Bayelsa
11 Oct 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that about 5.4 million voters have been registered ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States.
28 Sep 2023
The United States (US) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a free, fair and transparent governorship election in Bayelsa state on November 11, 2023.
25 Sep 2023
Ahead of the off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states in November, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will conduct mock accreditation in the states on October 14 using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
14 Aug 2023
The Network of Bayelsa Professionals (NBP) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resist the temptation of interfering with the November 11 governorship election in the state in the interest of fairness and advancement of democracy in the country. The group said its appeal comes on the heels of speculation that President Tinubu has assured…
25 Jul 2023
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have denied allegations of demanding for the sack of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Maj-Gen, Barry Ndiomu (Rtd).
3 Jul 2023
The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of two fishermen who had been missing for five days in the Atlantic Ocean. The fishermen, Antonio Sabino, 52, and Osorio Pires, 41, of Neves, SaôTom and Principe, were lost for five days in the Atlantic Ocean. The Portuguese-speaking fishermen were, however, rescued by a captain…
30 Jun 2023
Mr Timipre Sylva, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, says he was never elected as the state’s governor on two occasions.
16 Jun 2023
Movement for Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has reported massive oil spills from a Shell facility, which has polluted many parts of Ogoni land, calling on government agencies to urgently evacuate residents of the area.
4 Jun 2023
Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, poured encomiums on the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, as he turns 64 today.
28 May 2023
Federal Government has launched the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme in Bayelsa State, to encourage increases enrollment of pupils in primary schools in the state.
17 May 2023
Oil pollution in Bayelsa State came into international focus, yesterday, as the report of the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) was launched at the House of Lords in London, United kingdom (UK).
16 May 2023
Cleaning up decades-long oil pollution and restoring environmental health in just one of Nigeria's crude-producing states will cost at least $12 billion, investigators said on Tuesday.
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