The Vice Chairman of Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Hon. Abhunu Victoria, has announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the death of 26-year-old Kelvin Junior Isaac in Adada Community in Abua Odual Government Area of Rivers on the October 6.According to a statement issued by the Vice Chairman, the suspect, identified as Adamiodi…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended journalists for telling the Bayelsa story and for their contributions to the development of the state as the 13th edition of the Bayelsa Media Awards (BMA) held in Yenagoa to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa State. The Governor, who was represented by the…
Tari Gboriye, Yenagoa Host Bayelsa Queens have secured a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing Governor Douye Diri Pre-Season Football Tournament in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The Prosperity Girls defeated C2E Sports Academy 3-1 in their Matchday Five encounter played at the Samson Siasia Stadium. After a goalless first half, Obore Destiny opened…
The Centre for Niger Delta Studies and Sustainability, CNDSS, Federal University, Otuoke, FUO, has organised a two-day workshop on orthography and indigenous languages documentation in Bayelsa State. The workshop, with the theme, “Documenting and Digitizing Nigerian Languages for Global Complementary Utilization: The Federal University Otuoke CNDSS Experience,” was held at the School of Postgraduate Studies…
As preparations intensify for the 2026 edition of the Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum slated for November 30 – December 3, 2026, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and its partner, DMG Events, have strengthened their long-standing collaboration with the Bayelsa State Government to ensure seamless hosting of the flagship industry gathering. The…
By Tari Gboriye No fewer than five persons have been feared killed following a renewed cult war in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, at the weekend. NAIJA News Spank learnt that the violence, which broke out on Friday, was between two notorious cult groups, Bobos and Greenlanders, with killings recorded in Agudama, Obele and the back…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has hosted the 31st Ministerial SERVICOM Networking Quarterly Committee Meeting (MSNQCM) of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The meeting, with the theme “Go the Extra Mile”, held at the Nigerian Content Tower, Yenagoa. Representing the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe…
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…
