The Bayelsa State Police Command has rescued a 42-year-old woman, Sarah Chinedu, who spent almost one month in the den of kidnappers. Chinedu, an indigene of Ebonyi State who resides in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, was abducted on July 28, 2026, when suspected kidnappers invaded her foam shop under the…
The Nembe Community in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The community also endorsed Rt. Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli for Senate, Hon. Jonathan Robinson Obuebite, PhD, for the House of…
Yenagoa – The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Bayelsa State Council has commended the Bayelsa State Government over the ongoing headcount of persons living with mental illness in Yenagoa metropolis. The Council described the exercise as a proactive step in the right direction and a clear demonstration that the government is responsive to public concerns….
The Bayelsa State Government has approved the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) and Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance (CONTTA) for staff of its three state-owned universities. The approval was announced by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Peter Akpe, during a resumed meeting with leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from the Niger Delta University…
Dr. Michael Bless Olomu has defected from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Olomu, who is eyeing the Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, is expected to contest for the PDP ticket. His defection comes months after he lost the APC…
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,…
