Politics

The Chairman of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Hon. Bulodisiye Ndiwari, has warned that residents and visitors who litter or urinate openly within the council premises will be fined between five and ten thousand naira, as part of new measures to promote cleanliness and public hygiene. Ndiwari, who personally joined the Council staff, aides and officials in a sanitation exercise on Friday, said the decision followed a study tour to Rwanda […]

Governor Douye Diri has commissioned a new Pressure Swing Adsorption, PSA, plant at the General Hospital, Sagbama, on Friday to boost emergency healthcare delivery in Bayelsa State. The oxygen plant, built in partnership with the Global Fund, is aimed at making oxygen closer, reliable, and affordable for patients. Represented at the event by Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei, the Secretary to the State Government, Governor Diri described the event as historic and […]

Operatives of the Rapid Response Unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command has recovered the corpse of Mr. Ekpeboh Richard, a missing Real Estate Magnate, from the forest at about 6pm on Saturday 2nd August 2025 between New NDDC IDP Camp and Otuokpoti road in Ogbia Local Government Area of the State. Police discovered the deceased was shot in the head in an execution manner and dumped in the bush. […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to stop the importation of fish into Nigeria by increasing local production and supporting youth and women with start-up grants in the fisheries sector. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, made this known on Wednesday during a consultative meeting with Fisheries Cooperative Groups in Abuja. He said the government is focused on turning aquaculture into a major contributor to food security, […]

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has passed the Symbols and Songs, Amendment Bill 2025 for its second reading. The bill, sponsored by Dr. Monday Obolo, Leader of the House, and seconded by Hon. Werinipre Pamoh, member representing Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency 1, seeks to amend the Bayelsa State Symbols and Songs Law, 2012. It aims to enhance the uniqueness of the state anthem, flag, coat of arms, and other official symbols. […]

Publisher of Ovation Magazine and veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). His resignation was conveyed in a letter dated July 17, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman of PDP Ward 4 in Ihievbe, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. Momodu said he was leaving the party due to what he described as the takeover […]

ATIKU ABUBAKAR RESIGNS FROM PDP, CITES IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has officially resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), ending his long-standing relationship with the party he helped to establish. In a letter dated July 14, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman of Jada 1 Ward in Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Atiku said he was stepping down from the party with immediate […]

Dr. Gloria Diri, Wife of the Bayelsa State Governor, has called on relevant agencies to intensify efforts in arresting and prosecuting perpetrators of human trafficking and gender-based violence, irrespective of their standings in society. The Bayelsa First Lady, who made the call at a three-day Niger Delta summit on “Raising Teenage Ambassadors Against Traffickers and Propagators of Domestic Violence.”, urged the State and National Assemblies to further strengthen the existing […]