital. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped on the evening of Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Kilimanjaro Eatery, opposite Ekeki Park, shortly after [&hellip...
•Kidnapped Justice E.G. Umokoro Fresh facts have emerged on how gunmen at the weekend, abducted a State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa Capital. Eyewitnesses said he was kidnapped in front of popular eatery along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway at about 7pm after a struggle, reports The Nation. It was learnt the [&he...
The body of a yet-to-be identified ride-hailing driver has been found at Samphino axis of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. It was gathered that the corpse of the middle-aged driver was discovered at the early hours of today inside his vehicle at the Samphino Road junction in the Kpansia suburb of Yenagoa, reports Daily Trust. […]
•Gateway Games 2024 The 22nd National Sports Festival, known as the Gateway Games 2024 and currently taking place in Ogun State, sees Bayelsa State leading the medal tally with a total of 53 medals so far. Bayelsa’s haul includes 30 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals, reflecting strong performances across multiple sports such as […]...
•Oil spill Oando Plc has disclosed that it has recorded four operational oil spill incidents between October 2024 and the present date. The company also confirmed the completion of repair works on oil spill incidents that occurred along the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Exploration and Production Ltd (NNPC E&P)/Oando pipeline in ...

