BAYELSA GOVT WELCOMES BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER

BAYELSA GOVT WELCOMES BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER

The Bayelsa State Government has welcomed Madam Gill Lever, the Deputy Commissioner at the British High Commission, to the state on Thursday. Madam Lever was received by Governor Douye Diri and members of the State Cabinet during its Security Council meeting. Her visit is to assess the British Government–funded “Brighter Futures” programme, a crime prevention initiative being implemented in partnership with the Bayelsa State Government. Speaking during the visit, the […]

February 27, 2026 23

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GOVERNOR DIRI VOWS CRACKDOWN ON DRUG PEDDLING, CRIME IN BAYELSA

Governor Douye Diri has vowed to continuously clamp down on illicit drugs peddling and criminal activities in Yenagoa and other parts of the state. Governor Diri issued the warning on Thursday during the 42nd state Security Council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, while speaking on last weekend’s demolition of a drug dealers’ hideout, popularly known as Aboki Quarters, at Yenizue-Gene by a combined team of security agencies in the state. […]

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PMAN SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ENFORCE MUSIC ROYALTY PAYMENTS IN BAYELSA

The Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Bayelsa State chapter, has signed an executive order to regulate the use of music in public places and enforce the payment of annual permits as royalties to the association. The order was signed by the Bayelsa State Governor of PMAN, Comrade Tuebi Sapere-Obi, at the maiden edition of the association’s summit held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists secretariat in Ekeki, Yenagoa, […]

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FIRE RAZES FURNITURE MARKET IN YENAGOA

Properties and goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in the early hours of Thursday as a midnight fire razed several shops at the Furniture Market located between the old PHED office and Rainoil Filling Station in the Opolo area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The incident threw residents into panic as the inferno spread rapidly across the affected section of the market. Eyewitnesses said the fire broke out […]

February 26, 2026 19

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U.K ENVOY COMMENDS IMPROVED SECURITY IN BAYELSA, ADVOCATES EDUCATION, WOMEN’S INCLUSION IN POLITICS

Madam Gill Lever, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Abuja has said there has been notable progress in security in Bayelsa State. Madam Lever stated this on Thursday when she featured as guest on Let’s Talk Nigeria, Golden 97.5 FM’s morning programme. She noted that her visit to the state was a testament to the improved security situation, stressing that she would not have travelled to Bayelsa if there had […]

February 26, 2026 19

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NEW BAYELSA DEPUTY GOVERNOR VOWS PEOPLE-FIRST LEADERSHIP

Dr Peter Akpe, the newly sworn-in Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, has pledged to serve with humility, accountability and a strong sense of collective responsibility, declaring that his office is a call to service rather than a platform for personal glory. Akpe made the pledge during a reception held at the D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall shortly after his swearing-in at the Government House, Yenagoa. Addressing political leaders, clerics, family […]

February 26, 2026 15

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NNPCL TANKER CRUSHES FIVE SIBLINGS TO DEATH IN BAYELSA COMMUNITY

A fuel tanker belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL has reportedly crushed five children to death while they were returning from school in Ibelebiri Community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday. The children, who were from the same family, were said to be pupils of schools in Otuasega Community but lived in Ibelebiri. According to the source, the tricycle, popularly known as Keke involved […]

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YENAGOA RESIDENTS URGE BAYELSA GOVERNMENT TO FAST-TRACK GAS TURBINE PROJECT

As the lingering power supply challenges continue to generate reactions, some residents of Edepie community in Yenagoa have called on the Bayelsa State Government to expedite work on the gas turbine project to address the persistent electricity problem in the state. Speaking with correspondent, the residents decried the impact of irregular power supply on their businesses, homes and the rising cost of fueling generators. Mr. Samuel Epu, Chairman of the […]

February 25, 2026 27

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SOUTH-SOUTH GOVS BACK OIL REVENUE ORDER

Governors of the South-South states have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order directing that all oil and gas revenues be paid directly into the Federation Account. Chairman of the South-South Governors Forum and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, in a statement on Wednesday, described the move as historic and a major step toward restoring transparency in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. The Forum said the directive is […]

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