Bayelsa State

June 12 (THEWILL) — There is currently heavy tension and disruption of vehicular movement at Igbogene Junction, the major gateway into Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as protesters have mounted a blockade, leaving commuters, travellers and residents stranded. The protest, which...

June 12 (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, visited the new monarch of Atissa Kingdom, King Diemeze Victor Awala, promising that his administration will bring more development to the capital city of Yenagoa. King...

June 12 (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has restated the driving force for his administration’s commitment to rural road infrastructure across the state. The governor said creating better access to communities and reducing the suffering...

June 11, (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has signed the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and the Bayelsa Medical University Teaching Hospital (BMUTH) Bills into law. Governor Diri assented to the bills on Wednesday during the 188th...

June 09, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Bayelsa State Chapter, has renewed its commitment to advancing the welfare of women, children and vulnerable groups following the inauguration of a new set of state executives to...

May 26 (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has appealed to well-meaning stakeholders in the Ijaw ethnic nationality to collectively ensure that the Ijaw National Congress (INC) is not factionalised. He said history would not forgive them...

May 09, (THEWILL) — A 43-year-old entrepreneur, Richard Akinaka, has formally declared his ambition to contest the Bayelsa Central Senatorial District seat under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), positioning himself as a candidate to address what...

May 08, (THEWILL) — The Nembe communities at Okpoama and Ikensi in Brass and Nembe Local Government Areas (LGAs), respectively, have bemoaned recent oil leaks and subsequent pollution from Oil Mining Lease (OML 29) oilfields. It was learnt that the...

May 08, (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised the outgoing Prof. Benjamin Okaba-led executive committee of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and the electoral committee not to proceed with the advertised inauguration of a...

May 07, (THEWILL) — The leading aspirant for the Ogbia Constituency II seat in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Anyam Kaiser Otobo, has promised equitable representation if elected...