The Nigerian Army have commenced a security operation code-named ‘Exercise Still Waters III’ to tackle pipeline vandalism, cultism, illegal oil refining, kidnapping and other crimes in Bayelsa State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  reports that the exercise was inaugurated on Tuesday in  Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. Governor Douye Diri hailed the military for the exercise, saying …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has said that coastal communities in his state are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean and called for the Federal Government’s assistance on the matter. Diri raised the alarm on Wednesday when he visited the Odioama community in the Brass Local Government Area to assess the level of devastation from ocean …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, swore in Justice Matilda Ayemieye as the fourth substantive Chief Judge of the state. Prior to her swearing-in on Thursday, Justice Ayemieye had served as Chief Judge in an acting capacity for about six months, following the retirement of his predecessor, Justice Kate Abiri last 16th January. A statement issued by the …

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the 11th November governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States. The approval of the list followed a meeting held by the commission on Tuesday in Abuja. According to a statement by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus …

Residents of the Bayelsa State capital, Yenagoa, and its environs have been lamenting the high cost of the pump price of petrol in the state. Although some major marketers charge N250 for a litre of fuel, others charge N350 and N380 as customers arrive at the filling stations with various-sized jerrycans. Only the filling station of the NNPC Limited along …