Tag: Bayelsa
IGP must prosecute killers of PDP Women leader – Senate
The Senate on Tuesday unanimously condemned electoral violence, particularly killings in the Kogi and Bayelsa states' elections, following consideration of…
APC victory in Bayelsa sparks wild jubilation, seen as new dawn
The people of Bayelsa have been jubilating as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results of last Saturday…
Senator Barigha-Amange dumps PDP for APC
A former member of the Nigerian senate, Sen. Nimi Barigha-Amange has announced his intention to abandon the Peoples Democratic party…
Observer groups: INEC sets deadline for Kogi, Bayelsa elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Aug. 30, as the deadline for submission of applications by observer groups…
Gunmen kill DPO, 3 other cops in Yenagoa
Four policemen, including the DPO, were killed early today by unidentified gunmen, who attacked the Agudama Ekpetiama Police Station, Yenagoa,…
Body of 78-year-old kidnap victim found in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Police Command has confirmed the death of a 78-year-old woman, Mrs Ayoko Owoko, in the custody of kidnappers…
Breaking: Kogi, Bayelsa governorship polls hold Nov. 2 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday fixed November 2, 2019, to conduct governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa…
Landslide destroys 10 houses in Bayelsa
A major landslide has destroyed 10 houses in Odi community, Kolokuma-Opokuma Area Council of Bayelsa
INEC puts supplementary election on hold in Bayelsa constituency
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has put on hold, the supplementary elections in Brass Constituency 1 following a court…
Police vow to apprehend killers of Sergeant in Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa, said on Saturday that it was on the trail of those who killed a police…
Oil Thieves, Illegal Refineries Owners In Trouble
The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Bayelsa have…
Video: Watch as civilians arrest Bayelsa deputy commissioner of police for ballot snatching
Watch the video of the Deputy Commissioner of Police arrested by civilians, for snatching collated results on the order of…
1 dead, 2 injured as thugs attack APC rally in Bayelsa
One person died while two others were injured when thugs attacked members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a…
Father poisons his 3 children with sniper in Bayelsa
Mr. Aminu Saleh, Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, says that a father of three, Mr Samuel Sunday, has been arrested…
APC faults N80bn Bayelsa International Cargo Airport
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said that borrowing by the State Government to fund the N80…