AIG Adenola Advocates Inclusive Policing in Rivers, Bayelsa
The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 16, Yenagoa, comprising the Rivers and Bayelsa State Police Commands, Johnson Adenola, has called for inclusive policing through active engagement with all sectors of society. AIG Adenola made the call during an interactive dinner organized by the Rivers State Police Command in collaboration with […]
Casualization: Bayelsa Community Health Workers Begin Indefinite Strike
Community health workers in Bayelsa State have embarked on an indefinite strike to protest what they describe as years of casualization and neglect in the state’s primary healthcare system. The workers, under the aegis of the Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria (ACHPN), Bayelsa Chapter, staged a peaceful protest in Yenagoa on Monday, demanding […]
Defaulters Nabbed as Bayelsa Sanitation Authority Enforces Compliance
As part of efforts to promote a clean environment and improve the overall health of citizens, the Bayelsa State Environmental Sanitation Authority, has carried out the statewide environmental sanitation exercise for the month of October. The exercise which held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, saw active participation from board members, directors, heads of departments, and […]
Bayelsa Targets Rural Communities in New Immunization Drive
In a renewed push to strengthen public health and protect children from preventable diseases, the Bayelsa State Government has launched a community-focused immunization campaign aimed at deepening vaccination coverage across rural communities. Mr. Doubara Atasi, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Deputy Governor on Friday in a signed statement said the initiative, which […]
Bayelsa Reaffirms Commitment to Quality Healthcare Access
The Bayelsa State Government has renewed its commitment to expanding quality healthcare access for vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities, as the State’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe, received members of the National Assembly’s House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services in Yenagoa. This was contained in a document shared by the Media Assistant to the […]
NIPOST Seeks Stronger Collaboration with Police Zone 16
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 16 Headquarters, AIG Johnson Oluwole Adenola, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, played host to the Bayelsa State Postal Manager of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Mrs Nosegbe Tola, during a courtesy visit to his office in Yenagoa. Tola explained that the primary purpose of the visit was to […]
Bayelsa High Court Sentences Woman to Seven Years for Alleged Human Trafficking
A Bayelsa State High Court has sentenced 29-year-old Mariam Omokiri to seven years in prison for allegedly trafficking young girls from Bayelsa State to Mali and Senegal for prostitution. The court also imposed a fine of ₦1 million on the Delta State native for her role in supposedly organising, exporting, and promoting the prostitution of […]
Alamieyeseigha Remembered, as Diri and Ibori Demand True Federalism
Prominent Niger Delta leaders, including Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, have hailed the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha as a symbol of the region’s unyielding fight for true federalism, justice, and resource control. They spoke in Yenagoa during the 10th Memorial Anniversary of the former Bayelsa governor, […]
Bayelsa Signs MoU with State of Africa in Diaspora to Boost Health, Education, Agriculture
Bayelsa State has entered into a strategic partnership with the State of Africa in Diaspora, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on advancing the health, education, and agricultural sectors of the state. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at the Government House in Yenagoa, where the Governor, Senator Douye Diri […]
Nembe Communities Protest Short Notice for Probe of Fresh Oil Spill in Bayelsa
Nembe communities in Bayelsa State have protested the short notice given by the operator of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 for a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) following a fresh oil spill around the Santa Barbara River. The spill reportedly occurred on October 1 at the Tora area of Nembe from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline […]
Illegal Oil Bunkering Tops Social Media Conversation in Niger Delta- Search for Common Ground Study Reveals
A one-day Social Media Listening Stakeholder Validation Meeting took place on Monday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, to mitigate online conflict drivers and engender peace-building efforts in communities in the Niger Delta. At the presentation of the Social Media Listening Report by officials of Search for Common Ground, Nigeria, participants discussed the findings, which […]
NAPTIP Launches Anti-Trafficking Program in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has officially inaugurated an Anti‑Trafficking and Violence Awareness Vanguard Club at Community Secondary School, Otuasega, located in Ogbia Local Government Area. The event was led by Mr. Wariebi Sambo, Head of the Public Enlightenment Unit, who represented the State […]