by Tari Amgbare The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Governor Ademola Adeleke winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 444,815 votes. The…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Great Joshua MacIver, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Bayelsa State. MacIver declared his ambition in a letter addressed to the state chairman and the State Working Committee, SWC, of the party in Yenagoa. He said competence, experience, commitment, transparency and welfare…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, has dismissed allegations that the Federal Government is using state institutions to intimidate opposition parties ahead of the Osun State governorship election. Amgbare said this while fielding questions from newsmen in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. He said President Bola Tinubu’s directive…
The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Niger Delta Herald has accused the Governor Douye Diri administration of failing to deliver meaningful development despite huge revenues accruing to Bayelsa State. The publisher, who spoke at a press conference titled “A Press Conference on the Failure of Governance in Bayelsa State” held at the Ernest Ikoli Press…
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri says Nigeria must embrace true fiscal federalism and the rule of law for its democracy to thrive. Diri, who identified justice, equity and fairness as the pillars of democracy, said the absence of the three has made the country’s democracy to falter. The governor spoke yesterday at the 2026 Goodluck…
The management of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, has suspended three undergraduates of the Faculty of Law for two academic years over examination malpractice. The affected students are Isong Ugwu, Gad Nwosu and Roseline Nnamani. Registrar of the university, Mr Ambrose Ugwu, announced the decision in separate memos dated Monday, August…
The Delta State Government has suspended the Commissioner for Works, Highways and Urban Roads, Mr Reuben Izeze, over alleged assault on an aide to the governor, Mr Simon Mudi. Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, announced the suspension in a statement on Monday. The decision followed a viral video of a fracas at…
The Bayelsa State Government has reaffirmed its zero tolerance for corruption in governance and cautioned residents against writing frivolous petitions to anti-graft agencies. Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Akpe, stated this on Tuesday when he received the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, in charge of Bayelsa and…
By Tari Amgbare Former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri and Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, have lauded Azikel Group for its efforts at industrialising Bayelsa and the Niger Delta. They spoke on Monday during an inspection of the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and…
Bayelsa Starlets Football Academy, an affiliate of Spanish giants FC Barcelona, will battle 13 other teams in the Yenagoa centre of the 2026 Nationwide League One (NLO) season. The Yenagoa-based academy has been drawn alongside teams from across the Southsouth zone following the release of fixtures by the league organisers. According to the NLO, five…
