Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, is agog with colour, music and cultural displays ahead of the 30th anniversary of the state’s creation. Bayelsa, nicknamed the Glory of All Lands, was created on October 1, 1996, and will clock 30 on Thursday. Pre-anniversary activities have taken centre stage in the capital, with cultural floats and carnival…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, at the weekend honoured 14 of its pioneering management staff with Special Awards of Excellence for meritorious service, as it reflected on the exponential growth of local content in the oil and gas industry since 2010. The Retirees’ Celebration Dinner was held on Friday at the Conference…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, leaders and stakeholders of Ward 9, Ogbia Constituency 3, Bayelsa State, have unanimously endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term. The endorsement was made during a grassroots engagement in Kolo community, where the ward also adopted all APC candidates for the district. The candidates endorsed are Hon….
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has honoured 14 of its pioneer management staff with Special Awards of Excellence, citing their role in implementing the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010 and growing local content to 61 per cent. The awards were presented at a Retirees’ Celebration Dinner held…
By Joseph Abiodu The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has said the welfare of journalists must be improved to protect the nation’s democracy from fake news and AI-manipulated disinformation. Speaking on Thursday in Enugu at the 24th All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) 2026, Amupitan said ethical journalism cannot…
Tari Borogha, Yenagoa Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has advised newly wedded couples to anchor their marriages on love, forgiveness and tolerance. The governor gave the advice at the wedding reception of his aide, Binaebi Okpofabiri and Janet October Lokpobiri, held at the Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Yenagoa, at the weekend. Diri,…
By Promise Okotoko The Bayelsa State House of Assembly will take on members of the State Executive Council in a novelty football match as part of activities marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa State. The friendly encounter will bring together serving and former members of the State Assembly and the State Executive…
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has described the P-BAT Door-to-Door Movement as the most coordinated grassroots group mobilising support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Diri stated this through his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Chief Collins Cocodia, at an expanded stakeholders meeting of the movement held in Yenagoa,…
The President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Mr. Benjamin Isaiah, will be among dignitaries expected at activities marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa State. Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon. Daniel Igali, confirmed this on Friday as the state intensifies preparations for the anniversary celebration. Igali said the…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has described as unfair and unacceptable the situation whereby communities in the state which bear the cost of the nation’s wealth are left without the care they need to remain healthy and productive. Diri stated this at the weekend while inaugurating an 18-member steering committee for the establishment…
