LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the eight local government area in last weekend’s Local government election in Bayelsa state, which was boycotted by the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Returning Officer, Mr Frank Ebikumor, announced on Sunday in Yenagoa that Mr Dengiye Ubarugu of the…
Mu By Amos Odeh LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to the fight against cancer and other killer diseases in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari stated this in a message at the Groundbreaking ceremony and fund raising of the Goldcoast Memorial Center and launch of the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation at…
By Amos Odeh LAGOS AUUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed surprise at the fast rate of development of Bayelsa and its capital, Yenagoa, under the leadership of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, stated that Abdusalami, made the comment while…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa-based lawyer, Barr. Timila Jenkins Okponipere has raised an alarm over imminent outbreak of cholera and other waterborne diseases in some Bayelsa communities. Okponipere made his position known following the pollution of the entire coastline of Brass and surrounding environment with the blood of a dead decomposing Whale which has washed ashore….
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-There was great excitement at the weekend in Ijaw-Kiri, a fishing community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State reason being that residents found dead whale washed ashore. They immediately rushed home to bring out axes, knives, and cutlasses, butchering the huge fish, an endangered specie. Neighbouring communities of Odioma and…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Telephone subscribers were left stranded, while telecommunication companies lost millions of Naira as protesting Ijaw youths shut down telecommunication masts in Bayelsa State. A Task Force of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Central Zone, on Monday raided and shut down facilities belonging to telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State following unresolved disputes on…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- Bayelsa State was in a celebration mood as the people of Yenakan, hometown of Ex -Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezeani Allison Madueke invited other Atissa Communities as it played host to the Uge Adiafaa Atissa Yenakan cultural festival 2019. NewsRaangers correspondent, Amos Okioma who witnessed the colourful event report. The…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mrs Williams Koroye mother of a five year old girl kidnapped by an acquaintance simply identified as Ahmed on Thursday said that her baby remained in captivity after a ransom demand for N1 million was met The toddler, Peace, was abducted in their residence at Akemfa 1 area of…