A 22-year-old man identified as Godwin in the Elebele Community of Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State has reportedly stabbed his mother to death over allegations that she hindered his destiny and wealth. According to residents of the…
Bayelsa: LG chairman says chieftaincy tussles shouldn’t ignite crisis
Mr Target Segibo, the Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government Council of Bayelsa, has urged those seeking chieftaincy positions in the area not to indulge in acts capable of igniting crisis. Segibo said in an interview with the News Agency of…
4 die in Bayelsa road accident
Four persons have been killed in a tragic accident at Famgbe II, along the Yenagoa-Oporoma road, on Monday night in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The accident, it was learned, involved a Toyota Sienna and a commercial tricycle popularly known…
NNPC Ltd, JV partners, NDDC commission N24.5b Ogbia-Nembe road
As part of activities to mark the one year anniversary of the President Bola Tinubu administration, the NNPC Ltd and its joint venture partners – Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), TotalEnergies, Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) – in collaboration with…
Navy rescues over 250 passengers from capsized boat
Tragedy was averted in Rivers State after 250 persons on board a capsized passenger boat were rescued by naval personnel. Vanguard gathered that the rescued persons, majority of them traders, cast off from a local market in Sangana area of…
NNPC and partners gift Niger Delta University state-of-the-art digital library
In a generous gesture aimed at fostering learning and academic excellence, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its Joint Venture partners in OML 18 have bestowed upon the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, a…
The child-bride story has many commas to it
Like many of us, I think I read the corrupt version of the story about the child-bride that came from Bayelsa State last week. The story had it that a fiur-year-old girl was given in marriage to a 54-year-old man…
Off-season Elections: Sylva, wife cast ballots at PU 4, Brass LGA of Bayelsa
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, and his wife, Alanyingi have cast their ballots at Polling Unit 4, Dukuraku Central Open Space, Okpoama, Ward 4, Brass Local Government. Voting had earlier commenced…
INEC deletes Sylva from Bayelsa gov candidates list
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa and Imo States governorship elections. According to the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday, the names of Timipre Sylva and his running mate,…
Diri delivers thought-provoking keynote at 5th Freedom Online Lecture
The 5th Freedom Online Lecture kicked off on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, with a keynote address delivered by H.E. Senator Douye Diri, the Governor of Bayelsa State. Represented by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabra, the event, held on…