Bayelsa
Jihar Bayelsa jiha ce dake kudu maso kudancin Najeriya, tana nan a tsakiyar yankin Niger Delta. An kirkiri Jihar Bayelsa  ne a shekara ta alif dubu daya dari Tara da casa'in da shida (1996), kuma an cire ta ne daga Jihar Rivers. Hakan yasa ta zamo daya daga cikin sabbin jihohin kasar. Ta hada iyaka da Jihar Rivers daga gabas, da kuma Jihar Delta daga yamma, inda tekun Tekun Atalanta ta mamaye yankin kudancin jihar. 

Jihar Bayelsa da fadin fili na kimani na kilomita 10,773kmaq, wanda yasa ta zamo jiha mafi karancin fili a Najeriya. Kuma tana da yawan jama’a kimanin mutum 2,394,725  (ƙiyasin shekara ta 2016), wanda ya sanya ta jiha mai mafi karancin mutane. Babban birnin jihar, itace Yenagoa. Douye Diri ne gwamnan jihar a shekara ta 2022, mataimakin shi kuma shine Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Dattijan jihar sun hada da: Goodluck Jonathan, David Clark, Ben Murray Bruce, Emmanuel Paulker Izibefien da Evan Foster Ogola. A sanadiyyar kasancewarta a yankin Niger Delta, Jihar Bayelsa mamaye take da kogi da koramu, kuma kusan duka garin cikin ruwa yake, hakan ya jawo rashin cigaba ta hanyar gina hanyoyi.

Ana amfani da harshen Ijaw a ko ina a jihar, tare da sauran harsuna kamar Isoko da Urhobo a tsaffin kyaukan jihar. Tana da kanan hukumomi 8: Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Yenagoa, Nembe, Ogbia, Sagbama, hi Brass da kuma Ijaw kudu. Bayelsa ta kasance gida ga Mutanen Urhobo a karamar hukumar Sagbama.

A dalilin kasancewarta a yanki mai arkin man-fetur wato Niger Delta, tattalin arzikin Jihar Bayelsa sun ta'allaka ne akan aka man-fetur da ma'aikatun tace su. Yankin  Oloibiri Oilfield inda aka fara hako man fetur a Najeriya. Sannan zuwa shekara ta 2015, an kiyasta cewa tana samar da kusan kashi 30-40% na man fetur din Najeriya. Ana yiwa jihar lakabi da “Glory of all Lands” sannan ita ke da tafkin gas mafi girma a Najeriya (18 trillion cubic feet). Duk da cewa jihar ta mallaki manyan rijiyoyin mai kuma tana taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen cigaban tattalin arzikin kasa, talauci yayi wa jihar katutu, hadi da gurbacewar muhalli daga fesowar man fetur.

Siyasa 
Ya zuwa shekara ta 2022, zuwa shekara ta  2022 Douye Diri ne gwamnan jihar, a yayinda Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo ke matsayin mataimakinshi.

Kananan Hukumomi 
Jihar Bayelsa nada  Kananan hukumomi guda takwas, Sune:

 Brass
 Ekeremor
 Kolokuma/Opokuma
 Nembe
 Ogbia
 Sagbama
Southern Ijaw
Yenagoa

Wuri 
Bayelsa na daga cikin jihohin kudancin Najeriya, jihar na nan a tsakiyar yanki Niger Delta. An cire Jihar Bayelsa daga Jihar Rivers, kuma tana daga cikin sabbin jihohin Najeriya.

Jihar Bayelsa ta hada iyaka da Jihar Rivers daga gabas, Jihar Delta (jiha) daga yamma, a yayin da ruwan Tekun Atalanta ya mamaye yankin kudancin Jihar.

Tarihi 
A karni na 20th, bukata na samar da sabuwar jiha da harshen Ijaw ke da rinjaye a yankin  Niger Delta ya zamo sanannen abu. A tsakanin shekara ta  1941 zuwa ta 1956, an kafa kungiyoyi da dama dake goyon bayan samar da jiha na Mutanen Ijaw a yankin Kudancin Najeriya.  Isaac Adaka Boro, wani shahararren dan gwagwarmayar Ijaw a shekara ta  1960  wanda aka haifa a Oloibiri yayi yinkurin ikirarin "Jimhoriyar Mutanen Niger Delta ("Niger Delta Peoples Republic") a shekara ta 1966. Shugaban kasa na mulkin mallaka ya  Sani Abacha ne ya kirkiri Jihar Bayelsa daga Jihar Rivers a ranar 1 ga watan Oktoban, shekara ta 1966. An samo asalin sunan ne daga haruffan farko na sunayen kananan hukumomin ta:  Brass LGA (BALGA), Yenagoa LGA (YELGA) da kuma Sagbama LGA (SALGA).

