Pandemonium broke out on Saturday morning as suspected vandals invaded the transmitter site of Royal FM 95.5, Agudama-Epie, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, carting away broadcast equipment worth millions of naira. NAIJA NEWS SPANK gathered that the hoodlums broke into the facility through the transmitter back room after cutting the burglary protectors. A security guard on duty,…
Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, CP Ajao Saka Adewale, has called for calm and removal of road blockades following protest by Biseni community in Yenagoa local government area of the state. CP Adewale made the call on Friday, 3rd October, 2026, when he visited Biseni community alongside the Chairman of Yenagoa Local Government Council,…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the quality and experience of All Progressives Congress, APC, candidates contesting the 2027 general elections in Bayelsa East Senatorial District. Jonathan gave the commendation when he received a delegation of APC leaders and candidates at his residence in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The delegation was led by former Deputy Governor…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has declared his administration’s ambition to make Bayelsa an energy hub, not just for the South-South but for the entire country. Governor Diri stated this on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in Yenagoa at the inaugural launch and founding session of the Bayelsa Energy Research Consortium (BERCo), organized by the…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has charged corps members deployed to the state to embrace the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, SAED, programme to become self-reliant and break the barrier of unemployment. Governor Diri gave the charge yesterday during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch C, Stream I corps members at the NYSC…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has eulogised founding fathers of Bayelsa, saying the homogenous Ijaw state created 30 years ago has made progress. Diri, in a live broadcast on Thursday to mark Bayelsa @30 and Nigeria @66, said much still needs to be done to fully realise the aspirations of the founding fathers. He…
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, High Chief Collins Cocodia, has congratulated the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, his Deputy, Pastor Peter Akpe, and Bayelsans at large, on the 30th anniversary of the creation of the state. In a goodwill message to mark the historic milestone signed by his Media…
Member of the House of Representatives for Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency and Social Democratic Party, SDP, candidate for Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Hon. Marie Enenimiete Ebikake, has called for unity and patriotism as Nigeria marks 66th Independence anniversary and Bayelsa 30 years of statehood. In a goodwill message on Thursday, Ebikake said the twin milestones offer…
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Wednesday said the state has overcome the daunting terrain challenges that confronted it at creation 30 years ago. Diri spoke in Yenagoa at an exhibition and lecture organised to mark the 30th anniversary of the state at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Government House. He said Bayelsa, created…
The flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Nembe/Brass Federal Constituency, Hon. Jonathan Robinson Obuebite, PhD, has felicitated with Nigerians and Bayelsans on the 66th Independence anniversary of Nigeria and 30th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa State. Obuebite, in a statement issued in Yenagoa, said the double celebration is worthy of celebration…
