The Bayelsa State Police Command has issued a strong response after a video surfaced online showing police officers allegedly assaulting a commercial tricycle operator (popularly called keke rider) in the state. In a statement, the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, CP Iyamah Daniel Edebor, psc, IICFIP, foosi, criticized the behavior of the officers involved, […]
Students of Bishop Dimeari Grammar School (BDGS) have emerged second runners-up at the National Young Engineers and Future Leaders Secondary Schools Competition held in Ibadan, Oyo State. The feat has been attributed to the Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF)’s investment in Coding and Robotics. Two BDGS students, Charis Gabriel and Fetongha Wilberforce, both […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources to ensure increased production of made-in-Bayelsa rice by the end of 2026. Speaking on Tuesday at the state-owned rice farm in Otuasega community, Ogbia Local Government Area, during the flag-off of the 2025/2026 dry farming season, Governor Diri expressed dissatisfaction […]
The Delta State Police Command has thwarted an alleged kidnap attempt and recovered firearms and other items after the suspected gang fled their hideout, leaving behind weapons, food supplies and other materials. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, the command said operatives of the CP Special Assignment […]
As part of activities marking the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his wife, Justice Patience Ama Diri, on Sunday led top government officials, serving and retired military personnel, and other dignitaries to a church service in Yenagoa in appreciation to God and in honour of the nation’s fallen […]
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe, has led an inspection team to several ongoing healthcare projects as part of efforts to strengthen the state’s health sector. The inspection tour covered facilities including the Ikarama Cottage Hospital, the ICT Centre at the College of Nursing Sciences in Tombia-Ekpetiama, and other project sites across […]
The Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by its Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has constituted a Project Verification and Payment Committee. The decision was part of the resolutions reached at the 9th meeting of the Commission’s 7th Governing Board held on December 8, 2025. In a statement issued on January 11, […]
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has deployed an additional 34 post-graduate scholarship beneficiaries to various universities in the United Kingdom for the 2025–2026 academic year. The beneficiaries will undergo programmes in fields such as data science, fintech analytics, cybersecurity, international energy law and policy, construction project management, public health, agri-food technology, as well as electrical […]
The Ijaw National Congress (INC), the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw nation, has condemned the deepening political crisis in Rivers State and the renewed impeachment threat against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In a statement signed by its global president, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, the INC described the impeachment move by the Rivers House of Assembly as […]
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has restated its commitment to work closely with the apex socio-cultural and political body of the Niger Delta region, the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the umbrella organisation of Niger Delta people at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the […]