At least 46 persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred in Gorau community, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Sokoto State Police Command confirmed that 15 persons were rescued alive, while 16 others remain missing. The boat, conveying 77 passengers, mainly farmers, women and children heading to their rice…
The South-South Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Pastor Reuben Wilson, and the lawmaker representing Burutu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Julius Ghabojor Pondi, have thrown their weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term bid. The duo made their position known in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, during the South-South flag-off of the…
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has described Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State as the most worker-friendly governor in Nigeria. PenCom said the governor has demonstrated uncommon commitment to workers’ welfare and retirement security. The commendation was given on Thursday when the commission paid a courtesy visit to Government House, Yenagoa. The delegation was led…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has sealed a private maternity centre in Elelenwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over alleged child trafficking and illegal sale of babies. Naijanewsspank gathered that the enforcement exercise was carried out jointly by operatives from the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, its Rivers State Command, and…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has called on politicians to eschew politics of bitterness and make the campaigns for the 2027 general elections issue-based and respectful. Diri spoke on Wednesday at the 195th meeting of the State Executive Council in Government House, Yenagoa, and at the Oxbow Lake Pavilion where a political support group,…
Bayelsa State has recorded a major milestone in its power sector with the issuance of its first Electricity Distribution Licence to the Bayelsa Electricity Distribution Company Limited (BYEDC). The licence was formally issued on Monday, August 18, 2026, by the Bayelsa State Electricity Regulatory Agency (BYERA) at a ceremony in Yenagoa. The Distribution Licence No….
Bayelsa United Feeders on Tuesday maintained their perfect start to the ongoing Nationwide League One (NLO) U-19 Youth League with a 3-1 victory over Bayelsa Starlets Academy at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa. The Matchday 2 encounter saw Ibomo Kenus open scoring for Feeders in the 7th minute with a fine finish. Kenus doubled the…
The Publisher of the Niger Delta Herald and stakeholder in Bayelsa politics, Mr. Francis Dufugha, has condemned the purported removal of the Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs. Allen Alex Tangi, by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, describing it as a violation of the Constitution and contempt for the judiciary. In a…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, has said the party hoped for a different outcome in the poll. Oyebamiji stated this in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday in Osogbo, the state capital. He, however, said the party respects the decision of…
The Bayelsa State Government has resolved the protracted operational conflict among revenue-generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state capital. The resolution was reached on Tuesday when the Deputy Governor, Dr. Peter Akpe, received the report of the committee headed by Mr. Ikobho Howells on overlapping functions of environmental health officers in Yenagoa. The…
