Wrestling By Shedrack Frank Bayelsa dominated the men’s freestyle event at the ongoing 4th Gov. Douye Diri Wrestling Classics in Yenagoa on Monday. The host team secured a total of four medals, consisting of three gold medals at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Samson Siasia Sports Complex. The NewsContinue Reading
Rescue By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy has rescued seven persons after following a boat collision in the Ogboinbiri waterways in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The Director of Naval Information, Navy Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Folorunsho saidContinue Reading
By Nathan Nwakamma Chief Joshua MacIver, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, has called for sincere resolution of internal divisions within the party ahead of the 2027 elections. MacIver, a former deputy governorship candidate of the party, made the call in a statement to newsmen inContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Dame Julie Okah-Donli, former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has congratulated Pastor Peter Akpe on his confirmation as Deputy Governor of Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpe was confirmed on Feb. 24 following his nominationContinue Reading
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has commiserated with the Bayelsa State Government over the death of the Deputy Governor, late Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Who died on Dec. 12, 2025Continue Reading
By Nathan Nwakamma The Police Command in Bayelsa has warned blue economy saboteurs to avoid the state, saying it would use every legal means to protect Nigeria’s economic interest. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Francis Alonyenu, said this in Yenagoa during an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
