Nigeria News » Bayelsa News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Politics in Nigeria’s becoming less violent, says Gov Diri
Speaking during the state working committee retreat of the City Boy Movement (CBM) in Yenagoa, Governor Diri lauded the socio-political group for leading the paradigm shift, insisting that politics ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Bayelsa at 30: The paradox of plenty
The National Bureau of Statistics’ 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index puts Bayelsa’s multidimensional poverty incidence at 88.5 percent and the second poorest state in Nigeria. That means almost nine ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Bayelsa govt urges Biseni clan communities to discontinue shutdown of oil facilities
•Directs ministry of mineral resources to interface with Oando, communitiesBayelsa State government, has urged communities in Biseni clan in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state, to discontinue ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: NAF inaugurates school projects in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has inaugurated a two-bedroom apartment and four single-bedroom apartments at Biseni Secondary School, Yenagoa, Bayelsa. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday, the Chief ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Bayelsa hands over rescued São Tomé fishermen to envoy
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation between the state and the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Diri ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Bayelsa, among Nigeria’s most polluted states, says environmentalist
Nnimmo Bassey, director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), says Bayelsa is one of Nigeria’s most polluted states, given the hydrocarbon extraction associated with the oil and gas ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Bayelsa passed World Bank assessment for Yenagoa water project – Diri
GOV. Douye Diri of Bayelsa says the state has passed the World Bank assessment for a potable water supply project, covering Yenagoa and neighbouring communities. Diri disclosed this on Wednesday ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Heroic exploits of Nigeria Police: Success story of Bayelsa Puff Adder
Yenagoa-based Jonah Okah writes on the exploits of the police special squad code-named Puff Adder, which has seen it restore normalcy and peace in Bayelsa, a state hitherto held by the jugular by men ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Explosion on Bayelsa cargo boat kills 20, rescue efforts ongoing
A wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘God bless Dickson’, laden with cargo and over 64 passengers and crew exploded, and burst into flames leaving 20 dead in Bayelsa waterways. The News Agency of ...
News Nigeria » Bayelsa » People: Nigerian Navy inaugurates school projects in Bayelsa community
The Nigerian Navy has inaugurated a rehabilitated eight-classroom block, library, headmaster’s office and solar-powered ...