A ranar 20 ga watan Disamban shekara ta 1999 ne sojojin Najeriya suka kaddamar da abinda aka fi sani da Kisan Kiyashin Odi. Ana kokanta akan ainihin yawan mutanen da aka kashe, duk da cewa,  Nnimmo Bassey, Babban Darekta na Hakkin Harkokin Muhalli, ya sanar cewa farar hula mutum 2500 ne suka rasa rayukansu.

Dangane da zaizayar kasa a jihar a dalilin ma'aikatun man fetur, anyi zanga-zanga da dama kamar "Rise for Bayelsa" da akayi don inganta samar da ruwan sha a kananan yankuna. A cikin shekara ta 2019 ne, gwamnatin jihar Bayelsa ta fara neman gwagwarmayar samar da mafita dangane da matsalolin gurbacewar muhalli a jihar.

Tattalin arziki 
Jihar na daya daga cikin jiha mafi albarkatun man fetur a Najeriya. A dalilin haka, akwai yawaitar man fetur a jihar. Duk da cewa jihar tana da arziki mai, jihar na samun karancin kudi daga kasafin man fetur a dalilin rashin daidaituwa a tsarin kasafi daga gwamnatin kasar.

Yanayin kasa 
Bayelsa na zagaye da ruwan kogi da kuma koramu. Yankunan jihar da dama suna kewaye ne da ruwa wanda haka yasa ba iya riskar su ta tituna. Akwai gandun daji na  "Edumanom Forest Reserve" a jihar. Tun watan Yunin shekara ta  2008, inda aka ga birin chimpanzee na karshe itace Niger Delta. Sauran muhimman birane bayan  Yenagoa sun hada da; Akassa, Lobia, Amassoma (the home of the Niger Delta University), Eniwari, Ekeremor, Aliebiri, Peretoru, Twon-Brass, Egwema-Brass, Kaiama, Nembe, Odi, Ogbia, Okpoama, Brass, Oporoma, Korokorosei, Otuan, Koroama, Okolobiri, Obunagha, Ogboloma, Sagbama, Olugbobiri, Peremabiri, Ekowe, da kuma Swali.

Akwai kuma ginin Akassa Lighthouse wanda ke nan tun shekara ta 1910.

Harsuna 
Asalin harshen da ake amfani dashi shin harshen Ijaw, tare da yaruka kaman  Kolukuma, Mein, Bomu, Nembe, Epie-Atisa, da kuma Ogbia. Kamar dai a sauran jihohin Najeriya, Turanci ne harshen gwamnatin jihar.

Jerin harsunan Jihar Bayelsa dangane da kananan hukumomin LGA da ake amfani dasu:

Matsaloli na muhalli

Gurbacewar iska 
Wannan wani bakin hayaki ne da ke tashi a dalilin kona man fetur ba tare da ka'ida ba (ana kiransu a gargajiyance "wutan Kpo). Wadannan mugayen sinadirai kan jawo rashin lafiya kamar Ciwon huhu na daji, matsalolin fata, matsala ta mashakar iska da dai sauransu. Ana iya ganin sauran illolinta kamar gurbacewar iska, ruwa da kasa wanda hakan sun jawo mutuwan tsirrrai, mutane da kuma dabbobi.

Ambaliya 
Wannan sanannen matsala ne a Jihar Bayelsa saboda tana kan gabar Tekun Atalanta. Hauhawar igiyar ruwan teku ne muhimmin dalili na ambaliyar. Ambaliyar ta haifar da matsaloli ga al'ummomi da dama, dukiyoyi da kuma mutane. Kusan ko ina a Bayelsa na fuskantar matsalolin ambaliya, amma ambaliyar tafi tasiri a yankuna kamar  Ekeremor, Ijaw ta kudu, Sagbama, Kolokuma/Opokuma da kuma Yenagoa wanda suke fuskantar barazanar duk shekara. Rashin bin tsarin gine-gine na daga cikin dalilan dake assasa ambaliya a Jihar Bayelsa.

