Bayelsa State

NAWOJ Recommits To More Advocacy, Inaugurates Bayelsa Chapter

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...

Gov Diri Wades Into INC Crisis, Inaugurates Reconciliation Committee

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...

Bayelsa Central Senate Seat: Richard Akinaka Submits PDP Nomination Form

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...

Again, Nembe Communities Report Underwater Pipeline Leak At OML 29 Oilfields In Bayelsa

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...

Shelve Alleged New Exco Inauguration To Avoid Factionalisation – Gov Diri To INC

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...

Otobo Targets Inclusive Representation Ahead Of State Assembly Polls

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...

Ogboinbiri Crisis: One Dead, Houses Razed As Residents Flee Community Following Bloody Clashes

April 28, (THEWILL) — The reasons for the current crisis brewing in the Ogboinbiri community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state have emerged. This was contained in a press statement signed by Easter Day Ayibatairi, the...

Nembe Stakeholders Demand Ceding APC House Of Reps Ticket To Ogbolomabiri

April 22, (THEWILL) — As political consultations are rife for the choice of consensus candidates for the All Progressives Congress (APC) across Bayelsa State, political stakeholders from the Ogbolomabiri axis of Nembe Local Government Area have intensified calls...

Bayelsa PDP Passes Vote Of Confidence On Wike As Great Joshua Maciver Gets BoT Role

April 19, (THEWILL) — The Bayelsa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a resounding vote of confidence on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, in recognition of what it described as...

PINL Awards Scholarships To 600 Bayelsa Students As NNPCL Seeks Host Community Collaboration With Surveillance Firm

April 17, (THEWILL) — Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) has awarded scholarships to 600 host community students in Bayelsa State, as the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) called for deepened collaboration between communities and the surveillance firm to...
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Tinubu Flags Off $3.5bn Bakassi Deep Seaport, Targets Lagos Port Congestion

The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport in Cross River State, describing the project as a strategic investment that will reduce pressure on Lagos ports and reposition Nigeria’s maritime industry.
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