Bayelsa State

March 13, (THEWILL) — Over 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ofoni, the hometown of the former Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, on Thursday, dumped their party for the ruling party, the All Progressives...

March 05, (THEWILL) — There was uproar at the Bayelsa State High Court following a request by the arrested celebrity kidnappers’ counsel to be granted bail on health grounds over their continued incarceration and trial for the alleged involvement...

March 05, (THEWILL) — In a major political development, Senator Seriake Dickson, the lawmaker representing Bayelsa West in the Nigerian Senate, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Dickson, a former...

March 05, (THEWILL) — When Gill Lever, the British Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja, concluded her three-day visit to Bayelsa State, it was more than a routine diplomatic engagement. It signalled a maturing partnership — one shifting from...

March 01, (THEWILL) — Although the Constitution confers no specific authority on Deputy Governors, their presence in government fulfils some political calculations as they represent constituencies and thereby make room for political inclusiveness. Newly sworn-in Deputy governor of Bayelsa...

February 26, (THEWILL) — Newly sworn-in Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Pastor Peter Akpe, has pledged a tenure anchored on humility, service and collective responsibility, declaring that his new office is a call to serve the people rather...

February 25, (THEWILL) — The South-South Governors Forum (SSGF) has described President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order mandating the direct remittance of all oil and gas revenues to the Federation Account as a historic and landmark decision. The SSGF...

February 24, (THEWILL) — The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has cleared Dr. Peter Pereotubo Akpe as the state’s new Deputy Governor following the demise of Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. During a plenary session led by Speaker Abraham Ingobere, the...

February 24, (THEWILL) — Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has appointed his Chief of Staff, Peter Pereotubo Akpe, as the new Deputy Governor. The nomination was confirmed and approved by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly during its plenary session...

February 24, (THEWILL) — The FC Barcelona/Prosperity Cup International Coaching Clinic got underway in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, with a charge to football managers to explore the money-spinning component of the sport. ‎ ‎Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government,...