Zubewar mai 
Wannan wani muhimmin al'amari ne dake kawo matsalar muhalli a Jihar Bayelsa a dalilin ayyukan kamfanonin man fetur a jihar. Zubewar mai na jwo illa ga gonaki, halittun ruwa da kuma mutane. Kusan duk rana ana sanarwa  Udengs Eradiri labarin zubar mai a Jihar Bayelsa, Niger Delta.

Kamar yadda yake fadi, a da zaki iya yin noma ka samu girbi mai kyau, ko kuma kaje kamun kifi ka kamo da yawa, amma yanzu zaka iya kwashe tsawon yini baka kama kifi ko guda ba.

Wata matsala ta muhalli itace gurbacewar iska (Soot), wanda mafi akasarin mutanen Bayelsa na kukan cewa basu iya numfashi da kyau.

Amma a shekara ta 2018, masu hanu da shuni sunyi kamfe mai taken  "Save Rivers from this soot of death" wato a kiyaye koguna daga mutuwar Soot, a yankunan dake kewaye da ruwa.

Ilimi 
Jihar Bayelsa nada makartu mataki daban daban wanda ke bayar da ilimi ga daukacin al'ummar jihar

Jami'o'i 
Makarantun gaba da sakandare a bayelsa sun hada da

 Jami'ar Neja Delta
 College of Health Science Bayelsa
 Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education
 College of Nursing Bayelsa
 Bayelsa Medical University
 Bayelsa State College of Art and Science
 University of Africa
 International Institute of Tourism and Hospitality

Sanannun Mutane 

 Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Tsohon dan siyasa a Najeriya kuma tsohon gwamnan Jihar Bayelsa.
 Diezani Alison-Madueke,Ministan Ma'adanai, Sufuri da Albarkatun Man-fetur
 MC Aproko, stand-up comedian
Owoye Andrew Azazi, Chief of Army Staff na (Nigeria),  Chief of Defense Staff a lokacin mulkin shugaba Olusegun Obasanjo sannan kuma Mai ba wa shugaban kasa shawara akan harkar tsaron na shugaban kasa Goodluck Jonathan.
Noah Sarenren Bazee a professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Hannover 96.
 Isaac Adaka Boro, Jarumi a yakin basasar Najeriya (Nigerian Army)
 Timi Dakolo, mawaki
 Edmund Daukoru, Ministan Najeriya na Jiha akan Makamashi kuma ya kasance Secretary General na Kungiyar Kasashe masu Fitar da Man Fetur a shekara ta 2006, HRM
Henry Seriake Dickson, tsohon gwamna kuma dan siyasa
 Alfred Diete-Spiff, tsohon gwamnan Jihar Rivers, HRM
Honourable Douye Diri dan kasuwa, dan siyasa kuma mai zartarwa wanda ke wakiltar mazabar Yenagoa/Kolokuna/Opokuma na 'yan majalisu.
Tamara Eteimo wacce akafi sani da suna Tamara daga Angiama, karamar hukumar Ijaw ta kudu na Jihar Bayelsa. Mawakiyar R&B a Najeriya, marubuciyar waka kuma jaruma.
 Dan Etete Ministan Man Fetur
 Finidi George, Dan wasan kwallon kafa na Super Easgles
 Daniel Igali, Canadian wanda ya lashe kyautar zinare a gasar Olympic gold kuma jarumin duniya na dambe
 Ernest Ikoli, dan jarida kuma dan fafutukar neman 'yanci a lokacin mulkin mallaka.
 Goodluck Jonathan, Tsohon shugaban kasan Najeriya
Heineken Lokpobiri, Ministan Jiha akan harkokin Noma
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce mai wakiltar mazabar Bayelsa East Senatorial District a Majalisar Dokoki ta Kasa. daga Akassa na Jihar Bayelsa, Nigeria.
 Ebikibina Ogborodi, rijistran NECO na rikon kwarya
 Gabriel Okara, marubucin littafai kuma mahikayanci
 Melford Okilo, gwamanan Jihar Rivers
Kemebradikumo Pondei, managing director na rikon kwarya a Niger Delta Development Commission
Ebinabo Potts-Johnson haifaffiyar Jihar Bayelsa, 'yar talla kuma 'yar wasan kwaikwayo.
 Samson Siasia, dan wasan kwallon kafa na Eagles kuma Coach
 Timipre Sylva, tsohon gwamnan Jihar Bayelsa, Ministan Najeriya mai ci na Jiha akan harkokin man fetur.
 Timaya, mawaki
Patience Torlowei, mai tsara kwalliya kuma mawakiya

Manazarta

Jihohin Nijeriya