NDDC Honours Ewhrudjakpo, Halts Projects Commissioning

….Lokpobiri, PANDEF Eulogise Late Bayelsa Dep Gov   By Idibhar Agadagba/Yenagoa   The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has suspended its planned inauguration of completed projects in the region in honour of the departed Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.   The Managing Director of the agency, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, disclosed this on Tuesday when he led the commission’s management team on a condolence visit to Governor Douye Diri and the Ewhrudjakpo family in Government House, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎The NDDC MD explained that the commission would have commenced…

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NNPP Elects, Inaugurates New Executives In Bayelsa

By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa       New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Bayelsa State has elected new Executives to pilot its affairs in the State.   The election was held during the State Congress of the Party at the state secretariat in the State capital Yenagoa.   Recall that the Party had previously held its Wards and Local Government Area Congresses on November 24th and December 1st, 2025 respectively in all the 8 LGAs in the State.   The State Congress was conducted by the State Congress Committee headed…

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Gov. Diri Reinstates Commitment To Construction Of Internal Roads In Bayelsa

By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa     The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has restated commitment to construction internal roads across communities in the state.   This is as Diri has intensified construction work on internal roads in Ogbia Local Government Area of the State.   Our Correspondent who visited some of the construction sites in parts of the local government area reports that at Imiringi town, work on ‘Wisdom Ikuli’ road and other adjoining roads have reached advanced stage.   Speaking with newsmen, Project Manager of the contracting firm,…

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EX-agitators Urge Diri To Broker Peace  Among Amnesty Stakeholders

    By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   Ex-agitators under the aegis of Third Phase  Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP,  Bayelsa State Chapter, has called on Bayelsa State governor Senator Douye Diri to settle a rift among some stakeholders in the Presidential Amnesty Programme. A statement issued in Yenagoa and signed by its State Chairman, Gen. Stanley Abiri, a.k.a ‘Faceless,  Secretary General, Okorotie Engobo and Chief Steven Ogei, and made available to newsmen strongly appeal to governor Diri to use his good office to broker peace among wrangling parties in the Presidential…

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Your Conviction To Defect To APC The Right Decision- Tinubu

By Julius Agadaga/ Yenagoa     President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State for his bold move to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the decision as the right step.   Tinubu who spoke during the formal defection and reception of Governor Douye Diri from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), described the occasion as a “reinventing moment” in Nigeria’s political history.   Represented by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Tinubu hailed Governor…

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