Bayelsa State

August 06, (THEWILL) — The Bayelsa State Police Command has dismissed Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede over his alleged involvement in the abduction of a State High Court Judge, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro. Ebiarede, an indigene of Foutorugbene community in Ekeremor Local...

August 04, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Bayelsa State have arrested a suspected notorious drug dealer, Chief Emeka Opara, 52, and his sales assistant, Chidinma Onuoha, 25, following a successful undercover operation. The...

August 02, (THEWILL) — The Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) of Elebele Community in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has charged the management of an oil firm, Renaissance Africa Energy Nigeria Ltd, to up...

July 31, (THEWILL) — A political crisis is currently brewing over the decision by the Bayelsa state Governor, Senator Douye Diri, to relocate the original headquarters of Toru-Abobou Rural Development Area (RDA) from Elemebiri Community to Agbere Community in...

July 30, (THEWILL) — Patients in Bayelsa State were on Wednesday stranded as public hospitals abruptly discharged patients, as nurses across the country began a 7-day warning strike to press home their demands on the issues affecting them. The strike...

July 30, (THEWILL) — The Bayelsa State Government has assured that qualified applicants of the ongoing teachers' recruitment exercise would be shortlisted for employment soon. The government noted that it would ensure payment of salary arrears of successful applicants who...

July 24, (THEWILL) — The suspects in the abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Umukoro have narrated how they committed the crime. Eight of the suspects, including six males and two females, were paraded on Thursday by security agencies led by the...

July 24, (THEWILL) — Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has rewarded athletes who represented the state at the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with cash incentives for their outstanding performance. Team Bayelsa finished third...

July 10, (THEWILL) — Okpoama, in Brass Local Government Area, was alive with celebration on Monday as Chief Timipre Sylva, former state governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, marked his 61st birthday. Sylva, his wife, Alayingi Sylva,...

July 08, (THEWILL) — Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the Alhaji Aliko Dangote Foundation for complementing the state's efforts at improving the welfare of the people, particularly the needy in society. Governor Diri gave the commendation on...