Tension in Bayelsa State as Fishing Trawler Crushes Three to Death
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson By Amos Okioma ,Yenagoa LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There is rising tension in the coastal communities of Brass and Southern Ijaw Local Government Council? of Bayelsa More...
Shell Awards Full Scholarships to New Batch of Sixty Niger Delta Students
A cross section of the SPDC JV 2016 Cradle to Career beneficiaries at the award ceremony in Port Harcourt LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A new batch of sixty children from the Niger Delta has been awarded the More...
Bayelsa: Operation Crocodile Smile Suffers Major Loss as Four Soldiers Drown In Boat Mishap
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The military operation dubbed Operation Crocodile Smile suffered a major loss on Monday following a boat accident along the Brass Water Front in Brass Local Government Area (LGA) More...
Miscreants,Rodents, Criminals Take Over N2.8b Seized Alamieyeseigha’s Hotel in Abuja
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Almost seven years after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) handed over the N2.8billion Chelsea Hotel to the government of Bayelsa State, the hitherto money-spinning More...
Niger Delta Militancy: Ijaw Monarchs Disown Edwin Clark
Chief E.K.CLark LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ijaw traditional rulers, yesterday, in Warri, Delta State, said they were not subject to the wishes of a former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, More...
War in The Creeks, as Nigeria Military Engages Niger Delta Avengers in Fierce Battle
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-An official information reaching Urhobotoday has revealed that there is fierce battle between the combined forces of Nigeria military and Niger Delta militants tagged “Niger Delta More...
Bayelsa: Gunmen disguising as Priest Kill Three Soldiers, Cart Away Weapons
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)Gunmen disguised as priests have killed at least three soldiers in Bayelsa state, southern Nigeria. The soldiers were part of the Operation Crocodile Tears, aimed at safeguarding oil More...
Delta is The Most Indebted State in Nigeria-DMO
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-A document made available by Debt Management Office, DMO has revealed that Delta State is the most indebted state in Nigeria with Domestic Debt of N320.6bn as 2015. Delta state More...
Isoko Youths Distance Selves from Activities of Niger Delta Avengers
LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Isoko youths under the aegis of Isoko Dynamic Youths Association, IDYA, on Wednesday distanced themselves from activities of the Niger-Delta Avengers, NDA. The President of the association, More...
JUST IN: APC ‘Suspends’ Timipre Sylva
Sylva LAGOS APRIL 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The crisis in the Bayelsa state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC took another twist Saturday with the state executive of the party announcing the suspension of a former More...
Delta State Govt Promises to Fully Participate in Rehabilitation of Ese Oruru
Ese Oruru LAGOS MARCH 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-On Wednesday, the Delta State government promised to fully participate in the rehabilitation process for 14-year-old abductee Ese Oruru and to return her to school after More...
Bayelsa Residents Face Hard Time over Electricity Blackouts, Fuel Scarcity
Dickson LAGOS MARCH 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Commuters and motorists of Bayelsa State capital Yenagoa showed signs of concern following several days of an electricity blackout and increasing fuel scarcity in most parts More...
Dickson Receives Ese Oruru, Orders Prosecution Of Abductors
Dickson LAGOS MARCH 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Henry Seriake Dickson, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the abduction and subsequent prosecution of the culprits of 14 year old More...
Abducted 14-Yr-Old Ese Oruru Is Five Months Pregnant
Ese LAGOS MARCH2ND (URHOBORODAY)-Abducted 14 year old Ese Rita Oruru, from Bayelsa is five months pregnant. The girl child who was abducted by Yunusa Dahiru, alias Yellow but rescued by the Police in Kano, has been More...
Bayelsa: Gov. Dickson’s Wife Not Dead – Aide
Dickson and his wife Rachel Governor Seriake Dickson’s aide has dismissed rumours of the demise of Bayelsa governor’s wife, Dr Mrs Rachael Dickson. The social media went abuzz this morning stirring up confusion More...
Bayelsa Permanent Secretary Arrested over Alleged Attempt to Sell Baby
Inspector-General pf Police, Solomon Arase LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A serving Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa, Dr Wisdom Sawyer, has been arrested by the Police over alleged attempt to sell a newborn baby. The More...
Gunmen Kidnap Dickson’s Aide as Sister Spends 42 Days in Kidnappers’ Den
Seriake Dickson’s junior sister, Nancy LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (URHOBOODAY)-Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped an aide to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Captain Henry Ungbuku (rtd). Ungbuku, who is the Special More...
Declare Tompolo Wanted If He Refuses to Surrender – BayelsaAPC Chieftain Tells EFCC
Tompolo LAGOS ANUARY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Prince Arerebo Bodi, has advised Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, to submit himself to the More...
Hours to Supplementary Election, Mask Men Bomb Bayelsa Speaker’s Country Home
IGP Solomon Arase LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Speaker of Bayelsa House of Assembly, Kombowei Benson, has claimed that masked men, in Korokorosei bombed his country home, hours to the supplementary election More...
Police Kill 99 Criminals in Delta, Bayelsa, Edo States in 2015
Solomon Arase LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 99 suspected criminals were killed in gun battles with officers of the Nigeria Police at several locations in Edo, Bayelsa and Delta States from January More...
Why Ex-N’Delta Warlord, Tompolo Rejects EFCC Invitation
Tompolo LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former Niger-Delta militant commander, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has debunked media reports that he failed to respond to an invitation More...
Tension in Bayelsa as Gunmen Kill APC Chieftain
Arase LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Tension heightened Thursday among among members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the killing of Diseye Dickson, the deputy More...
Bayelsa: Seriaki Dickson Re-Election Bid Threaten as Six Commissioners Resign Within a Month
Seriake Dickson LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State seems not to be having the best of time in his bid for a second term in office as another top aide, the State Commissioner More...
Buhari is Helpless, We are Tired of His Complains – Ben-Bruce
Ben Bruce LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Ben Murray Bruce, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s body language shows that he’s helpless. The More...
Goodluck Jonathan Writes a Formal Letter to Obasanjo
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has written to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, seeking the latter’s blessing for his next public engagement: the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, More...