Politics

Stakeholders in Bayelsa East Senatorial District have rejected moves to disrupt the existing zoning arrangement, insisting that the long-standing rotation formula must be maintained as the current tenure comes to an end. The position was made known during a protest on Monday by leaders and residents from Ogbia, Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas, who emphasized that the senatorial seat has rotated among the three areas since 1999, a system […]

Youths from Toru-Orua in Sagbama Local Government Area have come out to insist that it is the turn of their community to produce the next representative for constituency one in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. The declaration was made at a weekend meeting where the youths gathered to deliberate on the political future of Sagbama Constituency One and the need to preserve the longstanding rotational arrangement that has guided […]

The Bayelsa State chapter of the City Boy Movement has distributed 700 bags of fertiliser to farmers and donated N10 million to support their registration with the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN). The State Director of the movement, Barrister Osomkime Blankson, presented the items on Tuesday at the organisation’s secretariat in Yenagoa, the state capital. Barr. Blankson described farmers as important members of society and a vital investment, noting […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed all political appointees in his administration who plan to contest in the 2027 elections to step down from their positions on or before March 31. The directive was made public on Tuesday by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, which said the move is in line with provisions of the Electoral Act and the timetable released by the Independent National […]

Dr. Tonye Okio, the Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the Federal Character Commission, has expressed concern over the low turnout of Bayelsans in the ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise of the Nigeria Police Force in Yenagoa. Dr. Okio spoke on Monday 9, while featuring on Golden FM’s Pepper Soup Zone programme. He said although over 2,000 applicants from Bayelsa had registered for the recruitment exercise, fewer than 50 candidates turned […]

The People of Ayamabele community in Okordia Clan, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has congratulated Hon. Okpo Ismael on his election as the State Financial Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State. Hon. Ismael emerged during the party’s state congress held on Tuesday last week. In a congratulatory message jointly signed by Chief Akori Ariefa Walter, the Paramount Ruler of Ayamabele Community and Mr. Prince Okunobo, […]

Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Seriake Dickson, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the newly registered Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Dickson, a former Governor of Bayelsa State, made the announcement on Thursday during a press briefing at his residence in Abuja, citing deep-seated internal crises and divisions within the PDP as the reason for his decision. He expressed concern over what he described as […]

The Department of State Services, DSS has arrested a suspect, Udeme Sunday Stephen, in connection with the recent attack on Peter Obi in Benin, the Edo State capital. Recall that Mr. Obi and some party leaders were attacked last Tuesday at the residence of Chief John Oyegun, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Shortly after the incident, the suspect allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack in a post […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has approved a revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election following the enactment of the Electoral Act, 2026. The commission had earlier fixed February 20, 2027, for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, and March 6, 2027, for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly polls under the repealed Electoral Act, 2022. However, in a statement issued on Thursday by […]