Elders and youth of Elebele Community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have decried the lack of social amenities in the community, saying the three tiers of government have abandoned them.

The youngest governorship aspirant in the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in Bayelsa State, Keniebi Okoko, has decried the attitude of politicians who defect from their parties after losing elections, insisting that the practice was bad for the country’s democracy.

Governor Seriake Dickson may have suspended his alleged attempt to pick his former Commissioner for Works and the senator representing Bayelsa West, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpor, as running mate to Douye Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the November 16, 2019, gubernatorial election in the state.

The focus would be on Bayelsa State this week as the major political parties select candidates for the November 16 governorship election and the momentum of political activities is building up. The political parties are determined to meet the timeline set by the electoral umpire for the conduct of governorship primaries. The Independent National Electoral…

Violent protest yesterday marred the conduct of the ward congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ad-hoc delegates' election in the 105 wards of Bayelsa State.

Through a statement posted on its website on June 17, 2019, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO, of the United Kingdom has cautioned British nationals against traveling to 21 states, including Akwa Ibom, in Nigeria.

An operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at the weekend allegedly shot a 100-level student of the state-owned Niger Delta University, Ammassoma in Bayelsa State, to death.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday faulted former President Goodluck Jonathan who ruled out its chances of sweeping the November 12 governorship poll in Bayelsa State.

Bayelsa State government has revealed the role it played trying to save former Nigerian sprinter, Gloria Kemasuode from her mental issues before the situation degenerated some years ago.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ruled out the option of adopting direct primaries in electing its candidates for the November 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa and Kogi States.

Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commended Chief Anthony George-Ikoli SAN, a gubernatorial aspirant in the forthcoming Bayelsa State governorship election, for joining the race, saying his emergence will bring credibility and respect to the exercise.

The Police in Bayelsa has urged political parties in the state to abide by the electoral rules in the forthcoming local government and gubernatorial elections.