Diri Pushes Balanced Approach to Tackle Insecurity
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said Nigeria’s worsening security challenges cannot be addressed through force alone, urging a broader strategy that combines enforcement with social and economic interventions. He made the remarks while receiving participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 19 from the National Institute for Security Studies at Government House, Yenagoa, according […]
Bayelsa Govt Meets Transaction Advisors to Fast-Track Agge Seaport Project
Hope has risen for the Agge Deep Seaport Project of the Bayelsa State government, following an inception meeting held on Thursday, April 23, 2026. In a renewed push to actualise the strategic maritime asset, the Bayelsa government met with the Transaction Advisors and key members of the project team. The meeting, held at the Conference […]
FG, National Assembly Face Lawsuit Over Bayelsa LGA Creation
The call for the creation of additional 24 local government areas in Bayelsa State, which currently has only eight LGAs, have intensified. This is as a sociocultural pressure group in the Niger Delta region dragged the Federal Government and the National Assembly before a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the state capital. Speaking under […]
Osinbajo Inaugurates Road, Hospital in Bayelsa, Hails Diri’s Delivery
Nigeria’s former vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday commissioned the Agbura–Oxbow Lake Road and the Oporoma Referral Hospital in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa State. The Port City News (TCPN) learnt that Osinbajo, while serving as vice president in 2022, inaugurated the construction of the 630-metre Angiama–Oporoma Bridge across the River Nun. The […]
Don’t Be Overambitious, Bayelsa Deputy Gov Tells Politicians
Nigerian politicians have been cautioned against excessive ambition and desperation by the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Dr Peter Akpe. Akpe, in a statement on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, also warned politicians against unnecessary competition in their quest for political positions. The deputy governor stated […]
Warman Ogoriba Emerges Bayelsa APC Chairman
A former member of the House of Representatives, Warman Ogoriba, emerged as Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State following the party’s state congress held on Tuesday. The congress, described as unprecedented in the party’s history in the state, took place at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa. In his acceptance […]
Diri Appoints 18 Permanent Secretaries
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has approved the appointment of eighteen individuals as permanent secretaries in the state civil service. The development was disclosed in a statement posted on the state government’s official Facebook page on Monday. The statement was signed by Buruboyefe John, Chairman of the Bayelsa State Civil Service Commission. The newly appointed […]
No Project Lacks Funding, Bayelsa Govt Insists
The Bayelsa State Government, under Governor Douye Diri, has denied claims that ongoing projects across the state were suffering from funding shortfalls. In a statement made available on the state government facebook page, the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiowou Koku-Obiyai, disclosed during a transparency briefing on Friday. He stated that no project in […]
Bayelsa Govt Working to Attract Investors to Industrialize State – Commissioner
Bayelsa State Government says it is committed to working towards creating an enabling environment to attract local and foreign investors to advance the development of the state. Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai stated this in Yenagoa at the monthly Income and Expenditure Profile Briefing of the State for the months of […]
Bayelsa State Volunteers Apprehend Two Robbery Suspects in Yenagoa
The Bayelsa State Volunteers Security Outfit has apprehended and paraded two suspects in connection with a robbery incident that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, along Justice Tabai Street, Edepie, in Yenagoa, the state capital. The suspects were identified as 37-year-old Mr Larry Fawdy from Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and […]
Bayelsa Advocates Peaceful Resolution in Oilfield Dispute With Neighbouring States
The Bayelsa State Government has called for fairness, transparency, and objectivity in the ongoing verification and coordinate plotting of crude oil and gas wells, urging the Inter-Agency Technical Committee of the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) to carry out its assignment with integrity. The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the appeal during […]
Diri Highlights Bayelsa’s Strategic Role in Gulf of Guinea at UNGA Forum
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has emphasised the state’s strategic position in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), describing it as a hub of untapped opportunities for investment, security, and sustainable growth. Speaking at the Nigerian Mission House in New York during a high-level discourse on the Gulf of Guinea, held on the sidelines of […]