Tag: Yenagoa
Policemen in Nigeria seem to be back to their old ways as they open fire on a crowd of market women
The year 2020 has been one big convoluted story with so many life changing twists and turns that would no ...
Police begin search for notorious armed robbers, cultists who escaped custody
A number of notorious armed robbers and cultists have reportedly escaped from the custody of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) ...
Just In: Explosion rocks Bayelsa prison as inmates attempt jailbreak
An explosion has reportedly rocked a section of the Okaka Prison, Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital following failed attempts by six inmates ...
20-year-old man rapes 5-year-old girl to death in Bayelsa
A 20-year-old man has raped a five-year-old girl to death in Bayelsa. According to a statement from the Spokesperson of ...
New militant group threatens to blow things up unless…
One of the militant groups that recently emerged, the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) has given a list of ...
Bayelsa APC members protest cancellation of election result (PHOTOS)
Members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Yenagoa are protesting against the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission ...
Don’t vote for ‘Poverty Development Party’ in Bayelsa election – Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Poverty Development Party. ...
Who attacked Jonathan? Bayelsa Police reacts
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday, November 30, disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was not attacked in the state. ...
To PDP governors, everything is falling apart in Nigeria
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, believe Nigeria is moving into dictatorship under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. The governors, ...
Oronto Douglas to be buried in Bayelsa on May 2
by Iyobosa Omoregie The former Senior Special Adviser to the President, Oronto Natei Douglas, who recently passed away, will have ...
President Jonathan’s younger sister dies
by James Sambo The younger sister of President Goodluck Jonathan has died. The deceased, Mrs Nancy Jonathan-Olei passed away on ...
How the JTF and Bayelsa LGA have found détente to fight oil theft
by Tony Tamuno The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta has announced that it has started cooperating with ...
Soldier runs amok, shoots fellow officer dead at close range
by Tony Tamuno A soldier has shot and killed a fellow soldier at the Onopa area of Yenagoa, in Bayelsa ...
Mama militant, 60-year-old oil thief nabbed in Bayelsa
by Azubuike Azikiwe A 60-year-old crude oil thief, Victoria Sorkibulor, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence ...
“Stop the criticism, President Jonathan is God-sent” – De Servant
by Kolapo Olapoju Stop criticising him, he is God sent”, this was said of President Goodluck Jonathan by a ...
Forget Ebola: Bayelsa health workers go on indefinite strike, abandon the sick
by David Cyril Today, an indefinite strike has been undertaken by the Health workers of the Federal Medical ...
‘I told her to stay still’: Pastor burns 10-year-old niece’s face in Bayelsa
by ‘Jola Sotubo A female pastor in Bayelsa has been arrested by the police after reports that she injured her ...
Civil Defence officer shoots policeman dead in Bayelsa
by ‘Jola Sotubo An offensive against robbers in Bayelsa went awry after an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil ...
How gunmen kidnapped 6-year-old son of ex-Bayelsa commissioner today
by Akan Ido A six-year-old son of ex-commissioner in Bayelsa, Godknows Powell has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Reports say ...
Sad news: INC President Sekibo slumps and dies
by Adeola Balogun The death has occurred of the President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Senator Tari Sekibo. Senator ...
#StoriesWeHear: Man, 45, arrested over rape of minor
by Oge Okonkwo A 45-year-old man, an indigene of Edo state, has been arrested by operatives of the Bayelsa state ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Rescue efforts continue as bridge collapses in Bayelsa
by ‘Jola Sotubo Panic has broken out in Bayelsa State today after the collapse of the bridge linking the Igbogene ...
Just terrible: Headmaster arraigned for inserting finger in 8-year-old pupil’s private parts
by Akan Ido The police is Bayelsa have arraigned a 55-year-old headmaster, Akpolagha Agbugiye, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old pupil. Agbugiye ...
Opinion: Let me tell you what you will see if you take a trip to Yenagoa
by Bayo Olopohunda For a first-time visitor, what will forcefully unearth Yenagoa’s palpably unnatural guise are the slums that sandwich ...
Bayelsa governor disciplines civil servants for ‘rumour mongering’, ‘making careless statements’, other offenses
by Isi Esene It was suspension galore in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as governor Seriake Dickson disciplined some civil servants for ...
Concerns rise over Seriake Dickson’s health as he prolongs UK trip
by Isi Esene The health condition of Nigeria’s public officers have continued to be an issue of interest with speculation ...
Pregnant woman shot dead in police chase of armed robbers
by Isi Esene There was tragedy in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday as a pregnant woman was said to have been ...
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