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House of Assembly Debunks Plot to impeach Governor Douye Diri The Bayelsa House of Assembly says the rumoured plot by the House to impeach Governor Douye Diri, is untrue. Chairman, House Committee on Information, Barr. Tare Porri, said this while addressing journalists on Tuesday at Conference Hall of the Assembly complex, He said the assembly … Read more
 Bayelsa State government has made clarification on the purported removal of Big Brother Naija sensation, Nengi Hampson, as the Face of Bayelsa Girl-Child. Reports in some online and conventional media have it that the former housemate of the popular reality TV show was removed from the position and replaced with Blessing Eradiri. Ekohotblog recalls … Read more
Bayelsa, Calm restored to Peremabiri Calm has finally been restored to Peremabiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, following the intervention of the government after a period of violence in the past week. Some yet to be identified gunmen had attacked the community on Sunday for the second time in about a … Read more
A fresh crude oil spill has been reported at the swamp area of South Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the spill occurred on Saturday at Well 7, a facility owned by the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Ogboinbiri community. Though the cause of the spill could not be … Read more
Seriake Dickson, winner of Bayelsa West Senatorial Bye-election The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, the winner of Bayelsa West Senatorial Bye-election, Ekohotblog gathered. Read Also: JUST IN: APC Wins Plateau South Senatorial By-Election Dickson, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, polled 115,257 while Peremobowei Ebebi … Read more
A boat carrying some policemen to the southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has capsized. Ekohotblog gathered that three policemen were said to have drowned while traveling to the area to monitor the senatorial by-election. The incident was said to have occurred on the eve of the Saturday senatorial bye-elections in Bayelsa Central … Read more
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, has suspended five members of the party over alleged anti-party activities The affected members are a former member of the House of Representatives, Henry Ofongo, Godwin Sidi, Peter Ozobo, Moses Hitler and Brown Ebide. Read Also: JUST IN: Buhari Meets T.Y. Danjuma At Aso Villa State … Read more
You can’t unseat God – Diri Governor of Bayelsa, Douye Diri, has reacted to ruling of the appeal court on his victory in the November 16, 2019 election. You recall that the Bayelsa election petitions tribunal had, in August, nullified the election of Diri as governor of the state. The tribunal verdict was sequel to … Read more
The Bayelsa State Police Command has initiated investigations into the killing of the Councillor representing ward six in Sagbama Local Government Area, Mr Karma Agagowei. This was disclosed by the spokesperson for the Police Command, Mr Asinim Butswat on Monday. Agagowei was shot in Yenagoa, the state capital, by his assailants while returning home from … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to produce before it on Wednesday a Bayelsa State governorship candidate, Vijah Opuama, who has been detained by the Police since August 15, 2020. Opuama, the Liberation Movement’s governorship candidate in the Bayelsa State’s November 16, 2019 election, was said … Read more
Popular PDP Chieftain Shot Dead In Bayelsa (Photo) A Councillor representing Ward 6 Sagbama Council Area of Bayelsa state, Karma Agagowei has been shot dead Karma Agagowei, who was a popular chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was shot on Saturday evening by unknown gunmen while returning from a PDP ward Congress. Our correspondent gathered that … Read more
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has predicted that heavy flood might hit the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers state, Bayelsa, and others beginning from September 6. Disclosing this to newsmen on Tuesday, August 25, the Director-General of NIHSA, Clement Nze, said the Middle Niger of the River Niger Basin is currently flooded and the magnitude … Read more
Duoye Diri has filed an appeal challenging the verdict of the Bayelsa state governorship election petition tribunal which sacked him from office as governor of the state. In a split judgment on Monday, two out of three judges had upheld the petition filed by Lucky King-George, candidate of the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), on … Read more
The Bayelsa state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has cancelled the election of Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state. The cancellation is consequent upon an application by Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP). The party in its application prayed the court to annul the election because it was excluded from the November 16, 2019 governorship … Read more
Police Command in Bayelsa State has revealed that the operatives of Operation Puff Adder have apprehended the leader of the cult group that attacked the Lion of Judah Deliverance Church, Azikoro, Yenagoa Local Government Area. Ekohotblog gathered that during the attack on the church on Wednesday on 5th of August, four people including a pregnant … Read more
A pregnant woman including four persons has been killed in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The incident happened when the gunmen attacked a new generation church, Lion of Judah Fire Deliverance Ministry, off Bakery Road. While two were killed in the church building, including the pregnant woman, two persons – a couple- were killed in their … Read more
The Bayelsa State government has lifted ban on mid-week church services and now allows worshippers to attend weekly services but warned them strictly to adhere to the COVID’19 safety precaution rules. Governor Douye Diri declared this when he received the leadership of the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria at the Government House, … Read more
The United States of America ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said the recent visa ban to Nigerians will be reviewed, if certain conditions are met. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has inaugurated a state-of-the-art public health Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Leonard said during the virtual event … Read more
One bank customer was killed after armed robbers attacked a new generation bank in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. According to the report, the deceased who came for a transactional purpose at the bank was leaving the bank when the incident happened. Source said, he had boarded a tricycle but was forced to dash into the … Read more