Bayelsa state

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has described Bayelsa State as the "wrestling industry" of Nigeria following its tradition of producing great talents and champions over the years. Dare stated this at the…

Bayelsa State Government in South-South Nigeria has announced plans to join the Home Grown School Feeding Programme, next academic term. The State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Gentle Emelah disclosed this during a meeting with a…

Bayelsa State ranks lowest in the COVID-19 vaccination response with only 4 per cent of the total population vaccinated. READ ALSO: Over 5m Nigerians have received COVID-19 vaccination – NPHCDA A Non-Governmental Organisation,…

Some residents of Opukushi in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have disrupted oil exploration at an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the area. The community resident…

The Bayelsa Government Technical Committee on the November 5 oil leak at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 in Nembe on Sunday, December 26, 2021 faulted claims that the leak was caused by sabotage. OML 29 oil block is…

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, visited the site of the ongoing oil leak in Nembe, 25 days after the incident was reported on Nov 5, describing it as the worst he had seen in his lifetime. An…

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of Oil Mining Lease (OML 29), on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, said the volume of oil leakage in Friday, November 5 from its operations in Bayelsa State was yet to be…

Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President, Habu Ahmed Gumel, has commended the Bayelsa State government led by His Excellency, Governor Douye Diri for accepting the offer to host the NOC's Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is slated for…

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has rewarded nine-year-old Deborah Quickpen with a cash gift of N4 million and a scholarship to university level after her heroic achievement at the recent Africa Youth Chess Championship in Accra, Ghana.…

Nigeria’s Bayelsa United defeated record Confederation Cup three-time champions CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 1-0 in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup first round tie at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Bayelsa…