Politics

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]