Community

As Muslims across Nigeria celebrate Eid el-Kabir, a festival that is marked by acts of charity, and community-focused celebrations, the city boy movement joined in the festivities by donating 200 bags of rice and a cow to the Muslim community in Bayelsa. High Chief Deingbologha Otiki Gbodo, Deputy Director City Boy Movement Bayelsa who represented High Chief Osomkime Edwin Blankson, the State Director City Boy Movement stated that the event […]

The Bayelsa State Primary Health Care Board, in partnership with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, has held a citizens’ engagement town hall meeting to strengthen primary healthcare delivery across the state. The one-day interactive meeting, held in Yenagoa on Thursday, brought together religious leaders, teachers, parents, community representatives, market women, and partners from Red Cross, UNICEF, W.H.O, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and others. In a lively question-and-answer […]

A fatal accident involving a commercial tricycle popularly known as keke has claimed one life and left three others injured close to Saptex road by express in Yenizue-Epie, Yenagoa on Thursday morning. The injured victims were promptly rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention. Mr. Anderson Akori, an eyewitness told our correspondent that the incident occurred when a speeding car rammed into the keke from behind, causing the tricycle […]

Sources within Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources have indicated that the country remains firmly committed to the principles and objectives of the Declaration of Cooperation between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies under OPEC+. This position highlights Nigeria’s continued alignment with collective efforts aimed at ensuring stability in the global oil market. According to the sources, Nigeria recognizes the critical role of OPEC and OPEC+ […]

Concerns have been raised over the safety of forest areas in Bayelsa State following a report by Mr. Nwachukwu Ada, the Deputy Commander General of the Nigeria Forest Security Services and South-South Zonal Coordinator, who recently warned that criminal elements are now heavily present across forest areas in Rivers State. Mr. Ada last week revealed on a radio programme in Port Harcourt that during a recent visit to Oyigbo, he […]

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested and paraded 26 suspected criminals linked to offences including illegal possession of firearms, cultism, advance fee fraud, and armed robbery. Mr. Iyamah Edebor, the Commissioner of Police, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the command headquarters, saying the arrests were part of efforts in line with the Inspector General of Police’s directive on zero tolerance for crime. He said operatives of the command’s […]