LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The decomposed remains of a 45-year-old pastor, Esere Okilo, have been discovered in his home in Ekeki, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, more than a year after he was reported missing. Okilo, a native of Nembe-Bassambiri, had not been seen for 15 months before his sister stumbled upon his skeletal remains on Wednesday, January…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- There were reports of explosions at the residences of two members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. It was gathered that some suspected thugs working for one of the governorship aspirants outside the PDP Restoration Team threw dynamites into the houses of Oforji Oboku, a…
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…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Naval Command, (CNC) Nigerian Navy, Yenagoa, on Monday urged media practitioners in Bayelsa, to maintain professionalism in their reportage, and to balance stories for the sake of national security, and to ensure peace and stability in the Niger Delta region. The Flag Officer Commanding, the Central Naval…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected cultists invaded the Bayelsa State High Court complex and buggled the offices of the State Chief Judge, Justice Kate Eradiri and Justice Aganaba, carting away computers and case files. Newsmen gathered that the incident,which occurred in the early hours of Sunday left the State Chief Judge, Justice Kate Eradiri and other…
LAGOS NOVEMVER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, to train critical manpower for the newly established Bayelsa State University of Medical Sciences, Yenagoa. The agreement also involved the training of the requisite medical personnel for the faculties…
By Amos Odeh from Yenogoa LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Concerned stakeholders in the Niger Delta have called for sanctions against environmental offenders in Nigeria, saying that such offenders are becoming bolder by the day because they do not face the consequences of their actions, especially in the region that had suffered adverse effects of oil spills…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Government is set to hold the first summit on Infant and maternal mortality in Yenagoa on Tuesday. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said in a statement on Monday that the Governor of the state, Henry Seriake Dickson in company of his wife Dr. (Mrs). Rachael…